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Health Services Amendment (Health Innovation and Reform Council) Act 2011
No. 17 of 2011
table of provisions
Section Page
1Purpose
2Commencement
3Definition
4New Part 6A inserted
Part 6A—Health Innovation and Reform Council
134PEstablishment of Health Innovation and Reform
Council134QFunctions of the Council
134RMembers of the Council
134SProcedure at meetings
134TRemoval and resignation
134UCommittee of the Council
5Repeal of amending Act
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Endnotes
Health Services Amendment (Health Innovation and Reform Council) Act 2011
No. 17 of 2011
[Assented to 31 May 2011]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
1Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend the Health Services Act 1988 to establish the Health Innovation and Reform Council.
2Commencement
(1)Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on a day to be proclaimed.
(2)If this Act does not come into operation before 1 March 2012, it comes into operation on that day.
3Definition
Insert the following definition in section 3(1) of the Health Services Act 1988—
"Council means the Health Innovation and Reform Council established under Part 6A;".
4New Part 6A inserted
After Part 6 of the Health Services Act 1988 insert—
Part 6A—Health Innovation and Reform Council"
134PEstablishment of Health Innovation and Reform Council
The Health Innovation and Reform Council is established.
134QFunctions of the Council
The functions of the Council are to provide advice to, and report to, the Minister and the Secretary on the effective and efficient delivery of quality health services at the request of the Minister.
134RMembers of the Council
(1)The Council consists of not more than 7 members appointed by the Minister by Order published in the Government Gazette.
(2)A member of the Council—
(a)holds office for the term, not exceeding 3 years, that is specified in his or her instrument of appointment; and
(b)is eligible for re-appointment for a further 2 terms;
(c)is entitled to be paid the fees and allowances as are from time to time fixed by the Minister.
(3)At least one member of the Council is to be a registered provider within the meaning of the Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1987.
(4)The Minister must appoint a member to be the Chairperson of the Council.
(5)The Public Administration Act 2004 (other than Part 3 of that Act) applies to a member of the Council in respect of the office of member.
134SProcedure at meetings
(1)The Chairperson or, in his or her absence, a member of the Council elected by the members present at a meeting, must preside at a meeting of the Council.
(2)The quorum for a meeting of the Council is half of the members for the time being of the Council.
(3)Subject to this section, the Council may otherwise regulate its own procedure.
134TRemoval and resignation
(1)A member of the Council may resign by writing signed by that person and delivered to the Minister.
(2)The Minister may remove a member of the Council from office at any time and for any reason.
134UCommittee of the Council
(1)The Council may, subject to the approval of the Minister, appoint for the purposes of carrying out any of the functions of the Council, a committee consisting of—
(a)any members of the Council determined by the Council; and
(b)any other persons determined by the Council.
(2)A committee appointed under this section must report to the Council.
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5Repeal of amending Act
This Act is repealed on 1 March 2013.
Note
The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).
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Endnotes
Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 24 March 2011
Legislative Council: 3 May 2011
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Health Services Act 1988 to establish the Health Innovation and Reform Council and for other purposes."
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