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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Health Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1
1 Purposes 1
2 Commencement 2
PART 2--HEALTH SERVICES (CONCILIATION AND REVIEW)
ACT 1987 3
3 Definitions 3
4 Term of appointment to the Health Services Review Council 3
5 New section 36 inserted 3
36 Transitional provision--term of appointment of
current Council members 3
PART 3--HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1988 5
6 Definitions 5
7 Rules of registered funded agencies 5
8 Division 6 of Part 3 substituted 5
Division 6--Registered community health centres 5
45 Application for registration 5
46 Further information 7
47 Registration criteria 7
48 Registration 8
49 Conditions on registration 8
50 Refusal of registration 9
51 Minister may determine performance standards 9
52 Subject matter of performance standards 10
53 Community health centre to comply with performance
standards 10
54 Secretary may give directions 10
55 What happens if a registered community health centre
fails to comply with the Secretary's direction? 11
56 Secretary may revoke registration 12
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57 Displacement of other laws--appointment of
administrator 13
57A Appointment of administrator 13
57B Cancellation of registration of community health
centre 16
57C Application for review by VCAT 16
57D Register of registered community health centres 17
9 Voluntary amalgamations 18
10 Annual meetings 19
11 Confidentiality 19
12 Regulations 19
13 New section 178B inserted 20
178B Transitional provisions--registered community
health centres 20
14 Division 3 of Part 9 repealed 20
PART 4--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS 21
15 Ambulance Services Act 1986 21
16 Duties Act 2000 21
17 Health Professions Registration Act 2005 21
18 Land Tax Act 2005 22
19 Mental Health Act 1986 22
20 Payroll Tax Act 2007 22
21 Public Administration Act 2004 23
PART 5--REPEAL 24
22 Repeal of amending Act 24
ENDNOTES 25
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Introduced in the Assembly
Health Services Legislation Amendment
Bill 2008
A Bill for an Act to amend the Health Services (Conciliation and
Review) Act 1987 and the Health Services Act 1988 and for other
purposes.
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1 Purposes
The main purposes of this Act are--
(a) to amend the Health Services (Conciliation
5 and Review) Act 1987 to enable the
Minister to make appointments to the Health
Services Review Council for terms not
exceeding 3 years and to provide that
members are not to serve for more than
10 9 consecutive years;
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(b) to amend the Health Services Act 1988--
(i) to provide for the registration of certain
companies limited by guarantee as
registered community health centres;
5 and
(ii) to enable annual general meetings of
multi purpose services to be held any
time in the second half of each year;
(c) to make various consequential amendments
10 to several other Acts.
2 Commencement
(1) This Act (other than sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13
and 14 and Part 4) comes into operation on the
day after the day on which it receives the Royal
15 Assent.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 11,
12, 13 and 14 and Part 4 come into operation on a
day to be proclaimed.
(3) If sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14 and Part 4
20 do not come into operation before 1 July 2009,
they come into operation on that day.
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Part 2--Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1987
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PART 2--HEALTH SERVICES (CONCILIATION AND
REVIEW) ACT 1987
3 Definitions
In section 3(1) of the Health Services See:
Act No.
5 (Conciliation and Review) Act 1987, in 25/1987.
paragraph (f) of the definition of provider, for Reprint No. 4
as at
"community" substitute "registered community". 27 March
2003
and
amending
Act Nos
108/2004 and
80/2006.
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4 Term of appointment to the Health Services Review
Council
10 For section 12(6) of the Health Services
(Conciliation and Review) Act 1987
substitute--
"(6) A member of the Council holds office for the
term, not exceeding 3 years, specified in the
15 member's instrument of appointment and is
eligible for reappointment.
(6A) A member of the Council must not serve
more than 9 consecutive years as a
member.".
20 5 New section 36 inserted
After section 35 of the Health Services
(Conciliation and Review) Act 1987 insert--
"36 Transitional provision--term of
appointment of current Council members
25 Despite section 12(6A), a member of the
Council appointed under section 12(2) before
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the commencement of section 4 of the
Health Services Amendment Act 2008
continues to hold office for the term
specified in the instrument of appointment
5 whether or not the person at the end of that
term will have served for more than
9 consecutive years as a member of the
Council.".
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Part 3--Health Services Act 1988
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PART 3--HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1988
6 Definitions
(1) In section 3(1) of the Health Services Act 1988-- See:
Act No.
