New Zealand Gazette – 2007 – No. 41

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✨ Primary Maternity Services Notice 2007



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(a) make an amendment to this notice that does not consist of only an
increase to a fee in Schedule 1:

(b) revoke this notice:

(c) issue a replacement notice.

(2) If this clause applies, the Ministry of Health must notify the following
organisations, in writing of a proposal to amend, revoke or replace this notice:

(a) the New Zealand College of Midwives:

(b) the New Zealand Medical Association:

(c) other organisations that are recognised by the Ministry of Health as
representing maternity consumers and the professional colleges of
practitioners.

(3) The Ministry of Health will send the proposal to amend, revoke or replace this
notice and a proposed timeframe and process for consultation on the
proposal to the organisations listed in subclause (2)(a) and (b).

(4) The organisations listed in subclause (2)(a) and (b) will then have 10 working
days to respond to the proposed timeframe for consultation. If there are no
objections to the proposal the proposed timeframe for consultation will be
used.

(5) If an objection is received from 1 of the organisations listed in subclause
(2)(a) or (b) then—

(a) the timeframe for consultation will be 12 weeks, starting from the date
the proposal was provided to the organisations listed in subclause
(2)(a) and (b); and

(b) the process for consultation will, to the extent practicable in the
circumstances, include—

(i) the giving of adequate and appropriate notice within the 12
week timeframe to those organisations listed in subclause
(2)(c) of the proposal to amend the notice;

(ii) the provision of a reasonable opportunity for the organisation
listed in subclause (2) to make submissions; and

(iii) adequate and appropriate consideration of those submissions.

(6) If, after the process set out in subclauses (2) to (5) is completed, the Ministry
of Health decides to proceed with amending or revoking or replacing this
notice (as applicable), the Ministry of Health will give every maternity provider
1 month’s notice of the implementation of the amendment or the revocation or
the replacement (as applicable).

(7) A failure to comply with this clause does not affect the validity of any
amendment to this notice, revocation of this notice, or the issue of a
replacement notice (as applicable).

Defined in this notice: maternity provider, practitioner



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