Victorian Consolidated Legislation

HEALTH SERVICES (CONCILIATION AND REVIEW) ACT 1987

No. 25 of 1987
Version incorporating amendments as at 12 December 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Objective

   PART 2-ADMINISTRATION

   5.      Health Services Commissioner
   6.      Suspension and vacation of office
   7.      Acting Health Services Commissioner
   7A.     Repealed
   7B.     Superannuation
   8.      Delegation
   9.      Functions of Commissioner
   10.     Powers of the Commissioner
   11.     Reports
   12.     Health Services Review Council
   13.     Procedure of Health Services Review Council
   14.     Functions of Health Services Review Council

   PART 3-COMPLAINTS

   15.     Who may complain
   16.     What may be included in a complaint
   17.     How to complain
   18.     Representation
   19.     Preliminary assessment of complaints
   19A.    Splitting of complaints
   20.     Conciliation
   21.     Investigation of complaints
   22.     Notices and procedures
   23.     Commissioner's duty to stop proceedings
   24.     Registration boards to give information

   PART 4-GENERAL

   25.     Commissioner's powers to compel attendance and call for evidence and documents
   26.     Restrictions on Commissioner's powers
   27.     Warrants
   28.     Offences
   29.     False statements
   30.     Person not to be penalized because of complaining to Commissioner
   31.     Protection for Commissioner, officers and parties to
           proceedings
   32.     Confidentiality
   33.     Prescribed provider must give certain information
   34.     Proceedings for offences
   35.     Regulations
   36.     Transitional provision-term of appointment of current
           Council members
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           SCHEDULE
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details