Northern Territory Numbered Acts

HEALTH SERVICE ACT 2021 (NO 10 OF 2021)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Purpose  
   4.      Principles  
   5.      Effect of purpose and principles  
   6.      Act binds Crown  
   7.      Application of Criminal Code  

   PART 2--INTERPRETATION

   8.      Definitions  
   9.      Meaning of health service  

   PART 3--HEALTH SERVICE

           Division 1--NT Regional Health Services

   10.     Establishment of NT Regional Health Services  
   11.     Functions and powers of NT Regional Health Services  

           Division 2--Executive

   12.     Appointment of persons to constitute Executive  
   13.     Role of Executive  
   14.     Functions of Executive  

           Division 3--System Manager

   15.     CEO to be System Manager  
   16.     Functions and powers of System Manager  
   17.     Delegation  

           Division 4--Service plan

   18.     Service Plan  
   19.     Variation of Service Plan  
   20.     Service Plan to be publicly available  

           Division 5--Advisory panels

   21.     Establishment  
   22.     Membership  
   23.     Meetings  

   PART 4--FINANCIAL MATTERS

   24.     Bank account  
   25.     Acquittal of funding  
   26.     Audit of acquittal of funding  

   PART 5--OTHER MATTERS

   27.     Protection from liability  
   28.     Offence to disclose certain information  
   29.     Annual report  
   30.     System Manager to report quarterly to Minister  
   31.     Regulations  

   PART 6--REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1--Definitions

   32.     Definitions  

           Division 2--Repeal

   33.     Repeal  

           Division 3--Transitional matters

   34.     Abolition of former Health Services  
   35.     Transfer of property, rights, liabilities and obligations and substitution of parties  
   36.     Superseded references  
   37.     Bank account  
   38.     Money held on trust  
   39.     Financial reporting and audit requirements  
   40.     Service Plan for 2021-2022 financial year  
   41.     Validity of things done under this Division  
   42.     Transitional regulations  

   PART 7--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND REPEAL

           Division 1--Correctional Services Act 2014

   43.     Act amended  
   44.     Section 88 amended (Health care generally to be in Public Health System)  

           Division 2--Medical Services Act 1982

   45.     Act amended  
   46.     Section 8 amended (Delegation)  

           Division 3--Motor Accidents (Compensation) Commission Act 2014

   47.     Act amended  
   48.     Section 18 amended (Reimbursement of cost of public health services)  

           Division 4--National Health Funding Pool and Administration (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2012

   49.     Act amended  
   50.     Section 3 amended (Interpretation)  

           Division 5--Repeal

   51.     Repeal of this Part