New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 32

32 Determination of role, functions and activities of area health services

(1) The Director-General may, from time to time, determine the role, functions and activities of any public hospital, health institution, health service or health support service under the control of an area health service and, for that purpose, give any necessary directions to the chief executive of the area health service.

(2) The Minister may direct an area health service to do any of the following if the Minister is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so:

(a) establish any hospital, health institution, health service or health support service,

(b) close any public hospital or health institution, or cease to provide any health service or health support service, under its control,

(c) restrict the range of health care or treatment provided by any public hospital, health institution or health service under its control.