Health Care Complaints Act 1993 No 105
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Part 3Section 59

59   Investigation of health services

The Commission may, in accordance with this Part, investigate the delivery of health services by a health service provider directly affecting the clinical management or care of clients which may not be the particular object of a complaint but which arises out of a complaint or out of more than one complaint, if it appears to the Commission that:
(a)  the matter raises a significant issue of public health or safety, or
(b)  the matter raises a significant question as to the appropriate care or treatment of clients, or
(c)  the matter, if substantiated, would provide grounds for disciplinary action against a health practitioner.
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