New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITIES ACT 2007

- As at 13 November 2007
- Act 9 of 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects of Act
   4.      Definitions

   PART 2 - LICENSING OF PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITIES

           Division 1 - Licensing standards

   5.      Licensing standards

           Division 2 - Applications for and issue of licences

   6.      Application for licence
   7.      Approval in principle or refusal of application
   8.      Period for which approval in principle remains effective
   9.      Issue of licence approved in principle

           Division 3 - Provisions relating to licences

   10.     Classes of private health facilities
   11.     Form of licence
   12.     Conditions of licence
   13.     Duration of licence
   14.     Annual licence fees
   15.     Transfer of licence to another licensee
   16.     Alterations or extensions to licensed facilities
   17.     Amendment of licences

           Division 4 - General provisions relating to applications

   18.     Additional information
   19.     Notice of reasons for refusal of application
   20.     Advertising of applications
   21.     Amendment of applications

           Division 5 - Review of decisions of Director-General

   22.     Definition
   23.     Chairperson of Committees of Review
   24.     Application for review of Director-General’s decision
   25.     Constitution of Committee of Review
   26.     Committee of Review to make recommendation to Minister
   27.     Determination of application for review by Minister
   28.     Applicant to provide information

           Division 6 - Suspension and cancellation of licences

   29.     Suspension of licence
   30.     Cancellation of licence without notice
   31.     Cancellation of licence with notice
   32.     Right to apply to Administrative Decisions Tribunal for review

   PART 3 - CONDUCT OF PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITIES

   33.     Unlicensed private health facility
   34.     Executor or administrator regarded as licensee
   35.     Purposes for which facilities may be used
   36.     Overcrowding
   37.     Nursing requirements for private health facilities
   38.     Register of patients
   39.     Medical advisory committee
   40.     Act and regulations to be readily available

   PART 4 - ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS TEAMS

   41.     Definitions
   42.     Appointment of root cause analysis teams to deal with reportable incidents
   43.     Restrictions on root cause analysis teams
   44.     Responsibilities of root cause analysis team in relation to reportable incident
   45.     Disclosure of information
   46.     Information not to be given in evidence
   47.     Findings of root cause analysis team not evidence of certain matters
   48.     Personal liability of members of root cause analysis team
   49.     Regulations relating to root cause analysis teams

   PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT

   50.     Authorised officers
   51.     Power to enter and inspect
   52.     Improvement notices
   53.     Obstruction of officers

   PART 6 - PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE

   54.     Constitution of Advisory Committee
   55.     Functions of Advisory Committee
   56.     Sub-committees of Advisory Committee

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   57.     Director-General may direct licensee to engage external expert
   58.     Disclosure of pecuniary interests to patients
   59.     Onus of proof regarding reasonable excuse
   60.     Evidentiary certificates
   61.     Service of documents
   62.     Offences by corporations
   63.     Proceedings for offences
   64.     Delegation
   65.     Regulations
   66.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
   67.     Amendment of other Acts and instruments
   68.     Review of section 7 (4) (c) (i)
   69.     Repeal of Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988 No 123
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