49/1988.
(a) the definition of community health centre is Reprint No. 11
5 repealed; as at
23 April 2007
(b) insert the following definition-- and
amending
"registered community health centre means Act Nos
4/2008,
a community health centre registered 12/2008 and
under Division 6 of Part 3;"; 46/2008.
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10 (c) in the definition of registered funded legislation.
agency, paragraph (c) is repealed. vic.gov.au
(2) In section 17AB of the Health Services Act 1988,
after "includes" insert "any registered community
health centre and".
15 (3) After section 19(b) of the Health Services Act
1998 insert--
"(ba) a registered community health centre; or".
7 Rules of registered funded agencies
In section 24(2)(g) of the Health Services Act
20 1988, for "a community health centre or other"
substitute "an".
8 Division 6 of Part 3 substituted
For Division 6 of Part 3 of the Health Services
Act 1988 substitute--
25 "Division 6--Registered community health
centres
45 Application for registration
(1) A company limited by guarantee may apply
to the Secretary for registration as a
30 registered community health centre.
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(2) An application must include the following--
(a) the name by which the applicant is
incorporated and its Australian
Company Number; and
5 (b) the date of the applicant's
incorporation; and
(c) the address of the registered office of
the applicant; and
(d) the name and address of each member
10 of the applicant's board of directors;
and
(e) the date on which each member of the
applicant's board of directors was
appointed; and
15 (f) details of all assets held by the
applicant including the capacity in
which they are held.
(3) An application must be accompanied by--
(a) a copy of the applicant's current
20 constitution; and
(b) a copy of the applicant's current objects
or statement of purposes and the date
on which they were approved by its
board of directors; and
25 (c) a declaration that the applicant has
complied with all applicable financial
and other reporting requirements of the
Act under which it was incorporated in
relation to the year immediately before
30 making the application; and
(d) a declaration that the applicant has
complied with any taxation reporting
requirements of the Australian Taxation
Office applicable to the applicant.
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46 Further information
(1) The Secretary may require an applicant to
provide any further information that the
Secretary considers appropriate to an
5 application by that applicant.
(2) The Secretary may refuse an application for
registration if the applicant does not provide
the further information required within a
reasonable time after the requirement is
10 made.
47 Registration criteria
(1) In determining an application for
registration, the Secretary must have regard
to whether the applicant--
15 (a) is able to provide by suitably qualified
health professionals or social workers
at least one community health service;
and
(b) has links with the local community to
20 which it provides, or will provide, at
least one community health service
demonstrated, for example, by--
(i) a member of the local community
being a member of the applicant's
25 board of directors; or
(ii) a partnership between the
applicant and another local
agency; or
(iii) having the capacity to meet the
30 specific health needs of certain
classes of persons living in the
local community; and
(c) has appropriate governance and
governance policies; and
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(d) is able to meet the performance
standards determined under section 51.
(2) In this section, a community health service
includes, but is not limited to--
5 (a) a medical service; or
(b) a dental service; or
(c) an allied health service; or
(d) a community health nursing service; or
(e) a health promotion and illness
10 prevention program.
48 Registration
(1) The Secretary may register an applicant if
the Secretary is satisfied that--
(a) the application complies with this
15 Division; and
(b) registration is appropriate, having
regard to the registration criteria set out
in section 47 and any other relevant
matter.
20 (2) Registration of a community health centre
remains current until it is--
(a) revoked under section 55(b); or
(b) cancelled under section 57B.
49 Conditions on registration
25 The Secretary may impose any conditions on
the registration of a community health centre
that the Secretary considers appropriate.
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50 Refusal of registration
(1) If the Secretary is not satisfied that the
registration criteria set out in section 47 have
been met, the Secretary may refuse to
5 register the applicant as a registered
community health centre.
(2) The Secretary must give the applicant a
written statement of the reasons for the
decision to refuse to register it as a registered
10 community health centre.
(3) A statement of reasons must be given to the
applicant within 28 days after the Secretary
refuses to register the applicant as a
registered community health centre.
15 51 Minister may determine performance
standards
(1) The Minister may, from time to time,
determine performance standards to be met
by registered community health centres.
20 (2) The Minister must ensure that each
performance standard is published in the
Government Gazette.
