Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

HEALTH (NATIONAL HEALTH FUNDING POOL AND ADMINISTRATION) ACT 2013 (NO. 2 OF 2013) - SECT 22

    (1)     The payment of funds from the state managed fund, including the timing of the payments, is to be made by the director-general.

    (2)     Payments from the state managed fund are to be made only—

        (a)     to local hospital networks and for other health services; and

        (b)     to universities and other providers of teaching, training and research related to the provision of health services; and

        (c)     to a Territory banking account (other than the state pool account or the state managed fund).

    (3)     For subsection (2) (a), a payment to a local hospital network includes a payment to another entity on behalf of the network for corporate or other services provided to the network by that entity.

    (4)     Payment of funds from the state managed fund is to be consistent with—

        (a)     the purpose for which the funding was paid into the fund; and

        (b)     the national health reform agreement; and

        (c)     any relevant service agreement between the director-general and a local hospital network.

    (5)     This section does not prevent the director-general from paying funds from the state managed fund—

        (a)     to reflect the difference between estimated and actual health services provided; or

        (b)     for other funding reconciliations under the national health reform agreement; or

        (c)     to correct any error in payments out of the fund; or

        (d)     to pay fees associated with maintaining the fund, including financial institution fees and audit fees.