New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000

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The New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 is a key piece of legislation that structures the country’s public health and disability support system, embedding equity, access, and partnership with Māori into health service planning and delivery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of New Zealand ⓘ
health legislation ⓘ
administeredBy Ministry of Health (New Zealand) ⓘ
aimsTo ensure reasonable access to health and disability services regardless of ability to pay ⓘ
improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders ⓘ
reduce health inequalities ⓘ
support participation and independence of disabled people ⓘ
commencementDate 2001-01-01 ⓘ
containsPart Part 1 Preliminary provisions ⓘ
Part 2 Objectives and functions of health and disability services ⓘ
Part 3 District Health Boards ⓘ
Part 4 Public health and disability services ⓘ
Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
establishedBody District Health Boards ⓘ
focusesOn public health services ⓘ
publicly funded disability support services ⓘ
publicly funded personal health services ⓘ
hasBeenAmended yes ⓘ
includesProvisionFor Māori health strategies ⓘ
disability strategies ⓘ
public health strategies ⓘ
jurisdiction New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
numberOfDistrictHealthBoardsAtEstablishment 21 ⓘ
primaryPurpose to promote the inclusion and participation in society of people with disabilities ⓘ
to provide a framework for the public health and disability system in New Zealand ⓘ
to provide for public funding and provision of disability support services ⓘ
to provide for public funding and provision of personal health services ⓘ
to reduce health disparities by improving health outcomes for Māori and other population groups ⓘ
principle access to health and disability services ⓘ
active protection of Māori health ⓘ
equity of health outcomes ⓘ
participation of Māori in health and disability services ⓘ
partnership with Māori ⓘ
providesFrameworkFor funding arrangements for health and disability services ⓘ
monitoring performance of health and disability service providers ⓘ
service coverage and service specifications ⓘ
referencesTreatyOfWaitangi yes ⓘ
relatedTo New Zealand Disability Strategy ⓘ
New Zealand Health Strategy ⓘ
requires Māori representation in health governance structures ⓘ
community involvement in health service planning ⓘ
publicly funded health and disability services to be planned regionally and nationally ⓘ
royalAssentDate 2000-12-14 ⓘ
shortTitle New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 ⓘ
treatyPrinciplesEmbedded participation ⓘ
partnership ⓘ
protection ⓘ
yearEnacted 2000 ⓘ

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Treaty of Waitangi principles → legalBasis → New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 ⓘ
Minister of Health (New Zealand) → policyInstrument → New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 ⓘ
New Zealand District Health Boards → legalFramework → New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 ⓘ
New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 → shortTitle → New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 ⓘ
Auckland District Health Board → establishedBy → New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 ⓘ