(3) A performance standard takes effect--
(a) on the day that is 30 days after the day
25 on which the performance standard is
published in the Government Gazette;
or
(b) if a later day is specified in the
determination under subsection (1), on
30 that later day.
(4) The Minister may amend or revoke a
performance standard by determination
published in the Government Gazette.
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(5) An amendment or revocation of a
performance standard takes effect--
(a) on the day that is 30 days after the day
on which the determination under
5 subsection (4) is published in the
Government Gazette; or
(b) if a later day is specified in the
determination, on that later day.
52 Subject matter of performance standards
10 Performance standards may be made in
respect of any matter relating to the
operation of registered community health
centres including, but not limited to--
(a) governance; or
15 (b) management; or
(c) financial management; or
(d) risk management; or
(e) quality accreditation and service
delivery.
20 53 Community health centre to comply with
performance standards
A registered community health centre must
comply with the performance standards
determined by the Minister.
25 54 Secretary may give directions
(1) This section applies if the Secretary is of the
opinion that a registered community health
centre has--
(a) breached a term or condition of any
30 agreement for public funding of the
provision of a community health
service by the centre; or
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(b) failed to meet a performance standard;
or
(c) failed to comply with a condition of
registration; or
5 (d) failed to continue to meet the
registration criteria set out in
section 47.
(2) The Secretary, by notice in writing, may
direct the registered community health centre
10 within the period specified in the notice--
(a) to remedy the breach of the term or
condition of the agreement for public
funding of the provision of a
community health service; or
15 (b) to meet the performance standard; or
(c) to comply with the condition of
registration; or
(d) to meet the registration criteria.
55 What happens if a registered community
20 health centre fails to comply with the
Secretary's direction?
If the Secretary is of the opinion that a
registered community health centre has
failed to comply with the Secretary's
25 direction under section 54, the Secretary
may--
(a) stop payments made under any
agreement for public funding of
provision of a community health
30 service until the centre complies with
the agreement;
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(b) revoke the registration of the
community health centre in accordance
with section 56.
56 Secretary may revoke registration
5 (1) The Secretary must not revoke the
registration of a registered community health
centre under section 55(b) unless the
Secretary--
(a) has given notice in writing to the centre
10 in accordance with subsection (2); and
(b) has considered any submission made by
the centre as to why its registration
should not be revoked.
(2) The notice under subsection (1) must specify
15 that--
(a) the Secretary intends to revoke the
registered community health centre's
registration and include the reasons for
doing so; and
20 (b) the registered community health centre
may make a submission in writing to
the Secretary within 14 days after the
notice is given.
(3) If the Secretary decides to revoke the
25 registered community health centre's
registration after considering any submission
made by the centre, the Secretary must give
the centre a second written notice stating that
the registration is revoked on the date
30 specified in the second written notice.
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57 Displacement of other laws--appointment
of administrator
This section and section 57A are declared to
be Corporations legislation displacement
5 provisions for the purposes of section 5G of
the Corporations Act in relation to the
provisions of Chapter 5 of that Act.
Note
Section 5G of the Corporations Act provides that if a
10 State law declares a provision of a State law to be a
Corporations legislation displacement provision for
the purposes of that section, any provision of the
Corporations legislation with which the State
provision would otherwise be inconsistent does not
15 operate to the extent necessary to avoid the
inconsistency.
57A Appointment of administrator
(1) This section applies if the Minister is of the
opinion that a registered community health
20 centre--
(a) is inefficiently or incompetently
managed; or
(b) has breached a term or condition of any
agreement for public funding of the
25 provision of a community health
service by the centre; or
(c) has failed to meet a performance
standard; or
(d) has failed to comply with a condition of
30 registration; or
(e) has failed to continue to meet the
registration criteria; or
(f) has failed to comply with a direction
given by the Secretary under
35 section 54.
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(2) The Governor in Council may, on the
recommendation of the Minister, by Order
published in the Government Gazette,
appoint a person as administrator of a
5 company that is the registered community
health centre in relation to its provision of at
least one community health service.
(3) The Minister must not make a
recommendation under subsection (2) unless
10 the Minister has given reasonable notice in
the circumstances to the registered
community health centre specifying in
writing--
(a) the ground on which the Minister
15 intends to make a recommendation to
appoint an administrator; and
(b) that the registered community health
centre may apply in accordance with
section 57C for review of the Minister's
20 decision to make a recommendation to
appoint an administrator.
