Regulatory Impact Statements: Medicines regulation and Product and activity controls for medical devices
Publication date:Analysis produced for the purpose of informing initial Cabinet decisions on the design of new legislation for the regulation of medicines and the regulation of medical devices.
Cabinet material: Modernising the Regulation of Medicines and Medical Devices
Publication date:These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Associate Minister of Health, Hon Casey Costello.
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Advice to the Minister of Health: April 2024
Publication date:In addition to the briefings published below, we also publish additional information alongside Cabinet material, including briefings to Ministers. These can be found at Information releases.
Cabinet and briefing material: Designated Prescribing Authority for Podiatrists
Publication date:These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Minister of Health, Hon Dr Shane Reti.
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Designated Prescribing Authority for PodiatristsTitles of minutes:
Regulatory Impact Statement: Designated Prescribing Authority for Podiatrists
Publication date:Analysis produced for the purpose of Cabinet decision making on prescribing authority to podiatrists
Advice to the Associate Minister of Health Hon Casey Costello: May 2024
Publication date:In addition to the briefings published below, we also publish additional information alongside Cabinet material, including briefings to Ministers. These can be found at Information releases.
Cabinet and briefing material: the establishment of new Safe Areas under the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 and Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Regulations 2024 – Round Three
Publication date:The purpose of the Safe Areas is to address any risk to the safety and well-being, and to respect the privacy and dignity, of any persons accessing abortion services, seeking advice or information about abortion services, or providing or assisting in the provision of abortion services.
Cabinet and briefing material: Ensuring Appropriate Ethical Review of Assisted Reproductive Procedures
Publication date:Cabinet and briefing documents proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of Hon Casey Costello, Associate Minister of Health.
Cabinet Material: Mental Health Bill: Approval for Introduction
Publication date:These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, Hon Matt Doocey.
Health workforce
Publication date:The Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Health 2024-27 identifies the health workforce as one of the priority areas for the health system.
Advice to the Associate Minister of Health Hon Casey Costello: April 2024
Publication date:In addition to the briefings published below, we also publish additional information alongside Cabinet material, including briefings to Ministers. These can be found at Information releases.
Cabinet and briefing material: Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm: Release of Draft Strategy for Public Consultation
Publication date:These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, Hon Matt Doocey. This proactive release includes the: associated briefing, Cabinet Business Committee paper and Cabinet Business Committee Minute of Decision to release the draft Strategy Consultation Document for public consultation.
Cabinet and briefing material: Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Regulations 2024
Publication date:These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Minister of Health, Hon Dr Shane Reti.
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Advice to the Minister of Mental Health Hon Matt Doocey: April 2024
Publication date:In addition to the briefings published below, we also publish additional information alongside Cabinet material, including briefings to Ministers. These can be found at Information releases.
Supplementary Regulatory Impact Statement: Banning disposable vaping products and increasing penalties for sales to minors
Publication date:The Ministry of Health is solely responsible for the analysis and advice set out in this Supplementary Regulatory Impact Statement, except as otherwise explicitly indicated.