Private Hospitals (Amendment) Act 1964 (NSW)

PRIVATE HOSPITALS (AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 45, 1964.

Elizabeth n, An Act to Tcgulate the use of the description “matron” in certain circumstances; to make further provisions with respect to the licensing of private hospitals and rest homes; for these purposes to amend the Private Hospitals Act, 1908-1954, and certain other Acts in certain respects; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 27th Novem­ ber, 1964.]

T>E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by

and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in

Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as

follows: —

Short title,	1.	(1) This Act may be cited as the “Private Hospitals
commence­

ment and (Amendment) Act, 1964”.

citation. (2)

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(2) This Act shall commence on a day to be appointed No. 45, 1964

by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in

the Gazette.

(3) The Private Hospitals Act, 1908, as amended by subsequent Acts and by this Act, may be cited as the Private Hospitals Act, 1908-1964.

2. The Private Hospitals Act, 1908-1954, is amended— Amendment

of Act No.

14, 1908.

(a)	by omitting paragraph (b) of subsection two of Sec. 7.
section seven; (Application for license.)

(b) (i) by omitting from subsection five of section sec. 8.

eight the words “endorsement on the license” (Granting and by inserting in lieu thereof the words “for- ̂ warding by post a notice in writing to the

licensee at the address of the private hospital or rest home to which the license applies specifying the manner in which those particulars have been varied, and the license shall thereupon be deemed to have been varied accordingly” ;

(ii)    by omitting from the same subsection the words “No such variation shall be made except upon the application of the licensee.” and by inserting in lieu thereof the following paragraphs: —

The particulars of any such variation shall be endorsed on the license which shall be forwarded by the licensee to the Board of Health for that purpose within fourteen days of receipt of any such notice.

Any licensee who fails to forward a license in accordance with the provisions of this sub­ section shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

(c)

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JKo. 45, 1964 (c) by inserting next after section eight the following

New sec. 8a.	new section : —
Notification
of change of	8 a . (1) In this section “particulars” means any prescribed particulars furnished in respect of a private hospital or rest home pursuant to subsection two of section seven of this Act or, as the case may be, those particulars as varied by any further particulars details of which have been furnished to the Board of Health from time to time after the grant of a license for that private hospital or rest home.
particulars.
(2) Where any change of particulars occurs, the licensee for the time being of the private hospital or rest home to which those particulars relate shall notify the Board of Health of the details thereof within fourteen days after such change, or such further period as the Board of Health with the approval of the Minister may allow.
(3) Where any change of particulars has occurred before the commencement of the Private Hospitals (Amendment) Act, 1964, the licensee shall notify the Board of Health of the details thereof within one month after such commence­ ment, or such further period as the Board of Health with the approval of the Minister may allow.

Subst. sec. 9.	(d)	by omitting section nine and by inserting in lieu thereof the following section : —
Annual	9. (1) Subject to this section, every license (2) Every licensee (other than the licensee under an interim license) shall, on or before the thirty-first day of December in each year, pay to the Board of Health an annual license fee of such amount as may be prescribed.
license fee
to be paid.	(other than an interim license) shall continue in force until revoked.

(3)

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(3) If any licensee does not pay the pre- No. 45,1964

scribed annual license fee on or before the thirty-first day of December in any year his license shall cease to be in force as from the first day of January next following.

(4) If a license is lost, destroyed or damaged a duplicate thereof may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, be issued upon production to the Board of Health of such evidence of loss, destruc­ tion or damage as it may with the approval of the Minister require.

(5) This section shall extend to licenses granted before as well as after the commencement of the Private Hospitals (Amendment) Act,

1964.

(e)	(i)	by omitting from subsection one of section 9a sec. 9a.
the words “ , during the period for which the (Death of license remains in force,” ; licensee.)
(ii)	by omitting from the same subsection the words “for the balance of such period,” ;
(iii)	by omitting from paragraph (a) of subsection two of the same section the words “during the period for which the license remains in force” ;
(iv)	by omitting from the same paragraph the words “for the balance of such period,” ;

(f)	by omitting from subsection three of section 9b the Sec. 9b.
words “for the balance of the period for which it (Transfer . . c ,, of license.)

remains in force ;

(g) by inserting next after section 10a the following New sec. new section ; —

10b. (1) The licensee, manager or resident Certain

assistant of, or any person employed in the conduct,

management or control of a private hospital or used,

rest home who uses the description “matron” either

in

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m 45. 1964	in relation to himself or any other person in connec­ tion with the conduct of that private hospital or rest home shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall be hable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds.
(2) Subsection one of this section shall not apply to the use of the description “matron” in relation to the manager or resident assistant of a private hospital or rest home who is registered as a nurse under the Nurses Registration Act, 1953, as amended by subsequent Acts.

Sec. 16a.	(h) by inserting at the end of paragraph (e) of sub­
(Revocation

of licenses.)

section one of section 16a the following word and

new paragraph; —

(f) the licensee fails to furnish any details required pursuant to subsection two or three of section 8a of this Act.

Sec. 18.	(i) by omitting paragraph (s) of subsection two of
(Regula­

tions.)

section eighteen and by inserting in lieu thereof

the following paragraph : —

(s) prescribing the fees to be paid for the license of a private hospital or rest home, the transfer of a license and the issue of a duplicate license and prescribing the annual fee payable in respect of licenses;

Sec. 21.	(j) by omitting from paragraph (b) of section twenty-
(Certificate

as to certain	one the word “expired” and by inserting in lieu
matters.)	thereof the words “ceased to be in force”.

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