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Have Your Say On The Smokefree Environments And Regulated Products Amendment Bill (No 2)

Friday, 13 September 2024, 4:35 pm | Health Committee

The bill seeks to better protect young people by amending the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 to strengthen the regulatory framework around vaping. More >>

Terms Of Reference Agreed To For Aged Care Inquiry

Wednesday, 10 July 2024, 9:42 am | Health Committee

The Health Select Committee has agreed to the terms of reference for its inquiry into aged care provision, Committee chair Sam Uffindell says. More >>

Have Your Say On The Inquiry Into The Aged Care Sector Relating To People Experiencing Neurological Cognitive Disorders

Monday, 8 July 2024, 3:43 pm | Health Committee

Make a submission on the inquiry by 11.59pm on Monday, 19 August 2024. More >>

Have Your Say On The Therapeutic Products Act Repeal Bill

Monday, 1 July 2024, 1:43 pm | Health Committee

The bill would repeal the Therapeutic Products Act 2023. The effect of this repeal would be that the Medicines Act 1981 and the Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985 would continue in force. More >>

Health Select Committee To Look Into Aged Care

Friday, 24 May 2024, 1:08 pm | Health Committee

NZ First MP on the committee Jenny Marcroft welcomes the inquiry, which was agreed to in the National – NZ First Coalition Agreement. More >>

Closing Date Extended For Submissions On The Therapeutic Products Bill

Thursday, 2 February 2023, 10:29 am | Health Committee

The Chair of the Health Committee has extended the closing date for public submissions on the Therapeutic Products Bill. The closing date for submissions is now 11.59pm on Sunday 5 March 2023. Tell the Health Committee what you think Make a submission ... More >>

Have Your Say On The Therapeutic Products Bill

Thursday, 15 December 2022, 1:46 pm | Health Committee

The Chair of the Health Committee has called for public submissions on the Therapeutic Products Bill. Therapeutic products are medicines, medical devices, natural health products, and pharmaceutical ingredients. The bill seeks to provide for the regulation ... More >>

Have Your Say On A Bill That Would Set A Safety Standard For Sunscreen Products

Thursday, 15 April 2021, 9:14 am | Health Committee

The Health Committee is seeking public submissions on the Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Bill. The bill would require the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to recommend that a mandatory regulation be set to prescribe a safety standard for ... More >>

Have Your Say On Changes To The Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment And Treatment) Act 1992

Thursday, 8 April 2021, 11:47 am | Health Committee

The Health Committee is calling for public submissions on the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill. The bill seeks to improve the protection of individual rights and the safety of patients and the public. It also aims to enable ... More >>

Have Your Say On The Water Services Bill

Monday, 14 December 2020, 3:34 pm | Health Committee

The Chairperson of the Health Committee is calling for public submissions on the Water Services Bill. The bill aims to ensure that drinking water suppliers provide safe drinking water to consumers. It seeks to do this by providing: · a regulatory ... More >>

Mental health and wellbeing commission bill

Monday, 25 November 2019, 10:15 am | Health Committee

The Health Committee is calling for submissions on the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Bill. More >>

Have your say on prohibiting smoking in cars carrying kids

Friday, 5 July 2019, 10:57 am | Health Committee

The Smoke-free Environments (Prohibiting Smoking in Motor Vehicles Carrying Children) Amendment Bill aims to protect children from the harm associated with second-hand smoke. It seeks to do this by prohibiting smoking in vehicles, including by employers ... More >>

Have your say on the Health Practitioners Bill

Thursday, 22 February 2018, 2:10 pm | Health Committee

Parliament’s Health Committee is now seeking public submissions on the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Amendment Bill. More >>

An investigation into ending one’s life in New Zealand

Thursday, 27 August 2015, 1:28 pm | Health Committee

An investigation into ending one’s life in New Zealand – response to petition from Maryan Street More >>

2014 Parliamentary Committee Exchange with Australia

Friday, 11 July 2014, 2:57 pm | Health Committee

The Health Committee has been selected by the Speaker to participate in the 2014 select committee exchange with Australia. More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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