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Health Service Establishments Amendment Bill 2011
The Health Service Establishments Act 2006 provides for the licensing of private health
service establishments, that is, private day-procedure centres, private hospitals; and
private residential care services.
The Health Service Establishments Act is due to commence in 2011 by proclamation
when the Health Service Establishments Regulations 2011 are made.
The Bill amends the Health Service Establishments Act to provide that if a licensee of
an establishment intends to undertake significant alterations or extensions to the
establishment, the licensee must first obtain approval from the Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services.
The amendments:
clarify what constitutes a material alteration to or extension of an
establishment as referred to in section 20; and
provide that a licensee is to make application to the Secretary for approval of
plans for any material alteration or extension early in the planning phase; and
give the Secretary the power to approve or refuse to approve such plans,
alteration or extension.
The amendments link to the requirements and approval processes under the Building
Act 2000.
The Bill also provides for the power to issue infringement notices for certain lesser
offences under the Act and their enforcement under the Monetary Penalties
Enforcement Act 2005 rather than proceeding summarily in relation to those offences.
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