South Australia
Hospitals Act 1934
An Act to consolidate certain Acts relating to hospitals.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1Short title and commencement
2Consolidation and repeal
4Interpretation
Part 2—Management of public hospitals
5Power to proclaim public hospitals
5AAppointment of Director-General of Medical Services and Deputy Director-General of Medical Services
6Voluntary contributors to public hospitals
7Appointment of members of board of management
8Election of board of management
9Retirement of members of board of management
10Meeting for election of members of board
11Proceedings at elections
12Proceedings at meetings
13Vacancies
14Quorum of board
15Functions of board
16Power to make regulations
17Publication of regulations
18Disallowance of rules and regulations
19Penalty for breach of regulations
20Prosecution of offences
21Notices to contributors and others
22Functions of director-general
Part 3—The Royal Adelaide Hospital
23Interpretation
24Constitution of board
25Tenure of office
26Casual vacancies
27Provision as to defects in appointment
28Chairman
29Quorum
30Remuneration of members
31Reports by the board
32Royal Adelaide Hospital to be medical and dental school
33Advisory committee
34Official visitors
35Competency of official visitors to hold inquiries
36Functions of official visitors
Part 4—Rating for hospital purposes and incorporation of hospitals
37Powers of Governor
38Power of director-general to require contribution
39Duty of council to contribute
40Recovery of contributions
41Application of moneys
42Regulations
43Incorporation of district hospitals
44Powers of incorporated hospitals
45Transfer of property
46Saving of liabilities
Part 5—Recovery of costs of maintenance
47Maintenance of patients in public hospitals
48Application of section 47 to subsidised hospitals
Part 6—Payment of hospital charges resulting from accidents
49Interpretation
50Report of accidents
51Duty of insurer
52Notice by hospital to insurer
53Payment by insurer of cost of hospital treatment
54Notice of claim to and payment by other than insurer
55Default by insurer or other person
56Payments to Government hospitals
57Service of notice
58Saving provision
Schedule—Acts repealed
Legislative history
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the Hospitals Act 1934 and shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.
2—Consolidation and repeal
This Act is a consolidation of the Acts mentioned in the Schedule, and the said Acts are hereby repealed.
4—Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
area means a municipality or a district council district;
council means a municipal council or a district council;
director-general means the Director-General of Medical Services appointed pursuant to section 5A of this Act;
domestic partner means a person who is a domestic partner within the meaning of the Family Relationships Act 1975, whether declared as such under that Act or not;
insurance company means any person or association of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate, carrying on insurance business in the State;
public hospital means any place declared to be a public hospital pursuant to section 5 or to The Hospitals Act 1867;
spouse—a person is the spouse of another if they are legally married;
vehicle includes motor vehicle, any vehicle run upon a railway or tramway, and any other kind of vehicle.
Part 2—Management of public hospitals