The Mental Health Act and Human Rights - discussion document
NZNO is seeking members’ feedback on this discussion document.
This document explores the alignment between the Mental Health Act and our human rights obligations under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA) and the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD).
The document sets out some of the key issues and concerns the Ministry is aware of, but would like to hear from you about your experiences, perspectives and challenges as nurses who care for service users under the Mental Health Act.
The discussion document is available here:
Your comments may be guided by, but do not have to be restricted to use the questions in the submission feedback form . The pdf for this is available below.
Feedback due: Please send feedback to Marilynh@nzno.org.nz by 17 February 2017