Queensland Consolidated Acts

HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS ACT 2011 - SECT 34

34 Delegation by health service chief executive

(1) A health service chief executive may delegate the health service chief executive’s functions under this Act or another Act to an appropriately qualified—

(a) employee of the Hospital and Health Service; or

(b) health service employee employed in the department and working for the Service.

(2) However, the health service chief executive must not delegate the authorisation to disclose confidential information in the public interest under section 160 .

(3) In this section—

"appropriately qualified" includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to the exercise of the power.

Example of standing—

the person’s classification level or how senior the person is in the Service