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An “exceptional burden on one individual” – that’s how Treasury officials describe health minister Shane Reti’s proposal to dissolve the board of Health NZ Te Whatu Ora and make board chair Lester Levy the commissioner.
The comment is made in Treasury’s July 8 briefing paper to Cabinet, included in a recent release of documents, many with significant redactions.
The paper notes that by seeking Cabinet’s agreement to his proposal to dissolve the board of Te Whatu Ora and appoint Professor Levy as commissioner, Dr Reti will signal to the public how serious the problems at the agency are and give Professor Levy a strong public mandate to make significant changes to the entity.