(4) An administrator appointed under this
section is deemed to be the board of directors
of the registered community health centre to
25 the extent that the Minister considers it
necessary for the purpose of the centre
providing at least one community health
service.
(5) On the day on which an administrator is
30 appointed under this section in respect of the
registered community health centre for the
purpose of the centre providing at least one
community health service, the members of
the board of directors cease to constitute the
35 board of directors to the extent that the
administrator is deemed to be the board of
directors.
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(6) If an administrator is appointed in respect of
part of the business of the company that is
the registered community health centre, the
administrator and the board of directors must
5 ensure that there is in place a process for
consultation and decision-making to enable
the continuity of operation of the whole of
the business of the company that is so
registered.
10 (7) If an administrator appointed under this
section recommends that an agreement for
public funding of the registered community
health centre (if any) should be terminated,
the Secretary may terminate that agreement
15 with immediate effect.
(8) The salary of the administrator and any
expenses of the administrator necessarily
incurred in an administration under this
section are to be paid by the Secretary.
20 (9) The Governor in Council may, on the
recommendation of the Minister, by Order
published in the Government Gazette, extend
the appointment of an administrator
appointed under this section for a further
25 period as is specified in the Order.
(10) The Governor in Council may, by Order
published in the Government Gazette,
declare that on the day specified in the
Order--
30 (a) the board of directors is reinstated as
the board of directors of the registered
community health centre, or if its
members ceased to hold office, is to be
re-established; and
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(b) the administrator ceases to be the
administrator appointed under this
section.
57B Cancellation of registration of community
5 health centre
(1) A registered community health centre may
apply in writing to the Secretary for the
cancellation of its registration.
(2) If an application is made under
10 subsection (1), the Secretary must cancel the
registration of the registered community
health centre.
57C Application for review by VCAT
(1) An applicant may apply to VCAT for a
15 review of a decision by the Secretary to
refuse an application for registration under
section 50.
(2) A registered community health centre may
apply to VCAT for a review of a decision
20 by--
(a) the Secretary to revoke registration
under section 55(b); or
(b) the Minister to recommend the
appointment of an administrator under
25 section 57A.
(3) An application for review must be made
within 28 days after the later of--
(a) the day on which the decision is made;
or
30 (b) if, under the Victorian Civil and
Administrative Tribunal Act 1998,
the registered community health centre
requests a statement of reasons for the
decision, the day on which the
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statement of reasons is given to the
centre or the centre is informed under
section 46(5) of that Act that a
statement of reasons will not be given.
5 57D Register of registered community health
centres
(1) The Secretary must keep a register of
registered community health centres.
(2) The Secretary must include the following in
10 the register of registered community health
centres in respect of each centre--
(a) the name of the registered community
health centre; and
(b) the address of the registered community
15 health centre; and
(c) contact information for the registered
community health centre; and
(d) in relation to the company that is the
registered community health centre--
20 (i) the name by which the company is
incorporated and its Australian
Company Number; and
(ii) the date of the company's
incorporation; and
25 (iii) the address of the registered office
of the company; and
(iv) the name and address of each
member of the company's board of
directors; and
30 (v) the date on which each member of
the company's board of directors
was appointed; and
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(vi) a copy of the company's current
constitution; and
(vii) a copy of the company's current
objects or statement of purposes
5 and the date of which they were
approved by its board of directors.
(3) A registered community health centre must
notify the Secretary in writing within 28 days
if there is any change to the information
10 recorded in the register of registered
community health centres in respect of the
centre or the company that is the registered
community health centre.
(4) The Secretary must make available for
15 public inspection during normal office hours
the following information from the register
in relation to each registered community
health centre--
(a) the name of the registered community
20 health centre; and
(b) the address of the registered community
health centre; and
(c) contact information for the registered
community health centre.".
25 9 Voluntary amalgamations
(1) After section 64A(1) of the Health Services Act
1988 insert--
"(1A) The board of directors of a registered
community health centre and the governing
30 body of a registered funded agency
(including a denominational hospital) may
agree to amalgamate under this Division
only if--
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(a) the board and the governing body are
authorised to do so by any Acts or other
documents creating them and the
amalgamation is made in accordance
5 with those Acts or other documents;
and
(b) apart from this Division, there is no law
of the Commonwealth or the State
under which they could amalgamate.".
