10Overview of Minister’s role

1. The Minister’s role includes—

2. issuing a Government Policy Statement; and
3. determining the following health strategies:
   1. New Zealand Health Strategy:
   2. Hauora Māori Strategy:
   3. Pacific Health Strategy:
   4. Health of Disabled People Strategy:
   5. Women’s Health Strategy:
   6. Rural Health Strategy:
   7. Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy; and
4. approving the New Zealand Health Plan developed by Health New Zealand; and
5. endorsing the New Zealand Health Charter; and
6. approving a code of expectations for consumer and whānau engagement in the health sector; and
7. establishing committees under this Act; and
8. exercising intervention powers under sections 61 to 64.

9. This section is intended as a guide only.