The Health And Disability Commissioner (Māori: Te Toihau Hauora, Hauātanga) is a New Zealand Crown entity responsible for promoting and protecting the rights of health and disability services consumers, and facilitating the fair, simple, speedy, and efficient resolution of complaints.
The Accident Compensation Act (1974) was intended to give better access to services for consumers.
Following the Cartwright inquiry, the Health and Disability act (1992) appointed the Health and Disability commissioner to receive complaints from consumers, review and address where there are breaches.
Morag McDowell became Health and Disability Commissioner in September 2020.
The statutory purpose of the Health and Disability Commissioner is to "promote and protect the rights of health consumers and disability services consumers," and facilitate "the fair, simple, speedy, and efficient resolution of complaints".