New Zealand Gazette – 2003 – No. 151

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✨ Definitions and Terms

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Term	Meaning
Act	The New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000.

Advisory Committee | A committee established by us to advise on complaints or
issues about claiming and performance under the Notice.

Complaints Body | Any one of the following bodies who deal with complaints or
other issues relating to the funding or provision of the
Services under this Notice:

                      a. a disciplinary tribunal established under the Dental Act
                         1988; or

                      b. a Professional Conduct Committee established under the
                         Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill when it
                         becomes an enactment in force in New Zealand; or

                      c. the Health and Disability Commissioner established under
                         the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994; or

                      d. the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal established
                         under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill
                         when it becomes an enactment in force in New Zealand;
                         or

                      e. the Occupational Safety and Health Service (a division of
                         the Department of Labour) or any successor body; or

                      f. an Advisory Committee set up by us under this Notice.

Completion | The date on which you complete, in respect of each Patient,
provision of the Services as more particularly described in
Schedule F of this Notice.

Code of Consumers’
Rights | The Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and
Disability Services Consumers’ Rights) Regulations 1996.

Consult/Consultation | Each of us agree to:

                      a. fully state our proposals and views to the other and
                         carefully consider each response to them;

                      b. act in good faith and not predetermine any matter; and

                      c. give the other adequate opportunity to consult any other
                         interested party.

                      The obligation of either of us to Consult will be discharged if
                      the other refuses or fails to Consult.

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