Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Services Act 1988 - SECT 60

Suspension of admissions

60. Suspension of admissions



(1) If the Minister decides that the admission of patients or any class of
patients to a registered funded agency should be suspended, the Minister-

   (a)  may in writing direct the agency to suspend such admissions forthwith
        or on and after a specified date; and

   (b)  must consider any submissions, whether oral or in writing, made to the
        Minister by the agency within 7 days after the giving of the direction
        and may consider any other submissions and any matters the Minister
        considers appropriate; and

   (c)  must decide whether or not the suspension should be withdrawn or
        confirmed and, if confirmed, the period for which the suspension
        should operate; and

   (d)  must give notice of his or her decision to the agency.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a denominational hospital.