Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) The System Manager is responsible for the overall development, management and performance of the Public Health System.
(2) The following are the functions of the System Manager:
(a) to provide strategic leadership and direction for the provision of public health services in the Northern Territory;
(b) to fund the Public Health System and ensure that it functions efficiently and effectively;
(c) to negotiate and enter into agreements with the Commonwealth and other governments in relation to the Public Health System or public health services;
(d) to negotiate and enter into agreements with affiliated health organisations in relation to the organisations' establishments or the provision of health services;
(e) to negotiate and enter into SDAs with Services for the provision of health services;
(f) to develop and issue Health Service Directives to Services;
(g) to set performance standards for the coordination, provision or quality of health services by Services;
(h) to monitor the performance of Services and take remedial action when performance does not meet the required standard;
(i) to develop Public Health System-wide policy and plans, including capital plans, workforce plans and other strategic plans;
(j) to undertake Public Health System-wide health policy development;
(k) to plan, approve and manage capital works;
(l) to collect data and report on the performance of the Public Health System (including the performance of Services) to the Minister, the Commonwealth and the public;
(m) any other functions conferred on the System Manager under this or another Act.