Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) Health Services are statutory bodies and are the principal providers of public health services.
(2) Each Service is governed by a Health Service Board which is accountable to the System Manager for the Service's performance.
(3) Although governed independently of each other, and operating independently from the Department, each Service has a responsibility to cooperate with each other Service and the Department to ensure that public health services across the Territory are provided in an integrated way.
(4) Each Health Service Board has certain responsibilities, including controlling:
(a) the performance of the Service in providing health services; and
(b) the financial management of the Service.