Likeminds Taranaki

Legislation Relevant to Mental Health Services

 

All people and organisations providing services to people with experience of mental illness, and their Family/Whanau are subject to a range of legislation setting out the legal rights and restrictions of service delivery.

 

• All DHBs
• Bill of Rights Act (1990)
• Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1989
• Code of Health and Disability Service Consumers Rights 1996
• Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
• Crimes Act 1961
• Criminal Justice Act 1985
• Employment Contracts Act (1991)
• Employment Relations Act (2000)
• Guardianship Act 1968
• Health (Retention of Health Information) Regulations 1996
• Health Act 1956
• Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994
• Health and Disability Services Act (1995)
• Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001
• Health and Safety in Employment 1992
• Health Information Privacy Code 1994
• Holidays Act 2003
• Human Rights Act 1993
• Medicines Regulations 1984
• Medicines Act 1981
• Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment Amendments Act 1992)
• Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment Amendments Act 1998)
• Mental Health Commission Act 1998
• Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
• Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1977
• New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
• New Zealand Building Code 1992
• New Zealand Legislation
• New Public Health and Disability Act 2000
• Official Information Act (1982)
• Parental Leave and Protection Act (1987)
• Privacy Act 1993
• Protection of Personal Property Rights Act 1988
• Race Relations Act (1971)
• Smokefree and Environments Act (1990)
• Treaty of Waitangi - Tiriti O Waitangi

 

Additional Legislation Specific for Mental Health Service Delivery & Management:

 For other Acts of Parliament click here

 

Feedback is always welcome
Like Minds Taranaki, 06-759-0966, email: mental.health@xtra.co.nz

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