10 (2) In section 64A(2) of the Health Services
Act 1988, after "agencies" insert ", or the
registered community health centre and the
agency,".
10 Annual meetings
15 In section 115H(1) of the Health Services Act
1988, for "October (or, if the Secretary in writing
approves a later date, on or before that later date)"
substitute "December".
11 Confidentiality
20 (1) In section 141(1) of the Health Services Act
1988, in paragraph (e) of the definition of relevant
health service, for "a community" substitute
"a registered community".
(2) In section 141(5)(a)(iii) of the Health Services
25 Act 1988, for "a community" substitute "a
registered community".
12 Regulations
Sections 158(1)(oa), 158(2B) and 158(2C) of the
Health Services Act 1988 are repealed.
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13 New section 178B inserted
After section 178A of the Health Services Act
1988 insert--
"178B Transitional provisions--registered
5 community health centres
(1) A former body is deemed to be a registered
community health centre for a period of
90 days on and from the commencement of
section 8 of the Health Services
10 Amendment Act 2008.
(2) Despite the substitution of Division 6 of
Part 3 by section 8 of the Health Services
Amendment Act 2008, any amount payable
immediately before the commencement of
15 that section by a former body as a result of or
in connection with the provision to the
former body of financial accommodation to
which section 30(2) applied, continues to be
guaranteed by the Government of Victoria
20 under section 30(3).
(3) In this section, former body means a body
that, immediately before the commencement
of section 8 of the Health Services
Amendment Act 2008, was a community
25 health centre as defined in section 3 (as in
force immediately before that
commencement).".
14 Division 3 of Part 9 repealed
Division 3 of Part 9 of the Health Services Act
30 1988 is repealed.
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PART 4--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
15 Ambulance Services Act 1986
In section 10(4)(g) of the Ambulance Services
Act 1986, after "hospitals and" insert "registered
5 community health centres,".
16 Duties Act 2000
(1) For section 45A(1)(b) of the Duties Act 2000
substitute--
"(b) a registered community health centre; or".
10 (2) In section 45A(3) of the Duties Act 2000--
(a) the definition of community health centre is
repealed;
(b) in the definition of public hospital, for
"1988." substitute "1988;";
15 (c) insert the following definition--
"registered community health centre means
a community health centre registered
under Division 6 of Part 3 of the
Health Services Act 1988.".
20 17 Health Professions Registration Act 2005
(1) In section 3(1) of the Health Professions
Registration Act 2005, in the definition of
pharmacy department--
(a) after "registered funded agency," insert
25 "registered community health centre,";
(b) after "staff of the agency" insert ", registered
community health centre".
(2) In section 102(1)(b) of the Health Professions
Registration Act 2005, after "agency," insert
30 "registered community health centre,".
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18 Land Tax Act 2005
(1) For section 74A(1)(b) of the Land Tax Act 2005
substitute--
"(b) a registered community health centre;".
5 (2) In section 74A(3) of the Land Tax Act 2005--
(a) the definition of community health centre is
repealed;
(b) in the definition of public hospital, for
"1988." substitute "1988;";
10 (c) insert the following definition--
"registered community health centre means
a community health centre registered
under Division 6 of Part 3 of the
Health Services Act 1988.".
15 19 Mental Health Act 1986
(1) In section 106(1) of the Mental Health Act 1986,
in paragraph (f) of the definition of psychiatric
service, for "community" substitute "registered
community".
20 (2) In section 120A(1) of the Mental Health Act
1986, in paragraph (g) of the definition of relevant
psychiatric service, for "community" substitute
"registered community".
20 Payroll Tax Act 2007
25 (1) For clause 17(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Payroll
Tax Act 2007 substitute--
"(b) a registered community health centre;".
(2) In clause 17(2) of Schedule 2 to the Payroll Tax
Act 2007--
30 (a) the definition of community health centre is
repealed;
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(b) in the definition of public hospital, for
"1988." substitute "1988;";
(c) insert the following definition--
"registered community health centre means
5 a community health centre registered
under Division 6 of Part 3 of the
Health Services Act 1988.".
21 Public Administration Act 2004
In section 5(1)(g) of the Public Administration
10 Act 2004, for "community" substitute "registered
community".
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Part 5--Repeal
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PART 5--REPEAL
22 Repeal of amending Act
This Act is repealed on 1 July 2010.
Note
5 The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of
the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984.
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Endnotes
ENDNOTES
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