Legislation and regulation

The Ministry of Health’s regulatory responsibilities within the health and disability system include administering legislation and associated regulations.

In this section

  • The Ministry administers a number of laws made by Parliament, and also has roles defined in other legislation and in international compliance. Read more
  • All policy proposals submitted to Cabinet require a regulatory impact statement. This ensures the business compliance cost implications are well considered and made explicit in regulatory proposals. This section contains the Ministry's latest statements. Read more