Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts
No. 72, 2009
Contents
Part 1--Preliminary 1
1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 2
3............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 2
Part 2--Health Workforce Australia 4
4............ Establishment..................................................................................... 4
5............ Functions............................................................................................ 4
5A......... Functions do not include accreditation............................................... 5
6............ Powers................................................................................................ 6
7............ Ministerial directions.......................................................................... 6
Part 3--The Board of Health Workforce Australia 7
Division 1--The Board 7
8............ Establishment..................................................................................... 7
9............ Role..................................................................................................... 7
Division 2--Members of the Board 8
10.......... Membership....................................................................................... 8
11.......... Appointment of members.................................................................. 8
12.......... Term of appointment......................................................................... 8
13.......... Acting appointments.......................................................................... 8
14.......... Remuneration...................................................................................... 9
15.......... Leave................................................................................................. 10
16.......... Resignation....................................................................................... 10
17.......... Termination of appointment............................................................ 11
18.......... Other terms and conditions of appointment.................................... 11
Division 3--Procedures of the Board 12
19.......... Convening of meetings...................................................................... 12
20.......... Presiding at meetings........................................................................ 12
21.......... Quorum............................................................................................. 12
22.......... Voting at meetings............................................................................ 13
23.......... Decisions without meetings.............................................................. 13
24.......... Other procedural matters.................................................................. 13
Part 4--Chief Executive Officer, staff and consultants 15
Division 1--The Chief Executive Officer of Health Workforce Australia 15
25.......... Establishment................................................................................... 15
26.......... Role................................................................................................... 15
27.......... Appointment.................................................................................... 15
28.......... Acting appointments........................................................................ 16
29.......... Outside employment........................................................................ 16
30.......... Remuneration.................................................................................... 17
31.......... Leave................................................................................................. 17
32.......... Disclosure of interests...................................................................... 17
33.......... Resignation....................................................................................... 17
34.......... Termination of appointment............................................................ 18
35.......... Other terms and conditions.............................................................. 18
Division 2--Staff and consultants 19
36.......... Staff.................................................................................................. 19
37.......... Arrangements for secondment of staff............................................. 19
38.......... Consultants....................................................................................... 19
Part 5--Committees 20
39.......... Committees....................................................................................... 20
Part 6--Other matters 21
40.......... How the Ministerial Conference gives agreement etc....................... 21
41.......... Taxation............................................................................................ 21
42.......... Constitutional operation................................................................... 21
43.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 22
Health Workforce Australia Act 2009
No. 72, 2009
An Act to establish Health Workforce Australia, and for related purposes
[Assented to 22 July 2009]
The Parliament of Australia enacts: