List of Responsible Authorities Appointed by or Under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

Pursuant to section 116E of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, the Director-General of Health issues the following notice.

Notice

1. Title— List of responsible authorities appointed by or under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

This notice is the published list of responsible authorities appointed by or under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and the health professions in respect of which each of the following authorities is appointed.

Responsible authority	Profession
Chiropractic Board	Chiropractic
Dental Council	Dentistry, dental hygiene, clinical dental technology, dental technology, dental therapy and oral health therapy
Dietitians Board	Dietetics
Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand	Medical Laboratory Science, Anaesthetic Technology
Medical Radiation Technologists Board	Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Medical Council of New Zealand	Medicine
Midwifery Council	Midwifery
Nursing Council of New Zealand	Nursing
Occupational Therapy Board	Occupational Therapy
Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board	Optometry and optical dispensing
Osteopathic Council	Osteopathy
Paramedic Council	Paramedic
Pharmacy Council	Pharmacy
Physiotherapy Board	Physiotherapy
Podiatrists Board	Podiatry
Psychologists Board	Psychology
Psychotherapists Board	Psychotherapy

2. Commencement—This notice comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of January 2020.

ASHLEY BLOOMFIELD, Director-General Of Health.