44783 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 13 Oct 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	44783 (2025)
Question asked:	14 Sep 2025
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	07 Oct 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_44783_2025
Document guid:	b0f359e3-c560-45a2-9d8c-1c5e65ec692a

44783 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: Has he taken any papers to Cabinet about forming an occupations tribunal and if so, on what dates did those papers go to Cabinet?

Hon Simeon Brown: The Cabinet material that sets out decisions on proposals to amend the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, as part of our focus on putting patients first and ensuring all New Zealanders have access to timely, quality healthcare, has been proactively released and is available on the Ministry of Health website: https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/cabinet-material-health-practitioners-competence-assurance-act-2003-policy-approval-for-amendments.