Women's and Children's Hospitals Amendment By-laws 2015 (WA)

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HE310*

Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927

Women's and Children's Hospitals Amendment

(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.

By-laws 2015

Made under section 22 of the Act by the Minister in his capacity as the
board of each Hospital as defined in the Women's and Children's

Hospitals By-laws 2005 by-law 2(1).

1. Citation

Amendment By-laws 2015.

2. Commencement
These by-laws come into operation as follows —
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3.            By-laws amended

These by-laws amend the Women's and Children's Hospitals
By-laws 2005.

4.            By-law 2 amended

(1) In by-law 2(1) delete the definitions of
authorised person
chief executive officer

(2) In by-law 2(1) insert in alphabetical order:

authorised person means a person appointed under
by-law 3A as an authorised person for the purposes of
the by-law in which the term is used;
board, in relation to a Hospital, means the board of the

Hospital;

chief executive officer, in relation to a Hospital,
means the person in charge of the day-to-day

management of the affairs of the Hospital;

5. By-law 3A inserted
At the end of Part 1 insert:
3A. 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
authorised person who is authorised to give a direction
under by-law 7(1), or issue an infringement notice
under by-law 18(1), a certificate stating that the person
is so authorised.
6. By-law 5 replaced
Delete by-law 5 and insert:

5.           Prohibited items

1) In this by-law -

prohibited item means -

(a) an alcoholic beverage; or

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(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 7 replaced
Delete by-law 7 and insert:

7.            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 3 or 5.

(2) A person must not contravene a direction under

sub-bylaw (1).

Penalty: a fine of $50.

(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 3A(3).

(4) The authorised person must comply with a request

under sub-bylaw (3).

8.            By-law 8 amended

In by-law 8(4) in the Penalty after "(3):" insert:

a fine of

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9.            By-law 17B amended

In by-law 1 7B(5) in the Penalty delete "Penalty:" and insert:

Penalty for an offence under this sub-bylaw:

10. By-law 20 replaced
Delete by-law 20 and insert:

20.         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 3A(3).
(2) The authorised person must comply with a request
under sub-bylaw (1).

11.          Various penalties amended

In the provisions listed in the 'Fable after "Penalty:" insert:

a fine of

Table

bl. 3 bl. 4(5)
bl.6 bl.9
bl. 10(1) bl. 11
bl. 12 bl. 13
bl. 14 bl. 15(3)
bl. 21 bl. 22
bl. 25

the Women's and Children's Hospitals By-laws 2005 by-law 2(1).

K. HAMES, board of each Hospital as defined in

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