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Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994

Miscellaneous provisions - Regulations

74: Regulations

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"Rules made by the Governor-General to help the health and disability law work"

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The Governor-General can make regulations to create a Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights. You can think of regulations like rules that help make the law work. The Governor-General can also make regulations for other purposes, such as deciding how notices and documents are delivered under this law, and making sure the law is working properly. The Governor-General can make these regulations from time to time, which means they can do it whenever it is needed. You can find out more about what regulations are and how they are published by looking at Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
Regulations

74Regulations

  1. The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations prescribing a Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights.

  2. In addition to the power conferred by subsection (1), the Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:

  3. prescribing the procedure for the service of notices and other documents under this Act:
    1. providing for such matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving effect to this Act and for its due administration.

      1. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 74(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).