Consultation hui
10 July 2006
A consultation hui was held in Rotorua in New Zealand on 10 July 2006 for the Maori community, traditional healers and those with a special interest in the traditional medical system, Rongoa Maori.
The hui or meeting gave the audience an opportunity to find out more about the project to set up the proposed Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority and the proposed regulatory scheme for prescription and over-the-counter medicines, complementary medicines and medical devices.
It also provided an opportunity to reinforce the message about areas that will not be covered by the joint scheme. This includes:
- practitioners such as naturopaths, traditional Chinese or Maori healers, and the products they make and supply to individual patients;
- the cultivation of herbs, for example feverfew, for personal use in preventing or treating ailments;
- personal imports by consumers for their own or immediate family use.
URL: http://www.anztpa.org/consult/060710pres-hui.htm
PDF: http://www.anztpa.org/consult/060710pres-hui.pdf