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Status quo and problem

The following regulations are identified as redundant:

• Chiropractors Order 2002 and 2003
  These orders amended the First Schedule of the Chiropractors Act 1982, which lists recognised qualifications for chiropractor registration, since repealed by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.
• Medicines (Deferral of Expiry of part 7A) Order 2003
  This order deferred by 2 years (until 2006) the expiry of Part 7A of the Medicines Act 1981 (which imposes restrictions on germ-cell genetic procedures, xenotransplantation, and cloning procedures). This Order was superseded by the Medicines (Deferral of Expiry of part 7A) Order 2006 which deferred the expiry of Part 7A of the Medicines Act to 31 December 2008.
• Toxic Substances Act Commencement Orders 1979 and 1983
  The Act referred to in this Order has been repealed.
• Medical Practitioners Amendment Act Commencement Order 1996 (SR 1996/115)
  The Act referred to in the Order has been repealed.
• Practicing Opticians Notice 1955
  The matter addressed in this notice is covered by the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act 2003
• The Noxious Substances Notices 1958 (SR 1958/83) and 1959 (SR 1959/84)
  These two notices identify substances as noxious substances which are inserted in the Schedule to the Noxious Substances Regulations 1954.
• Mental Hospitals Road Traffic Bylaws 1960
  This bylaw is outdated and relates to the Transport Act 1949 which has been repealed.
• Porirua Hospital Traffic Bylaws 1969
  This order is outdated and relates to the Transport Act 1962, to be repealed in 2009.

These regulations are either unused or unneeded. They do not represent best practices and may potentially create inconsistency in application of law.

Objectives

Ensure that the legislative framework is efficient, up to date and consistent.

Preferred Options

To revoke all regulations listed above in the proposed Omnibus Bill, as it is administratively more convenient to include them in the Omnibus Bill, than revoking them separately. As these are entirely redundant regulations, there are no impacts of the proposed changes.

Consultation

There has been internal Ministry of Health consultation.