New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ACT 1982

- As at 16 September 2009
- Act 135 of 1982

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      (Repealed)
   4.      Definitions

   PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1 - The Minister

   5.      Functions of the Minister
   5A.     Exercise of Minister’s functions through Corporation, joint ventures or other associations

           Division 2 - (Repealed)
           None

           Division 3 - The Director-General

   8.      Functions of the Director-General
   8A.     Exercise of Director-General’s functions through Corporation, joint ventures or other associations

           Division 4 - The Corporation

   9.      Corporation
   10.     Acquisition of land by Corporation
   11.     Disposal of land by Corporation
   12.     Power to accept gifts etc
   13.     Contracts of Corporation
   13A.    Corporation to manage accounts of health professional boards
           14, 15. (Repealed)

           Division 5 - The Foundation

   16.     Foundation
   17.     Functions of the Foundation
   18.     Power to accept gifts etc
   19.     New South Wales Health Foundation Fund

           Division 6 - Councils, committees and advisory bodies

   20.     Appointment of advisory bodies

           Division 6A - Medical Services Committee

   20A.    Definitions
   20B.    Establishment of Medical Services Committee
   20C.    Functions of Medical Services Committee etc

           Division 6B - Quality assurance committees

   20D.    Definitions
   20E.    Approved quality assurance committees
   20F.    Restrictions on Committees
   20G.    Disclosure etc of information
   20H.    Information not to be given in evidence
   20I.    Findings of Committee not evidence of certain matters
   20J.    Personal liability of members etc
   20K.    Regulations relating to Committees

           Division 6C - Root cause analysis teams

   20L.    Definitions
   20M.    Appointment of RCA teams to deal with reportable incidents
   20N.    Restrictions on RCA teams
   20O.    Responsibilities of RCA team in relation to reportable incident
   20P.    Disclosure etc of information
   20Q.    Information not to be given in evidence
   20R.    Findings of RCA team not evidence of certain matters
   20S.    Personal liability of members etc
   20T.    Regulations relating to RCA teams
   20U.    Review of Division

           Division 7 - Delegation

   21.     Delegation

   PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS

   22.     Disclosure of information
   23.     Specially privileged information
   24.     Proceedings for offences
   25.     Protection from liability
   26.     Service of documents
   27.     Authentication of certain documents
   28.     Annual report
   29.     Statute law revision (sec 6)
   30.     Repeal of Health Commission Act 1972, and amendments
   31.     Abolition of Commission
   32.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
   33.     Transfer of health employees
   34.     Regulations

   PART 4 - (Repealed)
   None
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 2A
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4