New Zealand Acts

PAE ORA (HEALTHY FUTURES) ACT 2022 - SECT 5

5 Guide to this Act

1 Part 1 provides for the purpose of this Act, the health sector principles, definitions, and sets out how this Act provides for the Crown’s intention to give effect to the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi).

2 Part 2 provides for the roles of the Minister of Health, Health New Zealand, and iwi-Māori partnership boards. Part 2 also provides for the key health documents that will inform the provision of services under this Act.

3 Part 3 sets out the roles of Pharmac, HQSC, NZBOS, and specified committees including the Hauora Māori Advisory Committee, and provides for the establishment of ministerial committees.

4 Part 4 contains powers relating to service commissioning, provisions that apply to health entities, and empowers the making of secondary legislation.

5 This section is intended as a guide only.

History: Section 5(2): amended, on 30 June 2024, by section 5 of the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 5).