Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

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
Chinese Medicine Council of New Zealand Chinese medicine services
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 services
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 8th day of June 2022.

Dr ASHLEY BLOOMFIELD, Director-General of Health, Ministry of Health.