HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1988 - SECT 24 Rules of registered funded agency

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1988 - SECT 24

S. 24(1) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1).

    (1)     A registered funded agency must not—

        (a)     change its name; or

        (b)     change its objects or purposes; or

S. 24(1)(c) amended by No. 53/1990 s. 7(a).

        (c)     amend or alter its constitution; or

S. 24(1)(d) inserted by No. 53/1990 s. 7(b).

        (d)     make, amend or alter its by-laws—

without the approval in writing of the Secretary.

S. 24(2) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1).

    (2)     If the Secretary directs a registered funded agency to amend or alter its constitution, objects, purposes or by-laws or make by-laws with respect to—

        (a)     the management of the agency; or

        (b)     the provision of services by the agency; or

        (c)     the election of committees or office bearers of the agency; or

        (d)     except in the case of an agency to which Division 7 applies, the auditing of financial statements of the agency; or

        (e)     the disposition of any surplus assets on the dissolution of the agency; or

S. 24(2)(f) amended by No. 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 item 25.4).

        (f)     in the case of a public hospital, the procedures for appointing registered medical practitioners and defining their clinical responsibilities; or

S. 24(2)(fa) inserted by No. 52/2004 s. 10(1).

        (fa)     a matter consequent on the making of an Order under section 248; or

S. 24(2)(g) amended by No. 79/2008 s. 7.

        (g)     in the case of an agency registered under Division 2, the keeping of accounts and records, the qualifications of auditors and reporting to the Minister—

the agency must amend or alter its constitution, objects or purposes or by-laws or make by-laws accordingly.

S. 24(2A) inserted by No. 39/2000 s. 6, amended by No. 52/2004 s. 10(2).

    (2A)     If the Secretary directs a public health service to amend or alter its core objects, the public health service must amend or alter its core objects accordingly.

    (3)     A registered funded agency must not do or permit or suffer anything to be done that is inconsistent with its objects or is not otherwise authorised by or under this Act.

    (4)     Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a denominational hospital.