Wallsend Mining District Hospital Act 1915 (NSW)

Wallsend Mining District Hospital Act.

WAi.LSENT) ]\nNTNG DTSTKlCrr

HOSIMTAJ. ACT.

Act No. o2, 1915.

An Act to incorpoi'jitc, regulate, and otherwise pro- George V,

mote the objects of tlic Wallsend Mining No. 32.

histi ict Hosj)ital; to amend the Public

Hospitals Act, 18DS, and the Truck Act of

H)()() ; and for pnr])oses consequent thei'eon

or incidental thereto. [Assented to, 10th

November, 1915.]

"TAE il enacted by tlu' King’s IMost Excelhnit ATajc'sty, _CJ by and witli tlic advice and consent of tlû Legis­ lative Council and L('gisla(ive Assembly of New South Wah's in Parliament assembled, and by the authoi’ity of the sann\ as folloAvs :—

Preliminar n.

1 . (1) This Act may he cited as the “ AVallsend‘'''on title.

Alining District Hospital Act, 191 .o.”

(2) In this Act, unless the context othci’wisc Uefi'iition

repuires,—

“ Board,” means board of directors of the hospital ; “ Hospital ” means tlu' AVallsend Alining District

Ilospital.

“ Arember” means—

(a)	any person who contributes to the support of tlie hospital a sum of not less than ten shillings annually, so long as he continues to so contribute;
(h)	any person who for the time being is a con­ tributor to the hospital under a scheme agreed upon by any employer and his employee, and approved by the governing

, . body

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No. 32. ' hereinafter referred to as an “ industrial contribution scheme ” ; and

(c) any contributor to the hospital of not less than ten pounds in one sum.

Public

Hospitala 2 . Tlie provisions of the Public Hospitals Act, 1898,

Act, 1898, not	shall not ap]dy to the Wallsend Mining District H ospital:
to apply.	Provided that all rules relating to the 'Wallsend Mining District Hospital in force at the commencement of this Act shall remain in force until altered or repealed by by-laws made under the provisions of this Act.
Truck Act

not to apply. 3 . The Truck Act of 1900 shall not apply to any

industrial contribution scheme.

The hospital.

Members to 4 . The members shall by the name of “ the Wallsend

Mining District Hospital ” be a body corporate which shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and under that name may sue and be sued, proceed and be proceeded against in all courts.

All tiiist

propel ty	5 . All real and personal property which at the com­ person in trust for or on behalf of the hospital is hereby transferred to and vested in the said body corporate, subject to any trusts atl'ecting the same.
vested in	mencement of this Act is vested in and held by any
body
corporate.
Power to hold	0 . Tlic Said body corporate may take, purchase, hold, and enjoy not only such lands, buildings, and hereditaments as may from time to time be required for the purposes of the hospital, but also any other lands and hereditaments Avhatsoevcr or wheresoever situate, and may also take, purchase, and receive, hold and enjoy, any chattels and personal property, and may also sell, grant, convey, demise, or otherwise dispose of, either absolutely or by way of mortgage, any of the property, real or personal, belonging to the said body corporate:
Provided that it shall not be la^rful for tbe said body corporate to sell, grant, convey, demise, mortgage, or dispose of any land now or hereafter granted to it by the Crown by way of free gift, unless with the approval of the Governor.

Wallsend Mining District Hospital Act.

The hoard. George V,

. No. 32.

7 . The hospital aud the property oC the said body Hospital

corporate shall lie governed and managed by the hoard,	piopeity
and SIX directors shaLi ionn a quorum oi such board	directors,
tor doing any act or pcrtorming or transacting any business Avhich may under the provisions of this Act or the by-laws thereunder be done, performed, or transacted by such board.

8. The board shall for all purposes connected with Board of

the hospital be the representatives of the said body

directors.

corporate, and shall consist of twenty-two directors, of whom ten shall be nominated by the Governor and hold office during his pleasure, four shall be elected annually by persons who contribute at least ton shillings annually to the support of the hospital, four shall be elected annually by the employees who contribute for the time being to the hospital under an “ Industrial Contribution Scheme ” and four shall be elected annually by the employers who subsidise their employees’ contributions uncler such scheme.

