Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) The Health Service Auditor appointed to conduct a Health Service Audit must prepare and provide a report to the System Manager in relation to the Health Service Audit.
(2) The report may make recommendations about any of the following:
(a) ways in which the accuracy of performance data and other data provided by the relevant Service may be improved;
(b) ways in which the performance of the relevant Service may be improved;
(c) whether specified health services should:
(i) continue to be provided by the relevant Service; or
(ii) be transferred to another Service or other entity; or
(iii) be discontinued.
(3) After considering the report, the System Manager may:
(a) issue a Health Service Directive to the relevant Service; and
(b) provide the report to the Board and the COO for the relevant Service.
Note for subsection (3)
The relevant Service must comply with a Health Service Directive – see section 52 .
(4) If the report is provided to the relevant Service under subsection (3)(b), the COO of the Service must, after considering the report, take the action the COO considers appropriate in relation to the recommendations in the report.