Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
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The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal of New Zealand
hears and determines disciplinary proceedings brought against health practitioners.
The Tribunal was created by section 84 Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and established 18 September 2004. It supersedes the Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
of New Zealand.
The Tribunal is administered by the Ministry of Health and covers a range of professions including medical professions (medical practitioners, nurses and midwives), dental professions (dentists, dental therapists, dental hygienists), pharmacists, osteopaths and chiropractors.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
hears and determines disciplinary proceedings brought against health practitioners.
The Tribunal was created by section 84 Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and established 18 September 2004. It supersedes the Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
The Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal of New Zealand hears and determines disciplinary proceedings brought against medical practitioners under Part VIII of the Medical Practitioners Act of 1995....
of New Zealand.
The Tribunal is administered by the Ministry of Health and covers a range of professions including medical professions (medical practitioners, nurses and midwives), dental professions (dentists, dental therapists, dental hygienists), pharmacists, osteopaths and chiropractors.
Notable people associated with the Tribunal
- Keith Paroa CurryKeith Paroa CurryKeith Paroa Curry is notable as the first male nurse in New Zealand's Plunket service. On May 23, 2005 the Northland Polytechnic-trained bilingual nurse with 10 years nursing experience started work at the Plunket Society, New Zealand's century-old maternal health organisation.In May 2010 Curry...
de-registered for grooming young girls.