New South Wales Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) The Samaritan Fund of a public health organisation is to be kept as a separate account in its Special Purposes and Trust Fund.
(2) The Minister may determine the manner in which the accounts for a Samaritan Fund are to be kept and the circumstances in which those accounts are to be audited.
(3) Money is not to be withdrawn from the Samaritan Fund of a public health organisation except by, or with the written approval of, the chief executive (or person authorised in writing by the chief executive) of the public health organisation.
(4) Money is not to be withdrawn from the Samaritan Fund of a public health organisation except for payment to, or for the purchase of items for, a necessitous patient or necessitous outgoing patient. The payment or purchase may be made only if it is essential to the well-being of the patient.
(5) In this clause:
"Samaritan Fund" of a public health organisation means the Samaritan Fund of the organisation referred to in section 133 (2) of the Act.
"Special Purposes and Trust Fund", in relation to a public health organisation, means the fund of that name established by the public health organisation.