Hospitals Act Amendment Act 1975 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

HOSPITALS.

No 104 of 1975.

AN ACT to amend the Hospitals Act, 1927-1973.

[Assented to 1st December, 1975.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Hospitals Act Ltattiteon,

Amendment Act, 1975.

(2) In this Act the Hospitals Act, 1927-1973 is :tagnyetf oars

referred to as the principal Act.

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December,

1972 and

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(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may 1973' of

be cited as the Hospitals Act, 1927-1975.

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Section 18

amended.	2. Subsection (2) of section 18 of the principal Act is amended by adding after the word "func- tions", being the last word in the subsection, the passage ", but no such direction shall be given con- cerning the nature of the medical treatment to be provided at a public hospital".
Section 33A

added. 3. The principal Act is amended by adding after

section 33 a section as follows-

Restriction

on fees to	33A. (1) Notwithstanding any other provi- person, as a hospital patient in a recognised hospital or under an out-patient service of a recognised hospital, obtains medical or surgical attention, service, or treatment from or under the supervision of a medical practitioner
medical
practi-	sion of this Act or any other Act, where a
tioners.

(a) that person is not liable to pay any fees in respect of that attention, service, or treatment; and

(b) the medical practitioner shall not-

(i)  render an account to that person;

(ii)    seek or accept from that person remuneration in any form;

(iii)    seek or accept from that person any assignment of benefits,

in respect of that attention, service, or

treatment.

(2) In subsection (1) of this section, "hospital patient", "outpatient service", and "recognised hospital" have the meanings attributed to them by, or by virtue of, their use in the Health Insurance Act, 1973 of the Parliament of the Commonwealth or any Act passed in amendment or substitution thereof.

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(3) This section shall continue in operation during the period which the Hospital Services Agreement is in force, and no longer.

(4) In subsection (3) of this section, "the Hospital Services Agreement" means the Agree- ment dated the thirty-first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-five between The Government of The Common- wealth of Australia and The Government of The State of Western Australia in relation to the Provision of Hospital Services, or any agree- ment executed in amendment or substitution thereof. .