9 . The first elections of directors shall be hehlAvithin First board uf

three months after the commencement of this Act, aud the twelve directors then elected, together with the ten persons nominated by the GoA'crnor, shall collectively form the first board under this Act. Until sucli elections and nominations have been held and made, the existing committee of management shall continue to manage the hospital, and shall have power to make rules and take such steps as it may consider necessary for the proper carrying out of such elections.

1 0 . A meeting of the members shall be held in CA’cry Annual

year, and shall be called by the board of directors by adAW'rtisement in any one or more of the newsjiapcrs published in Newcastle.

1 1 . At every annual meeting all the twelve directors Appointment

elected shall retire, but shall be eligible for re-election,

and twelve persons shall be elected directors according retiring

to the provisions of this Act in the room of the directors

so retiring.

1 2 . AVhen and so often as any person nominated by Fillingvacan- tbe Governor ceases to be a director the Governor shall ‘ ‘es on boarri. nominate some other person to he a director in his place,

and

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No. 32. ceases to be a director, the remainder of the directors representing the class of contributors to which he belonged shall elect his successor.

Power to

make 13 . Subject to the provisions of this Act, the

by-laws.

board may make, repeal, and alter by-laws for regulating tbe times and modes of meetings and of transacting business, for fixing the number of votes of contributors in proportion to the amount of their con­ tributions, for determining the qualification, disqualifica­ tion, change, retirement, election, and appointment of directors, medical officers, auditors, executive and otiier officers, and nur-' îng staff and sub-committees of the hospital, and generally for the management, and government of the hospital and of all officers, servants, and patients thereof.

Copy of

by-laws to 1 4 . A co2iy of any such by-laws, sealed with the seal

be evidence.	of the hod\ corporate, and purjforting to he certified by the secretary of the hospital as being correct, shall he received in any court as conclusive evidence of such by-laws, and of the same having been duly made under this Act.
Power of

directors to 1 5 . The board may invest any funds of the said body

invest funds.

corporate Avhich are not in the opinion of such hoard required to defray the current expenses of the hospital, and any moneys given or bequeathed to or arising from any donation of real or personal property to the hospital in any Government funds or debentures of any Aus­ tralian States, or in any debentures or debenture stock of any municipal coiqioration in any such States, or of any bank or incorporated company carrying on business therein, or by Avay of purchase of or mortgage upon any freehold estate there as avoII as in bank or deposit receipts for fixed periods or otherwise, with poAver from time to time and at any time to A'ary and transfer any such investment for or into any other investment authorised by this A c t : Provided that the board may at any time resort to any such investments and sell the same for the purpose of applying the proceeds of any such sale to the jmiq)oses of the hospital.

Directors to

appoint suli- 1 6 . Tbe board may from time to time elect and

committees. appoint from their own body a house committee and such and so many sub-committees as they may think fit for

transacting

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transacting the affairs and business of tlic hospital George V,

Avitli and subject to such powers, privilegi's, provisions,

No. 32.

and conditions as may be expressed and declared by tbe

by-laws.

1 7 . Tlie board may make provision for tbe aiinoint- rowcrioa |. | .o iM t , f, 1 * 1 1 1 1 moai cal isriiool

incut and suiinort ol a medical school and a nursing a"d mnsin-ami	^	t r a i l . m g staff.
and training stall lor tli(‘ hospital.

Miscellaneous.

18. No irregularity, inrorniality, or ilh'galify in the iiif"nnaiiiy

elect ion or ap[)ointnient of tiny director or ofliei'i' of tbe

liospital shall render illegal or invalid any tiet, deed,

to

or executed by sueb dirc'ctor or officer in ])ursii:inee of

such election or ap|)oinlment, but any such ('lection or

appointinent may in such way tis may be ])rovided for in

the said hy-laws be determined by resolution to be good

or bad, and if bad tint vacancy may be blled in such

matter, or thing doin' or executed or suffered to be clone acts,I visions whereof as to the validity of any such ('leel ioii or appointment and the ticts, deeds, and tilings done by tiny director or otFiccr in pursuance of any sucli eh'ctioii or tippointinc'nt shall have' the force and elfect of law.

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