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South Australia
Health Care (Health Advisory Councils) Amendment
Bill 2008
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Health Care Act 2008.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short
title
2 Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Health Care
Act 2008
3 Amendment of
section 18—Functions
4 Amendment of section 19—Specific
provisions in relation to powers
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the Health Care (Health Advisory Councils)
Amendment Act 2008.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a
specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment
of Health Care
Act 2008
3—Amendment of
section 18—Functions
Section 18—after subsection (3) insert:
(4) Without limiting subsection (1)(b) and despite subsection (2), an
incorporated HAC established in relation to the provision of health services at
a particular site of a hospital is entitled, without limitation, to provide
advice to the Minister or the Department about the provision of health services
at that site.
(5) Where an incorporated HAC has been established in relation to the
provision of health services at a particular site of a hospital, steps must not
be taken to give effect to a significant change in the level of health services
provided at that site in 1 or more areas of health care unless the HAC has given
its consent for the steps being taken.
(6) Where an incorporated HAC has been established in relation to a
designated entity, the HAC is entitled to receive monthly financial statements
for the designated entity within 21 days after the end of each
month.
(7) In subsection (6)—
designated entity means—
(a) a hospital or, in a case involving a HAC established in relation to
the provision of health services at a particular site of a hospital, the
undertaking at that site; or
(b) SAAS; or
(c) any other body involved in the delivery of health services in
connection with this Act.
4—Amendment of
section 19—Specific provisions in relation to
powers
Section 19—after subsection (5) insert:
(5a) The Minister may not place a monetary limit on the expenditure of a
HAC that is incorporated under this Act.