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(1)Before finalising a document mentioned in subsection (3), the Commissioner—
(a)must consult on a draft of it with—
(i)the Parliamentary corporation,
(ii)the advisory group established in accordance with section 16, and
(iii)any other person the Commissioner considers appropriate having regard to the importance of the document reflecting patients’ concerns,
(b)may consult on a draft of it with any other person the Commissioner considers appropriate.
(2)In considering who it would be appropriate to consult for the purposes of subsection (1), the Commissioner is to give particular consideration to groups whose needs are, in the Commissioner’s opinion, under-represented or given insufficient weight in discourses around health care.
(3)The documents are—
(a)a statement of principles (see section 3),
(b)a strategic plan (see section 4), and
(c)a charter (see section 6).
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