New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 64

64 Transfer of recognised establishments and recognised services of affiliated health organisations

(cf AHS Act ss 10 and 21)

(1) The Governor may, by order published on the NSW legislation website, transfer to any local health district or statutory health corporation--

(a) any public hospital or health institution of an affiliated health organisation that is a recognised establishment of the organisation, or

(b) any health service or health support service of an affiliated health organisation that is a recognised service of the organisation, or

(c) any of the assets, rights or liabilities of an affiliated health organisation relating to a recognised establishment or recognised service of the organisation,

and may amend Schedules 1, 2 and 3 accordingly.

(2) However, such an order cannot be made unless the affiliated health organisation consents to the transfer.

(3) An order under this section is to specify the date (being a date that is on or after the date it is published on the NSW legislation website) on which it takes effect. However, if no date is specified in the order, the order is taken to have specified the date on which is it published on the NSW legislation website as the date on which it takes effect.

(4) Schedule 4 has effect with respect to orders made under this section.

(5) An order under this section may contain provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of or made under Schedule 4, of a savings and transitional nature consequent on the making of the order.

Note--: Part 3 of Chapter 10 provides for the transfer by order of the Governor of public hospitals, health institutions, health services, health support services and property between local health districts and statutory health corporations.
Section 116 provides for the transfer of staff between public health organisations.