Northern Territory Numbered Acts

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 2014 (NO 18 OF 2014)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Principles and objectives of a unified Australian health system  
   4.      Object of Act  
   5.      Act binds Crown  
   6.      Application of Criminal Code  

   PART 2--INTERPRETATION

   7.      Definitions  
   8.      Meaning of health service  
   9.      Affiliated health organisations  

   PART 3--OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM

   10.     Purpose of Part  
   11.     Management of the Public Health System  
   12.     Health Services  
   13.     Health Service performance  
   14.     System Manager  

   PART 4--MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM

           Division 1--System Manager

   15.     Functions of System Manager  
   16.     Delegation by System Manager  

           Division 2--Health Services

   17.     Establishment of Health Services  
   18.     Functions of a Service  
   19.     General powers of Services  
   20.     Specific powers and limitations on powers of Services  

           Division 3--Health Service Boards

   21.     Establishment of Health Service Boards  
   22.     Functions of Board  
   23.     Strategic functions of Board  
   24.     Community leadership functions of Board  
   25.     Other functions of Board  
   26.     Powers of Board  
   27.     Minister may direct Board  
   28.     Delegation by Board  
   29.     Chairperson and deputy chairperson  

           Division 4--Chief Operating Officer

   30.     Appointment of Chief Operating Officer  
   31.     Acting COO  
   32.     Functions of COO  
   33.     Powers of COO  

           Division 5--CEO

   34.     CEO  
   35.     CEO is System Manager  
   36.     CEO is Accountable Officer for Services  

   PART 5--SERVICE DELIVERY AGREEMENT

   37.     Service Delivery Agreement  
   38.     Term of SDA  
   39.     Negotiations for SDA  
   40.     Content of SDA  
   41.     SDA not to be inconsistent with Act  
   42.     Obligation to negotiate in good faith  
   43.     Minister may decide on terms of SDA  
   44.     Variation of SDA  
   45.     SDA to be publicly available  

   PART 6--PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE

           Division 1--Reporting and provision of information

   46.     Service to report to System Manager  
   47.     Annual Report by Service to Minister  
   48.     System Manager to report quarterly to Minister  
   49.     Other reports by System Manager  

           Division 2--Health Service Directives

   50.     Health Service Directives  
   51.     Consultation on Health Service Directives  
   52.     Health Service Directives binding  

           Division 3--Health Service Inquiry

   53.     Inquiry by System Manager  
   54.     Health Service Inquiry Officer  
   55.     Powers of Health Service Inquiry Officer  
   56.     Report by Health Service Inquiry Officer  

           Division 4--Health Service Audit

   57.     Health Service Audit  
   58.     Health Service Auditor  
   59.     Functions and powers of Health Service Auditor  
   60.     Report by Health Service Auditor  

           Division 5--Performance improvement

   61.     Power of System Manager  
   62.     Performance improvement plan  
   63.     Performance improvement adviser  
   64.     Performance improvement personnel  
   65.     Dissolution of Board  
   66.     Appointment of Service administrator  

   PART 7--OFFENCES

   67.     Obstruction of authorised officer  
   68.     Misleading information  
   69.     Falsely representing to be authorised officer  
   70.     Confidentiality  

   PART 8--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS RELATING TO BOARDS

           Division 1--Board members

   71.     Eligibility for appointment  
   72.     Employees not eligible  
   73.     Term of appointment  
   74.     Vacation of office  
   75.     Termination of appointment  

           Division 2--Duties of Board members

   76.     Duties of Board members  

           Division 3--Business of Board

   77.     Holding meetings  
   78.     Quorum  
   79.     Presiding member at meetings  
   80.     Procedures at meetings  
   81.     Minutes  
   82.     Resolution without meeting  
   83.     Disclosure of interest  
   84.     Effect of personal interest  
   85.     Committees of Board  
   86.     Other Board procedures  
   87.     Variation of matters in this Division  

   PART 9--OTHER MATTERS

   88.     Application of Information Act  
   89.     Protection from liability  
   90.     Donations  
   91.     Regulations  

   PART 10--REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1--Definitions

   92.     Definitions  

           Division 2--Repeal

   93.     Repeal  

           Division 3--Transitional matters

   94.     Money held in trust  
   95.     Transitional regulations  

   PART 11--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

           Division 1--Medical Services Act

   96.     Act amended  
   97.     Section 8 amended  

           Division 2--National Health Funding Pool and Administration (National Uniform Legislation) Act

   98.     Act amended  
   99.     Section 3 amended