HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 126B
Health Secretary to provide certain services
HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 126B
Health Secretary to provide certain services
126B Health Secretary to provide certain services
(1) The Health Secretary
may provide services for any or both of the following purposes--
(a) to
support the public health system and public health organisations and the
public hospitals they control,
(b) to enable the co-ordinated provision of
health services involving more than one public health organisation or on a
State-wide basis.
(2) The Health Secretary may also, with the approval of the
Minister, make and enter into contracts or agreements with any person other
than a public health organisation for the provision of health support services
or corporate or other services to that person.
(3) The Health Secretary may
determine the fees and charges payable for any service provided by or on
behalf of the Health Secretary under this section.
(4) The Health Secretary
may delegate his or her functions under this section to a person or appointed
body.
(5) A delegate may subdelegate to any person or appointed body some or
all of any function delegated under this section if the delegate is authorised
in writing to do so by the delegator.
