New Zealand Acts

PAE ORA (HEALTHY FUTURES) ACT 2022 - SECT 36

36 Content of GPS

1 The GPS must include the following:

a) the Government’s priorities and objectives for the publicly funded health sector:

b) how the Government expects health entities to meet the Government’s priorities and objectives for the publicly funded health sector:

c) the Government’s priorities for engaging with, and improving health outcomes for, Māori:

d) the Government’s priorities for improving health outcomes for Pacific peoples, disabled people, women, rural communities, and other populations:

e) a framework for regular monitoring of progress and reporting requirements.

2 The GPS may include any other matters the Minister considers relevant.

3 To avoid doubt, the GPS may not impose an obligation on any health entity to approve or decline funding for a particular product, service, or provider.

History: Section 36(1)(d): amended, on 30 June 2024, by section 20 of the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 5).