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HEALTH LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (QUALITY AND SAFETY) ACT 2017 (NO. 52 OF 2017)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF THE HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1988

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Interpretation: health service establishment  
   5.      Interpretation: day procedure centre  
   6.      Objectives  
   7.      Preparation of draft guidelines  
   8.      Chief executive officer  
   9.      Board of management  
   10.     Terms and conditions of appointment  
   11.     New section 34A inserted  
   12.     Removal and resignation  
   13.     New section 35A inserted  
   14.     Membership of board not office of profit  
   15.     Immunity  
   16.     New section 39 inserted  
   17.     Validity of acts or decisions  
   18.     Appointment of delegate to board  
   19.     Obligations of board to delegate  
   20.     New sections 40F, 40G, 40H and 40I inserted  
   21.     Hospital must comply with directions of Secretary  
   22.     Powers of Minister  
   23.     Secretary may commission audits  
   24.     Proposal for amalgamation  
   25.     Voluntary amalgamations  
   26.     Board of directors  
   27.     Directors  
   28.     Terms and conditions  
   29.     Chief executive officer  
   30.     New section 65XAB inserted  
   31.     Functions of the chief executive officer  
   32.     Appointment of delegate to board  
   33.     Application  
   34.     Criteria for grant of approval in principle  
   35.     Criteria for registration  
   36.     Certificate of registration  
   37.     Criteria for renewal of registration  
   38.     Endorsement of certificate of registration  
   39.     New sections 100 and 101 inserted  
   40.     Revocation of registration of health service establishment  
   41.     Directions of Secretary  
   42.     New sections 106, 107, 107A, 107B, 108, 108A and 108B inserted  
   43.     Records  
   44.     New sections 110A, 110B, 110C and 110D inserted  
   45.     Board of management  
   46.     Terms and conditions of appointment  
   47.     New section 115FA inserted  
   48.     Removal and resignation  
   49.     New section 115GA inserted  
   50.     Membership of board not office of profit  
   51.     Immunity  
   52.     New sections 115JB and 115JC inserted  
   53.     Validity of acts or decisions  
   54.     Section 115M substituted and new sections 115MA, 115MB, 115MC and 115MD inserted  
   55.     New section 115NA inserted  
   56.     Powers of Minister  
   57.     New section 115SA inserted  
   58.     Amalgamations  
   59.     Governor in council may order amalgamation  
   60.     Part 6A heading substituted  
   61.     Establishment of Health Innovation and Reform Council  
   62.     Functions of the Council  
   63.     Members of the Council  
   64.     Procedure at meetings  
   65.     Removal and resignation  
   66.     Committee of the Council  
   67.     Regulations  
   68.      New section 178C inserted  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICES ACT 1986

   69.     Definitions  
   70.     Functions of the Secretary  
   71.     General powers of the Secretary  
   72.     Objectives of ambulance services  
   73.     Board of ambulance service  
   74.     New section 17A inserted  
   75.     Functions of board of ambulance service  
   76.     New section 19A inserted  
   77.     Chief executive officer  
   78.     Appointment of an administrator  
   79.     Secretary may commission audits  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014

   80.     Objectives  
   81.     Functions of the Secretary  
   82.     Functions of the Institute  
   83.     Powers of the Institute  
   84.     Board of directors  
   85.     New section 332A inserted  
   86.     Appointment of directors  
   87.     New sections 339A, 339B, 339C and 339D inserted  
   88.     Chief executive officer  
   89.     Statute law revision amendment—Mental Health Amendment Act 2015  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008

   90.     Disclosure of information held by a prescribed Consultative Council  
   91.     Confidentiality obligations applying in respect of a prescribed Consultative Council  
   92.     Constitution of CCOPMM  
   93.     New section 46A inserted  
   94.     New sections 48A and 48B inserted  
   95.     Immunisation status certificate  
   96.     Issuing of immunisation status certificate  

   PART 6--AMENDMENT OF THE HEALTH COMPLAINTS ACT 2016

   97.     Power to delegate  

   PART 7--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   98.     Repeal of amending Act  
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