Western Australian Current Acts

PRIVATE HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1927

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Terms used
            
   3.      Application of Act
            
   4.      Application of Act to hospitals where mentally ill treated

   PART II -- Administration  

   5.      Minister to control general administration
            
   7A.     Minister’s powers
            
   10.     Visiting and inspecting private hospitals
            
   11.     Obstructing visits etc. under s. 10, offence

   PART IIIA -- Private hospitals  

   26A.    Terms used
            
   26B.    Licence to conduct private hospital
            
   26C.    Premises to be approved etc. before licence granted
            
   26D.    Licence, grant and conditions of etc.
            
   26DA.   Private hospital not to treat etc. mentally ill unless licence endorsed
            
   26E.    Licence, duration and renewal of etc.
            
   26F.    Licence, cancelling etc.
            
   26FA.   Endorsement under s. 26DA, cancelling
            
   26G.    CEO may close private hospital
            
   26H.    State Administrative Tribunal may review decisions under s. 26F and 26FA
            
           26I. Grants and subsidies by State to private hospitals
            
   26J.    Guidelines for construction etc. of private hospitals
            
   26K.    Offences
            
   26L.    Failure to comply with licence conditions
            
   26M.    Liability of officers for offence by body corporate
            
   26N.    Application for licence and licence, forms of
            
   26O.    Regulations

   PART IIIB -- Private psychiatric hostels  

   26P.    Term used: resident
            
   26Q.    Part IIIA, with modifications, applies to private psychiatric hostels

   PART IIIC -- Information  

   26R.    Purpose for collecting, using or disclosing information
            
   26S.    CEO may direct private hospital service provider to give information
            
   26T.    No liability for disclosure

   PART IV -- General  

   35A.    Protection from personal liability
            
   37.     Regulations
            
   38.      Review of Act
            
           Other notes
           Defined terms
           Compilation table