04.05.01. Is there dementia-specific legislation either at the national or sub-national level? | New Zealand

04.05.01. Is there dementia-specific legislation either at the national or sub-national level? | New Zealand

15 Sep 2022

No.

New Zealand does not have dementia-specific legislation but the protection of the vulnerable and those deemed to be without decision-making capacity is covered by general health and disability law (Human Rights Commission, 2018).

References:

Human Rights Commission. (2018). This is not my home: A collection of perspectives on the provision of aged residential care without consent. Auckland Human Rights Commission.