Health Services (Governance) Act 2000
Act No. 39/2000
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1. Purpose 1 2. Commencement 2 3. Principal Act 2 4. Definitions 2 5. Governor in Council may amend Schedule 5 3 6. Core objects 3 7. Directions of Secretary 4 8. New Division 9B inserted 4 Division 9B—Metropolitan health services 4
65P. Incorporation 4 65Q. Metropolitan health services do not represent Crown 5 65R. Objects of metropolitan health services 5 65S. Board of directors 5 65T. Directors 7 65U. Terms and conditions 8 65V. Removal and resignation 8 65W. Disclosure of interest 9 65X. Procedure of board 10 65Y. Immunity 10 65Z. Validity of acts or decisions 11
65ZA. Advisory committees 11 65ZB. Community advisory committee 11 65ZC. Primary care and population health advisory committee 12 65ZD. Guidelines of Secretary 13
65ZE. Procedure of advisory committees 13
65ZF. Strategic plans 13 65ZG. Annual meetings 14
9. Confidentiality 15 10. New section 157G inserted 16
157G. Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 16
11. New Part 9 inserted 16
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Section Page PART 9—TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO
METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICES 16 Division 1—Preliminary 16
179. Definitions 16 180. Extra-territorial operation 16
Division 2—Establishment of metropolitan health services 17
181. Order establishing a metropolitan health service 17 182. Establishment of first board 18 183. Appointment of first chief executive officer 18 184. First by-laws of metropolitan health service 19 185. Limited period to make Orders 19
Division 3—Establishment of community health centres 19
186. Order establishing a community health centre 19 187. Establishment of first board of management 20 188. First rules of community health centre 21 189. Limited period to make orders 21
Division 4—Appointment of administrator 21
190. Appointment of administrator 21 191. Functions of administrator 22 192. Direction of Secretary 23 Division 5—Transfer of property, rights and liabilities of
metropolitan hospitals on cancellation of incorporation 23
193. Definitions 23 194. Cancellation of incorporation of metropolitan hospital 24 195. Transfer from metropolitan hospital to metropolitan health service 25 196. New metropolitan health service to be successor in law 25 197. Substitution of party to agreement 26 198. Old instruments 26 199. Proceedings 27 200. Interests in land 27 201. Amendment of Register 28 202. Taxes 28 203. Evidence 28 204. Transfer of hospital employees to new health service 29 205. Future terms and conditions of transferred employees 30 Division 6—Transfer of property, rights and liabilities before
cancellation of incorporation of metropolitan hospital 30
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206. Definitions 30 207. Division to prevail 32 208. Transfer Order 32 209. Property rights and liabilities transferred to metropolitan health service or community health centre 33 210. Substitution of party to agreement 33 211. Proceedings 34 212. Interests in land 34 213. Old instruments 35 214. Trusts in respect of metropolitan hospitals existing on 31 July 1995 35 215. Trusts in respect of metropolitan hospitals created on or after 1 August 1995 36 216. Amendment of the Register 37 217. Taxes 38 218. Evidence 38 219. Staff transfer date 38 220.