These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Associate Minister of Health, Hon Casey Costello.
These papers progress commitments in the National-ACT New Zealand and National-New Zealand First coalition agreements to repeal the Therapeutic Products Act.
Titles of Cabinet papers:
- Repealing the Therapeutic Products Act
- Therapeutic Products Act Repeal Bill: Approval for Introduction
Titles of minutes:
- Report of the Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee: Period Ended 3 May 2024 (CAB-24-MIN-0154)
- Repealing the Therapeutic Products Act (SOU-24-MIN-0032)
- Progressing the Government's Commitment to Repeal the Therapeutic Products Act 2023: A Proposed Reset for Health Product Regulation (CAB-MIN-0065)
- Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee: Period Ended 21 June 2024 (CAB-24-MIN-0224)
- Therapeutic Products Act Repeal Bill: Approval for Introduction (LEG-24-MIN-0122)
Some parts of this information release would not be appropriate to release and, if requested, would be withheld under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Where this is the case, the relevant sections of the Act that would apply have been identified. Where information has been withheld, no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it.
Key to redaction codes:
- Out of scope of this proactive release.
- S 9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the constitutional conventions that protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials.
