Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Services Act 1988 - SECT 64A

Voluntary amalgamations

64A. Voluntary amalgamations



(1) The governing bodies of 2 or more registered funded agencies (including
denominational hospitals) may agree to amalgamate under this Division only if-

   (a)  the bodies and the agencies are authorised to do so by any Acts or
        other documents creating them and the amalgamation is made in
        accordance 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.

(1A) The board of directors of a registered community health centre and the
governing body of a registered funded agency (including a denominational
hospital) may agree to amalgamate under this Division only if-

   (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 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.

(2) The agencies, or the registered community health centre and the agency,
must submit the agreement to the Secretary.



(3) The Secretary, must not advise the Minister to approve an agreement under
subsection (4), unless the Secretary is satisfied that-

   (a)  the amalgamation will result in the provision of better health
        services throughout Victoria or in any part of Victoria; and

   (b)  the amalgamation is otherwise in the public interest.

(4) The Minister, on the Secretary's advice, may approve the agreement.