New Zealand Acts

PAE ORA (HEALTHY FUTURES) ACT 2022 - SECT 16

16 Additional collective duties of board of Health New Zealand

1 The board must ensure that Health New Zealand—

a) acts in a manner consistent with the GPS and the New Zealand Health Plan; and

b)

c) operates in a financially responsible manner and, for that purpose, endeavours to cover all its annual costs (including the cost of capital) from its net annual income; and

d) maintains systems and processes to ensure that Health New Zealand—

i) has the capacity and capability to perform its functions; and

ii) has the capacity and capability to understand te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi), kaupapa Māori services, cultural safety and responsiveness of services, mātauranga Māori, and Māori perspectives of services.

2 The duties of the board in subsection (1) are—

a) in addition to its duties in sections 49 to 52 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 ; and

b) collective duties owed to the Minister for the purposes of section 58 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 .

History: Section 16(1)(b): repealed, on 30 June 2024, by section 12(1) of the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 5).   Section 16(1)(d)(ii): amended, on 30 June 2024, by section 12(2) of the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 5).