133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
3 August 2022
Lance D. Lavery
By email: [FYI request #20090 email]
Ref:
H2022009017
Tēnā koe Lance
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(Ministry of Health) on 31 July 2022. You requested:
“Under what circumstances is it lawful for a Doctor to interview and video record
patients?”
Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa (Medical Council of New Zealand) are responsible for
communications and consent standards for doctors’ interactions with patients and family
members. They publish guidance on their website such as
Managing patient records which
includes information about the audio or video recording of clinical consultations with patients.
This document is publicly available here:
www.mcnz.org.nz/assets/standards/0c24a75f7b/Maintenance-patient-records.pdf.
For more information, you may wish to contact Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa by phone: 0800
286 801, or the standards team by email
: [email address].
Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on
Manatu Hauorā website at:
www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-
official-information-act-requests.
Nāku noa, nā
Jan Torres
Acting Manager OIA Services
Government and Executive Services