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HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMPLAINTS ACT 2004 - NOTES

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Legislative history

Notes

• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

2004

22

Health and Community Services Complaints Act 2004

8.7.2004

31.3.2005 (Gazette 31.3.2005 p742) except ss 4 & 16 and Pts 3—9—3.10.2005 (Gazette 22.9.2005 p3385) and except s 4(1) definition of community service para (c)—8.7.2006 (s 7(5) Acts Interpretation Act 1915)

2008

3

Health Care Act 2008

13.3.2008

Sch 4 (cl 10)—1.7.2008 (Gazette 26.6.2008 p2563)

2009

65

Children's Protection (Implementation of Report Recommendations) Amendment Act 2009

10.12.2009

Sch 1 (cll 1 & 2)—31.12.2009 (Gazette 17.12.2009 p6349)

2009

84

Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

10.12.2009

Pt 74 (ss 174 & 175)—1.2.2010 (Gazette 28.1.2010 p320)

2010

5

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Act 2010

1.7.2010

Sch 1 (cll 10—16)—1.7.2010 (Gazette 1.7.2010 p3338)

2011

5

Health and Community Services Complaints (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2011

17.3.2011

19.5.2011 except s 6—1.7.2011 (Gazette 19.5.2011 p1508) and except s 10—14.3.2013 (Gazette 14.2.2013 p392)

2013

12

Advance Care Directives Act 2013

18.4.2013

Sch 1 (cl 30)—1.7.2014 (Gazette 6.2.2014 p546)

2013

62

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) (Restricted Birthing Practices) Amendment Act 2013

21.11.2013

Sch 1 (cl 1)—1.2.2014 (Gazette 23.1.2014 p344)

2015

8

Statutes Amendment (Boards and Committees—Abolition and Reform) Act 2015

18.6.2015

Pt 18 (ss 90—93)—1.7.2015 (Gazette 25.6.2015 p3076)

2016

13

Health and Community Services Complaints (Budget Report) Amendment Act 2016

21.4.2016

21.4.2016

2016

48

Children and Young People (Oversight and Advocacy Bodies) Act 2016

27.10.2016

Sch 1 (cll 6—8)—18.12.2017 (Gazette 5.12.2017 p4840)

2018

37

Health and Community Services Complaints (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2018

6.12.2018

18.3.2019 (Gazette 14.3.2019 p846)

2019

14

Statutes Amendment (SACAT) Act 2019

11.7.2019

Pt 14 (ss 96 to 99)—2.12.2019 (Gazette 21.11.2019 p3928)

2021

35

Children and Young People (Oversight and Advocacy Bodies) (Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People) Amendment Act 2021

30.9.2021

Sch 1 (cl 3)—21.10.2021 (Gazette 21.10.2021 p3788)

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Long title

amended by 37/2018 s 4

18.3.2019

Pt 1





s 2

omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002

1.7.2008

s 3

amended by 37/2018 s 5

18.3.2019

s 4





s 4(1)





carer

inserted by 5/2011 s 4

19.5.2011

community service

amended by 48/2016 Sch 1 cl 6

18.12.2017

community service consumer

inserted by 37/2018 s 6(1)

18.3.2019

community service user

deleted by 37/2018 s 6(2)

18.3.2019

confidential information

amended by 37/2018 s 6(3)

18.3.2019

corresponding law

inserted by 37/2018 s 6(4)

18.3.2019

Council

deleted by 8/2015 s 90

1.7.2015

health service consumer

inserted by 37/2018 s 6(5)

18.3.2019

health service user

deleted by 37/2018 s 6(6)

18.3.2019

nationally registered health practitioner

inserted by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 10(1)

1.7.2010

register

amended by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 10(2)

1.7.2010

registration Act

deleted by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 10(3)

1.7.2010

registration authority

amended by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 10(4)

1.7.2010

registration law

inserted by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 10(5)

1.7.2010



(c) deleted by 38/2018 s 6(7)

18.3.2019

Tribunal

inserted by 14/2019 s 96

2.12.2019

Pt 2





s 9





s 9(1)

amended by 5/2011 s 5

19.5.2011



amended by 37/2018 s 7(1), (2)

18.3.2019

s 14





s 14(2)

amended by 84/2009 s 174

1.2.2010

s 15

deleted by 13/2016 s 3

21.4.2016

s 16





s 16(1a) and (1b)

inserted by 5/2011 s 6

1.7.2011

Pt 3





s 22

amended by 5/2011 s 7

19.5.2011

Pt 4





Pt 4 Div 1





s 24

amended by 65/2009 Sch 1 cl 1

31.12.2009



(c) deleted by 65/2009 Sch 1 cl 1

31.12.2009



amended by 12/2013 Sch 1 cl 30(1), (2)

1.7.2014



amended by 37/2018 s 8(1)—(3)

18.3.2019

s 25





s 25(1)

amended by 37/2018 s 9(1)—(8)

18.3.2019

s 25(3)

amended by 37/2018 s 9(9)

18.3.2019

s 25(5)

amended by 37/2018 s 9(10)

18.3.2019

s 25(6)

inserted by 37/2018 s 9(11)

