The Compliance Panel:
- considers complaints referred to it relating to either the Health Workers’ Code or the INC Code of Practice
- makes decisions on complaints referred to it relating to either the Health Workers’ Code or the INC Code of Practice
- if a breach of either Code is found, provides advice on appropriate action to remedy that breach
- provides advice to Te Whatu Ora Health NZ on issues related to the implementation of the WHO Code in New Zealand Aotearoa including, but not limited to, complaints that are outside the scope of either the Health Workers’ Code or the INC Code of Practice
See the Panel’s Terms of Reference for more information.
The Independent Adjudicator considers appeals of Compliance Panel decisions to determine if what is alleged constitutes a legitimate ground for appeal and where required, makes a decision about that appeal.
Panel members
Chair: Iris Reuvecamp BA LLB(Hons) (VUW) MBHL (Distinction) (Otago) GradDipBusStuds (Dispute Resolution) (Massey) LLM (Hons) (Auckland) AAMINZ MInstD
Iris is a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Iris has been practising as a health and disability law specialist for twenty years both as in-house counsel and as an external advisor and advises a range of public and private health and disability sector organisations. Iris appears regularly in a range of courts and tribunals including the Human Rights Review Tribunal, Coroners Court, Family Court, District Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. Iris is a court appointed lawyer for the subject person under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 and lawyer for the child. She is an Affiliate of the Law Faculty and a Professional Practice Fellow of the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago and teaches on health and disability law. Iris has published on a range of topics relevant to health and disability law. Iris is co-editor of Mental Capacity Law in New Zealand (Thomson Reuters, Wellington, 2019), and is editor of Brookers Family Law – Incapacity (online looseleaf ed, Thomson Reuters), PPPR Act & Analysis (Thomson Reuters, Wellington,3rd edition, 2023) and Mental Health Act & Analysis (Thomson Reuters, Wellington, 1st edition, 2023). Iris is currently working on the text Public Health Law in Aotearoa. Iris holds a number of health and disability sector governance roles. She is also immediate past chair of the Ethics Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology (a ministerial committee), a role she held for 7 years.
Academic – Carol Bartle
Carol has a nursing, midwifery and lactation consultant background and has a post-graduate diploma in Child Advocacy and a Masters of Health Sciences. Her research thesis explores the experiences of initiating and maintaining lactation, and establishing breastfeeding in a neonatal intensive care environment.
Carol has worked on a number of major projects including the development of ‘Ten Steps for the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding in early childhood education’ (with Professor Judith Duncan), a literature review for a business case for a NICU milk bank, and the development of a community donor milk bank in Christchurch. She has also worked on projects related to prison Mother-Baby units and support for pregnant women and incarcerated women with babies and young children.
Her major interests include infant and young child feeding in emergencies, the International Code and marketing, and breastfeeding and infant feeding politics. Carol works as a policy analyst with the New Zealand College of Midwives. She is also a member of the La Leche League New Zealand professional advisory group and a board member of a women’s refuge in Christchurch.
Consumer – Natalie Allen
Natalie is a māmā and infant nutritionist specializing in breastfeeding, postpartum, infant and preschool nutrition (BSc in Human Nutrition, University of Otago). She is a research kairangahau for the Wai Oranga Breastfeeding Research Project at the University of Otago and the Gender Diverse & Whānau Lead for Women’s Health Action. Having lived in the Far North for most of her life, Natalie is deeply passionate about achieving positive health outcomes, especially in rural areas.
Natalie is an active member of various groups at community, regional, and national level, focusing mainly on child and women’s health, including maternity care, clinical governance for the Far North, the Infant and Young Child Feeding Committee (IYCFC), and the WHO Code of Compliance Panel for Aotearoa. Natalie remains strongly connected to her whānau and marae and brings extensive experience from various roles that have equipped her with skills to connect, listen, and represent whānau voice respectfully and appropriately.
With her own lived experiences, she understands the challenges of navigating the health system. Having been brought up in both Te Ao Māori and mainstream settings, she draws on personal and community learnings to help bridge gaps in health service delivery for whānau. Natalie is passionate about supporting, uplifting, and empowering whānau voice to bring about sustainable, positive change. She is also committed to exploring sustainable ways to work collaboratively to achieve better health outcomes for everyone living here in Aotearoa.
Health practitioner – Dr Alison Barrett (BSc, MD, FRANZCOG, LLB (Honours)
Dr Alison Barrett is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau. Dr Barrett has extensive experience in women’s health, working both in community and secondary care settings. She has been the Chief of OBGYN at Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Ontario, Canada, and Clinical Director of Obstetrics at Waikato Hospital. Dr Barrett's work was recognized in the 2022 NZ New Years Honours list when she was made a Member of the Order of New Zealand, for service to women's health.
Industry Representative – Jonathan Chew
Mr Jonathan Chew is the industry representative on the Compliance Panel, and he has been the Chief Executive Office of the Infant Nutrition Council since November 2023. Mr Chew worked for Pernod Ricard for seven years in corporate affairs, initially in Australia and New Zealand, and later covering markets across the Asia Pacific, including India, Japan, Korea and ASEAN countries. His responsibilities included policy and regulatory affairs, trade and market access, taxation and food standards. He also worked as a consultant to the pan-alcohol industry body, Alcohol Beverages Australia.
Prior to that, Mr Chew worked for ten years at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the Legal Branch, serving twice overseas, at the High Commission in Wellington and as Deputy Head of Mission in the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv. He also was seconded to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, responsible for multilateral and international legal issues. Mr Chew holds a B.Com/L.L.B. (Hons) from the University of Melbourne, and an M.B.A. from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management.
Independent adjudicator
Jane Glover
Jane is an independent barrister and mediator with 20 years’ legal experience. She has eight years’ adjudication experience including time spent as an Assistant Commissioner at the Intellectual Property Office. In this role, Jane heard trademark and patent cases, which required her to prepare formal written decisions following in-person hearings or on the basis of written submissions and evidence filed on behalf of the parties. She is also currently Deputy Chair of the Copyright Tribunal, which adjudicates cases independently.
