New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsThe area health advisory council for an area health service has the following functions:
(a) to advise providers and consumers of health services, and other members of the local community, as to the area health service’s policies, plans and initiatives for the provision of health services,
(b) to seek the views of providers and consumers of health services, and of other members of the local community, as to the area health service’s policies, plans and initiatives for the provision of health services, and to advise the chief executive of the area health service of those views,
(c) to confer with the chief executive of the area health service in connection with the operational performance targets set by any performance agreement to which the area health service is a party under section 126,
(d) to advise the chief executive on how best to support, encourage and facilitate community, consumer and health service provider involvement in the planning of health services by the area health service,
(e) to liaise with other area health advisory councils in relation to both local and State-wide initiatives for the provision of health services,
(f) to publish reports (annually or more frequently) as to its work and activities,
(g) such other functions as are conferred or imposed on it by the regulations.