New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ACT 1982 - SECT 5

5 Functions of the Minister

(1) The Minister may formulate general policies, in accordance with which the functions of the Minister, Department, Director-General, Corporation and Foundation are to be exercised, for the purpose of promoting, protecting, developing, maintaining and improving the health and well-being of the people of New South Wales to the maximum extent possible having regard to the needs of and financial and other resources available to the State.

(2) The Minister may:

(a) provide, conduct, operate and maintain and, where necessary, improve and extend any health service or any ancillary or incidental service and arrange for the construction of any buildings or works necessary for or in connection with any such service,

(b) enter into any agreement or arrangement for any other person to provide, conduct, operate and maintain any health service, and

(c) do such supplemental, incidental or consequential acts as may be necessary or expedient for the exercise of the functions under the foregoing provisions of this subsection.

(3) Nothing in this section takes away or affects any function that the Minister has apart from this section.