Royal Perth Hospital Amendment By-laws 2015 (WA)

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HE308*

Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927

Royal Perth Hospital Amendment By-laws 2015

Made under section 22 of the Act by the Minister in his capacity as the board of the Royal Perth Hospital.

1.            Citation

These by-laws are the Royal Perth Hospital Amendment
By-laws 2015.

2.            Commencement

These by-laws come into operation as follows —

(a)	by-laws 1 and 2— on the day on which these by-laws are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the by-laws — on the day after that day.

3.            By-laws amended

These by-laws amend the Royal Perth Hospital By-laws 2009.

4.            By-law 3 amended

(1)	In by-law 3(1) delete the definition of authorised person.
(2)	In by-law 3(1) insert in alphabetical order:

authorised person means a person appointed under
by-law 4A as an authorised person for the purposes of
the by-law in which the term is used;

board means the board of the Hospital;

authorised person who is authorised to give a direction

5.            By-law 4A inserted

At the end of Part 1 insert:

4A.	Appointment of authorised persons
(1)	The chief executive officer may, in writing, appoint an officer or servant of the board as an authorised person for the purposes of one or more of these by-laws.
(2)	An appointment under sub-bylaw (1) may be made in respect of a specified person or persons of a specified class.
(3)	The chief executive officer must issue to each

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under by-law 8(1), or issue an infringement notice
under by-law 20(1), a certificate stating that the person
is so authorised.

6.            By-law 6 replaced

Delete by-law 6 and insert:

6.            Prohibited items

(1) In this by-law —

prohibited item means -

(a)	an alcoholic beverage; or
(b)	a firearm as defined in the Firearms Act 1973 section 4; or
(c)	a controlled weapon as defined in the Weapons Act 1999 section 3; or
(d)	a prohibited weapon as defined in the Weapons Act 1999 section 3; or
(e)	a prohibited drug as defined in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 section 3(1).

(2) A person must not bring onto the site a prohibited item

unless the person has permission to do so.
Penalty: a fine of $50.

7.            By-law 8 replaced

Delete by-law 8 and insert:

8.           Persons may be directed to leave site

(1) An authorised person may direct a person to leave the

site if the authorised person reasonably believes that

the person has -

(a)	used abusive language on the site; or
(b)	threatened a person on the site; or
(c)	behaved in an indecent or disorderly manner on the site; or
(d)	unreasonably interfered with the privacy of a person on the site; or
(e)	committed an offence under by-law 4 or 6.

(2) A person must not contravene a direction under

sub-bylaw (1).
Penalty: a fine of $50.

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(3)	The person whom an authorised person has given, or is about to give, a direction under sub-bylaw (1) may require the authorised person to produce the certificate referred to in by-law 4A(3).
(4)	The authorised person must comply with a request under sub-bylaw (3).

8. By-law 17 amended
In by-law 17(9) in the Penalty delete "Penalty:" and insert:

Penalty for an offence under this sub-bylaw:

9. By-law 22 replaced
Delete by-law 22 and insert:

22.          Authorised persons to produce certificate

(1)	The person whom an authorised person has given, or is about to give, an infringement notice may require the authorised person to produce the certificate referred to in by-law 4A(3).
(2)	The authorised person must comply with a request under sub-bylaw (1).

K. HAMES, board of the Royal Perth Hospital.