Queensland Consolidated Acts

HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS ACT 2011 - SECT 8

8 Management of the public sector health system

(1) The public sector health system is comprised of the Hospital and Health Services and the department.

(2) The overall management of the public sector health system is the responsibility of the department, through the chief executive (the
"system manager role" ).

(3) In performing the system manager role, the chief executive is responsible for the following—

(a) Statewide planning;

(b) managing Statewide industrial relations;

(c) managing major capital works;

(d) monitoring Service performance;

(e) issuing binding health service directives to Services.

(4) The way in which the chief executive’s responsibilities are exercised establishes the relationship between the chief executive and the Services.

(5) The relationship between the chief executive and the Services is also governed by the service agreement between the chief executive and each Service.