Diesfeld Kate, Surgenor Lois, Rychert Marta
Professor of Law, School of Interprofessional Health Studies, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Professor in Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
J Law Med. 2020 Apr;27(3):679-692.
This article illuminates New Zealand's legal response to breaches of rights within the health and disability services context. Alleged breaches of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights may be heard by the Human Rights Review Tribunal. The article describes this body's composition and powers, as well as patterns within the 44 relevant decisions published between 1 January 2002 and 30 June 2019. New Zealand's unique medico-legal system created a distinctive legal response to breaches of the rights of "consumers". The Tribunal decisions in this article relate to breaches of consumers' rights by both registered and unregistered providers. The research contributes to international scholarship regarding how justice is administered when consumers' rights are breached. Also, it contributes to international debates devoted to public protection and complaints resolution, through constructive critique.
本文阐述了新西兰在健康与残疾服务背景下针对权利侵犯的法律应对措施。涉嫌违反《健康与残疾服务消费者权利准则》的行为可能会由人权审查法庭进行审理。本文描述了该机构的组成与权力，以及2002年1月1日至2019年6月30日期间公布的44项相关裁决中的模式。新西兰独特的医疗法律体系针对“消费者”权利侵犯形成了独特的法律应对措施。本文中的法庭裁决涉及注册和未注册提供者侵犯消费者权利的行为。这项研究为关于消费者权利受到侵犯时司法如何实施的国际学术研究做出了贡献。此外，它还通过建设性批评为致力于公共保护和投诉解决的国际辩论做出了贡献。
