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Your rights to respect, dignity, and fairness

WEBCode of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights, Right 1. You have the right to be treated with respect at all times. This includes the right to services that take into …

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Health and disability services: Your rights and how to enforce them

WEBHealth and Disability Commissioner. The Health and Disability Commissioner website sets out your rights under the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights and …

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How health and safety laws are enforced

WEBHealth and safety inspectors. Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, ss 163–180. Health and safety inspectors work for WorkSafe New Zealand, the government agency responsible …

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Key ideas and phrases in the UN Disability Convention

WEBThe Office for Disabled is administered by a small team from Whaikaha, and works closely with government agencies and the disability sector to make the best decisions for …

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Redundancy: When the business doesn’t need your role anymore

WEBRedundancy is when an employer makes changes to a workplace because a position or positions are no longer needed. It’s the position that is no longer needed, not the …

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Healthcare for intersex people

WEBGetting healthcare. Healthcare for intersex people. When a baby is identified as intersex, some parents, whānau or medical staff might want the child to have genital surgery as …

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Complaints to the Health and Disability Commissioner

WEBThe commissioner investigates complaints about doctors and medical staff and other providers of health and disability services. This includes the medical staff in the prison …

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Gender-affirming healthcare

WEBThe Ministry of Health recently created the “Gender Affirming (Genital) Surgery Service” to help trans people access publicly funded gender affirming genital reconstruction surgery. …

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Step 4: The first period of assessment and treatment

WEBMental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, ss 11, 113. The notice that you got with your certificate of preliminary assessment will say whether you will be …

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Review of patient's condition by a judge

WEBMental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, s 16. At any time during your first and second periods of assessment (see: “ The compulsory assessment …

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Health and safety protections

WEBHealth and Safety at Work Act 2015, ss 17, 19, 36(1) The main protections of the Health and Safety at Work Act cover the following people: Paid workers – This includes …

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Definitions of key terms and descriptions of key people

WEBThe “principal caregiver” is the friend, or the family or whānau member, who is most directly concerned with your care. If you are not well enough or not able to name someone, or if …

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Work and Income benefits

WEBYou can get the Supported Living Payment if you’re 16 or older and your ability to work is permanently and severely restricted because of an illness, injury or disability. You may …

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Changing my legal documents

WEBIf you’re under 16, your legal guardians will have to apply on your behalf. It costs $170 to change the name on your birth certificate, and $33 or $35 on top of that to order a new …

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The compulsory assessment process

WEBAccident compensation (ACC) Mental health. Overview of the mental health laws. The compulsory assessment process. Step 1: The application process. Step 2: The …

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Mental injuries: Sometimes covered

WEBThe Community Law Manual. The Manual contains over 1000 pages of easy-to-read legal info and comprehensive answers to common legal questions. From ACC to family law, …

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Your rights to state-funded education

WEBEducation and Training Act 2020, ss 33, 34 Case: Attorney-General v Daniels [2003] 2 NZLR 742 (CA). In 2020, the main law on education was replaced by the Education and …

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You’re looking for work, or you can’t work right now

WEBMinistry of Social Development – Work and Income (WINZ) See Work and Income’s website for information on whether you qualify for a benefit and how to apply for them. Website: …

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