Western Australian Consolidated Acts

HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1927

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Terms used  
   3.      Application of Act  
   4.      Hospitals where mental illness is treated  

   PART II -- Administration  

   5.      Minister  
   5A.     Duties of the Minister  
   7.      Minister acting in place of board  
   7A.     General powers of the Minister  
   7B.     Establishment of agencies  
   7C.     Constitution and other attributes of agencies  
   7D.     Powers of Minister with respect to agencies  
   7E.     Staff of agencies  
   7F.     Funds of agencies  
   7G.     Borrowing by agencies  
   7H.     Guarantees  
   7I.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006  
   8.      Power to close a public hospital or to abolish the board  
   9.      Holding of inquiries  
   10.     Power to visit and inspect hospitals  
   11.     Obstruction  
   12.     Hospital reserves  
   12A.    Superannuation and other retirement benefits  

   PART III -- Local administration  

   15.     Hospital boards  
   16.     Re-organization of hospital boards  
   17.     Powers of boards over lands vested in them  
   17A.    Payments guaranteed by State  
   18.     Functions of hospital boards  
   19.     Board may appoint officers and servants  
   20.     Boards may appoint collectors of voluntary contributions  
   21.     Expenditure by boards of moneys under their control  
   22.     Boards may make by-laws in respect of institutions  
   23.     Medical funds  
   24.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006  
   25.     Local visiting and advisory committees  
   26.     Accounts  

   PART IIIA -- Private hospitals  

   26A.    Terms used  
   26B.    Licence to conduct a private hospital  
   26C.    Premises to be approved  
   26D.    Grant of a licence  
   26DA.   Endorsement of licence to allow admission etc. under Mental Health Act 1996  
   26E.    Duration of licence  
   26F.    Cancellation of licence  
   26FA.   Cancellation of endorsement  
   26G.    CEO may close private hospital  
   26H.    Reviews  
   26I.    Grants and subsidies  
   26J.    Guidelines  
   26K.    Offences  
   26L.    Failure to comply with conditions  
   26M.    Vicarious liability  
   26N.    Form of application and licence  
   26O.    Regulations  

   PART IIIB -- Private psychiatric hostels  

   26P.    Terms used  
   26Q.    Provisions of Part IIIA apply to private psychiatric hostels  

   PART IIIC -- Collection of information about health services  

   26R.    Purpose for collecting information  
   26S.    CEO may require certain information  
   26T.    No liability for notification etc. or disclosure  

   PART IV -- General  

   27.     Power of local governments to expend revenues on, and borrow money for, public hospitals  
   29.     Effect of closing of hospitals  
   31.     Qualifications of person for admission to public hospital  
   31A.    Liability for treatment of seamen  
   33.     Cost of relief to constitute a debt  
   34.     Medicare Principles and Commitments  
   34A.    Board may set apart hospitals for treatment of infectious diseases  
   35.     Receipts exempt from duty  
   35A.    Indemnity  
   35B.    Minister, board or agency not required to be registered  
   35C.    Bond for due performance of agreement  
   36.     General penalty  
   37.     Regulations and by-laws  
   38.     Review of Act  
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