Health

Minister	Minister of Health
Current Minister	Hon Tony Ryall
Department	Ministry of Health
Crown Entities	Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand Crown Health Financing Agency District Health Boards Health and Disability Commissioner Health Quality and Safety Commission Health Research Council of New Zealand Health Sponsorship Council Mental Health Commission New Zealand Blood Service Pharmaceutical Management Agency
Schedule 4 PFA organisations	Health Benefits Limited
Other Organisations	Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of NZ Dental Council of New Zealand District Health Boards New Zealand Ethics Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology Expert Advisory Committee on Drugs Health Workforce Advisory Committee Medical Council of New Zealand Medicines Adverse Reactions Committee Medicines Assessment Advisory Committee Medicines Classification Committee Medicines Review Committee Ministerial Advisory Committee on Complementary and Alternative Health National Advisory Committee on Health and Disability¹ National Advisory Committee on Health and Disability Support Services Ethics² National Health Board National Kaitiaki Group Nursing Council of New Zealand Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee Radiation Protection Advisory Council Health Occupational Registration Boards
Vote	Vote Health
Legislation	Alcohol Advisory Council Act 1976 Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1966 Burial and Cremation Act 1964 Cancer Registry Act 1993 Children’s Health Camp Dissolution Act 1999 Disabled Persons Community Welfare Act 1975, Part 2A Epidemic Preparedness Act 2006 Health Act 1956 Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001 Health Benefits (Reciprocity with Australia) Act 1999 Health Benefits (Reciprocity with United Kingdom) Act 1982 Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 Health Research Council Act 1990 Health Sector (Transfers) Act 1993 Human Tissue Act 2008 Medicines Act 1981 Mental Health Commission Act 1998 Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment Treatment) Act 1992 Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 New Zealand Council for Postgraduate Medical Education Act Repeal Act 1990 New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 Radiation Protection Act 1965 Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 Tuberculosis Act 1948

¹ Commonly referred to as the National Health Committee
² Commonly referred to as the National Ethics Advisory Committee