Care of Children Act The Care of Children Act provides The Act governs consent to any medical, surgical or dental procedures 2004 guidance on the care and custody of in relation to a child. (Section 36) children and young people; promotes children’s welfare and best interests; and recognises certain rights of children. Code of Health and The Code of Rights grants rights to all The rights in the Code of Rights extend to those occasions when a Disability Services consumers of health and disability consumer is participating in, or it is proposed that a consumer Consumers’ Rights 1996 services in New Zealand, and places participate in, research. (the Code of Rights) corresponding obligations on providers of those services. The Code of Rights is a regulation the Health and Disability Commission Act 1994 (section 74). The Health and Disability Commissioner The Act the Health and Disability Commissioner powers to Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 Act establishes the Health and Disability investigate, a complaint or on the Commissioner’s own initiative, any Commissioner and facilitates the action that may be in breach of the Code of Rights, including in the resolution of complaints relating to context of research. infringements of the rights of health and disability consumers. The Health Information Privacy Code Health Information The rules in the Code apply to research that uses identifiable health sets specific for agencies in the Privacy Code 1994 information. Rule 5 (storage and security of health information) and health sector. The 12 rules regulate how Rule 11 (limits on disclosure of health information) are particularly health agencies (such as doctors, health relevant to observational research.
Care of Children Act 2004 The Care of Children Act provides guidance on the care and custody of children and young people; promotes children’s welfare and best interests; and recognises certain rights of children. The Act governs consent to any medical, surgical or dental procedures in relation to a child. (Section 36) Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights 1996 (the Code of Rights) The Code of Rights grants rights to all consumers of health and disability services in New Zealand, and places corresponding obligations on providers of those services. The Code of Rights is a regulation the Health and Disability Commission Act 1994 (section 74). The rights in the Code of Rights extend to those occasions when a consumer is participating in, or it is proposed that a consumer participate in, research. Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 The Health and Disability Commissioner Act establishes the Health and Disability Commissioner and facilitates the resolution of complaints relating to infringements of the rights of health and disability consumers. The Act the Health and Disability Commissioner powers to investigate, a complaint or on the Commissioner’s own initiative, any action that may be in breach of the Code of Rights, including in the context of research. Health Information Privacy Code 1994 The Health Information Privacy Code sets specific for agencies in the health sector. The 12 rules regulate how health agencies (such as doctors, health The rules in the Code apply to research that uses identifiable health information. Rule 5 (storage and security of health information) and Rule 11 (limits on disclosure of health information) are particularly relevant to observational research.