The Health and Disability Commissioner Act is an Act of Parliament passed in New Zealand in 1994. Thus, since 1994, New Zealand has protected the rights of disabled people under the Act including rights to respect, freedom from discrimination and coercion, dignity, communication in a language the resident can understand, information and informed consent, and right of complaint.[1][2]
Health and Disability Commissioner Act | |
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New Zealand Parliament | |
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Legislative history | |
Passed | 1994 |
Status: Current legislation |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Health and Disability Commissioner". New Zealand: Health and Disability Commissioner. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights) Regulations 1996 (SR 1996/78)". New Zealand: Parliamentary Counsel Office. 10 June 2004. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
External links
edit- Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 - text of the Act