Category: Submissions
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Keith Garratt – Submission to the Natural Health Products Bill
1. INTRODUCTION My name is Keith Garratt. I make this submission as a concerned member of the public. In general, I applaud the intent of creating greater control and certainty regarding products referred to as “natural health products”. However, there are some features of the Bill that are unsatisfactory or disturbing, and which have the…
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Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act
Submission to the Ministry of Health on the matter of the proposal that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) become a regulated profession under the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act (HPCAA) 2003. 1. Is TCM a health service, as defined by the HPCA Act? In the proposal, the applicants have defined TCM: as an occupation with a…
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Submission on Proposal for a Natural Health Products Bill
Name: Vicki Hyde, Chair If this submission is made on behalf of an organisation, please name that organisation here: NZ Skeptics Inc. Please provide a brief description of the organisation if applicable: For the past 25 years, the NZ Skeptics have monitored the claims and use of alternative health products and services to encourage critical…
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Current Policies and Policy Issues in New Zealand and Selected Countries This submission was completed by: Vicki Hyde Chair New Zealand Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal Inc. NZCSICOP Inc is a New Zealand-based non-profit organisation operating as an incorporated society since 1986. It includes a large number of health professionals and…