HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1988 - SECT 17AA Public hospital services principles

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1988 - SECT 17AA

    (1)     The principles contained in any agreement in force from time to time between the Commonwealth and Victoria with respect to the provision of public hospital services are established as guidelines for the delivery of public hospital services in Victoria.

    (2)     Nothing in this Part—

        (a)     gives rise to, or can be taken into account in, any civil cause of action; and

        (b)     without limiting paragraph (a), operates to create in any person legal rights not in existence before the commencement of section 6 of the Health Services (Further Amendment) Act 1998 .

S. 17AA(3) substituted by No. 39/2022 s. 833.

    (3)     In this Part, a reference to public hospital services includes a reference to services provided to public hospital patients by the following—

        (a)     privately-operated hospitals;

        (b)     Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Victoria;

        (c)     a declared operator under a service agreement with Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Victoria.

Part 3—Agencies

Division 1—Public funding

S. 17AB inserted by No. 68/1996 s. 23, substituted by No. 77/1997 s. 6, amended by Nos 79/2008 s. 6(2), 26/2014 s. 455(Sch. item 13.1), 39/2022 s. 834.