Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Services Act 1988 - SECT 33

Board of management

33. Board of management



(1) There shall be a board of management of each public hospital.

(2) The functions of the board of a public hospital are-

   (a)  to oversee and manage the hospital; and

   (b)  to ensure that the services provided by the hospital comply with the
        requirements of this Act and the objects of the hospital.

(2A) The board of a public hospital has such powers as are necessary to enable
it to carry out its functions, including the power to make, amend or revoke
by-laws.

(3) The board of a public hospital shall consist of-

   (a)  not less than 6 and not more than 12 natural persons-

   (i)  in the case of the first board of a public hospital added to
        Schedule 1 after the commencement of this section, nominated by the
        Minister; and

   (ii) in any other case, nominated by the Minister after consideration of a
        name or names submitted by the board; and

   (b)  if the hospital is associated with a university and is prescribed as a
        clinical school of that university, a natural person nominated by the
        Minister from a panel of three names submitted to the board by the
        council of the university.

(4) If the board does not submit a name or names for the purposes of
subsection (3)(a) within 60 days after receiving a request to do so from the
Minister, the Minister may nominate a natural person or natural persons for
the purposes of that subsection.

(5) For the purposes of subsection (3)(a)-

   (a)  before the board submits a name or names, the board must cause a
        notice to be published in a newspaper circulating generally in the
        area where the hospital is situated inviting nominations for
        membership of the board; and

   (b)  if more than one name is submitted, the board must list the names in
        order of its preference.

(6) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b), where the council of a university
submits names to the board of a hospital, the board must give those names to
the Minister, together with any recommendations.

(7) The members of a board shall be appointed by the Governor in Council.

(8) The number of registered medical practitioners appointed to a board must
not exceed one quarter of the number of members of the board (excluding the
members referred to in subsection (3)(b)).





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(10) In nominating a person or persons for appointment to a board, the
Minister must ensure that both men and women are adequately represented on the
board.

(11) The Public Administration Act 2004 (other than Part 3 of that Act)
applies to a member of a board in respect of the office of member.