Western Australian Current Acts

PRIVATE HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1927 - SECT 10

10 .         Visiting and inspecting private hospitals

        (1)         Any person authorised by the CEO for that purpose may —

            (a)         visit any private hospital; and

            (b)         inspect every part of any private hospital, including any outbuildings or premises attached to the private hospital; and

            (c)         subject to subsection (2) if the person is a medical practitioner, medically examine any patient in any hospital.

        (2)         Where a patient is a patient in a private hospital the following provisions apply in respect of an examination under subsection (1)(c) —

            (a)         an examination must not be made except on complaint to the CEO; and

            (b)         the patient’s medical practitioner must be notified of the intention of the authorised person to examine the patient and given an opportunity to be present at the examination; and

            (c)         the person who is the licence holder under Part IIIA in relation to the hospital in which the patient is accommodated must be notified of the intention to conduct the examination.

        [Section 10 inserted: No. 11 of 2016 s. 268.]