18.3.2019

s 27





s 27(2)

substituted by 65/2009 Sch 1 cl 2

31.12.2009

s 27(4)

inserted by 48/2016 Sch 1 cl 7

18.12.2017



amended by 35/2021 Sch 1 cl 3

21.10.2021

Pt 4 Div 1A

inserted by 48/2016 Sch 1 cl 8

18.12.2017

Pt 4 Div 2





s 29





s 29(3)

substituted by 5/2011 s 8

19.5.2011

Pt 6





Pt 6 Div 4





s 55





s 55(4) and (5)

substituted by 5/2011 s 9(1)

19.5.2011

s 55(6)

amended by 5/2011 s 9(2)

19.5.2011

s 56





s 56(1)

amended by 14/2019 s 97(1)

2.12.2019

s 56(2)

amended by 14/2019 s 97(2)

2.12.2019

s 56(3)

amended by 14/2019 s 97(3), (4)

2.12.2019

Pt 6 Div 5

inserted by 5/2011 s 10

14.3.2013

heading

amended by 37/2018 s 10

18.3.2019

s 56A





s 56A(1)

substituted by 62/2013 Sch 1 cl 1

1.2.2014



substituted by 37/2018 s 11(1)

18.3.2019

s 56A(2a)

inserted by 37/2018 s 11(2)

18.3.2019

s 56B





s 56B(1) and (2)

substituted by 37/2018 s 12(1)

18.3.2019

s 56B(3)

amended by 37/2018 s 12(2)

18.3.2019

s 56B(4)

amended by 37/2018 s 12(3)

18.3.2019

s 56C





s 56C(1) and (2)

substituted by 37/2018 s 13

18.3.2019

s 56D





s 56D(1)

amended by 37/2018 s 14(1), (2)

18.3.2019

s 56E





s 56E(1)

amended by 14/2019 s 98(1)

2.12.2019

s 56E(2)

amended by 14/2019 s 98(2), (3)

2.12.2019

s 56E(3)

substituted by 14/2019 s 98(4)

2.12.2019

s 56EA

inserted by 37/2018 s 15

18.3.2019

Pt 7





s 57





s 57(3)

amended by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 11(1)

1.7.2010

s 57(4)

amended by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 11(2)

1.7.2010

s 57(5)

substituted by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 11(3)

1.7.2010

s 57(6)

inserted by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 11(3)

1.7.2010

s 58





s 58(1)

amended by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 12(1)

1.7.2010

s 58(4)

inserted by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 12(2)

1.7.2010

s 59

amended by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 13

1.7.2010

s 60





s 60(4)

amended by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 14(1)

1.7.2010

s 60(5)

amended by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 14(2)

1.7.2010

s 60(8)

substituted by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 14(3)

1.7.2010

s 60(9)

inserted by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 14(3)

1.7.2010

s 62





s 62(2)

amended by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 15

1.7.2010

Pt 8 before deletion by 8/2015





s 67





s 67(2)

amended by 5/2011 s 11

19.5.2011

s 69





s 69(1)

substituted by 5/2011 s 12

19.5.2011

s 71

substituted by 84/2009 s 175

1.2.2010

Pt 8

deleted by 8/2015 s 91

1.7.2015

Pt 9





s 74

substituted by 5/2011 s 13

19.5.2011



amended by 37/2018 s 16

18.3.2019

s 75





s 75(1)

amended by 37/2018 s 17

18.3.2019

s 75(2)

(e) deleted by 8/2015 s 92

1.7.2015

s 76





s 76(1)

amended by 5/2011 s 14(1)

19.5.2011

s 76(3)

amended by 37/2018 s 18

18.3.2019

s 76(3a)

inserted by 5/2011 s 14(2)

19.5.2011

s 77





s 77(1)

amended by 37/2018 s 19(1), (2)

18.3.2019

s 77(3)

amended by 37/2018 s 19(3)

18.3.2019

s 77(5)

inserted by 37/2018 s 19(4)

18.3.2019

s 82

amended by 3/2008 Sch 4 cl 10

1.7.2008

s 86A

inserted by 5/2011 s 15

19.5.2011

Sch 1

deleted by 5/2010 Sch 1 cl 16

1.7.2010

Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments

Statutes Amendment (Boards and Committees—Abolition and Reform) Act 2015

93—Transitional provision

A member of the Health and Community Services Advisory Council ceases to hold office on the commencement of this section.

Statutes Amendment (SACAT) Act 2019, Pt 14

99—Transitional provisions

(1) A right of appeal under section 56 or 56E of the principal Act in existence before the relevant day (but not exercised before that day) will be exercised as if this Part had been in operation before that right arose, so that the relevant proceedings may be commenced before the Tribunal rather than the District Court.

(2) Nothing in this section affects any proceedings before the District Court commenced before the relevant day.

(3) In this section—

principal Act means the Health and Community Services Complaints Act 2004;

relevant day means the day on which this Part comes into operation;

Tribunal means the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal established under the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013.

Historical versions

1.7.2008



31.12.2009



1.2.2010



1.7.2010



19.5.2011



1.7.2011



14.3.2013



1.2.2014



1.7.2014



1.7.2015



21.4.2016



18.12.2017



18.3.2019



2.12.2019