Health and Disability Services Amendment Act 1995

1: Short Title and commencement
1: This Act may be cited as the Health and Disability Services Amendment Act 1995, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Health and Disability Services Act 1993
2: Except as provided in subsection (3)
3: Section 6
2: Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the term appointed day section 1(2) section 6
3: Abolition of Public Health Commission
1: On the commencement of this section,—
a: The Public Health Commission is hereby dissolved; and
b: The directors of the Public Health Commission shall cease to hold office as directors of the Commission; and no such director shall be entitled to any compensation in respect of loss of office.
2: The principal Act is hereby consequentially amended in the manner set out in Schedule 1
3: The enactments specified in Schedule 2
4: Transitional provisions relating to abolition of Public Health Commission
1: Subject to subsection (2)
2: Subsection (1) Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993
3: Section 6 8 to 15 1 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 section 6 subsection (1) section 5
4: The vesting of any assets or liabilities of the Public Health Commission in the Crown by virtue of subsection (1)
a: Shall not, for the purposes of the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985
b: Shall not, for the purposes of the Stamp and Cheque Duties Act 1971
c: Shall not, for the purposes of the Estate and Gift Duties Act 1968
5: In this section and section 6 assets liabilities transfer transfer date transferee transferor section 2 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993
5: Transitional provisions relating to annual reports and financial statements
1: As soon as reasonably practicable after the appointed day, the Director-General of Health shall—
a: Arrange for a final report of the Public Health Commission to be sent to the Minister showing the Public Health Commission's operations for the financial period beginning with the 1st day of July 1995 and ending with the close of the day before the appointed day; and
b: Attach to the report a copy of the Public Health Commission's financial statements for that period, which financial statements shall—
i: Be prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 41 Public Finance Act 1989
ii: Be accompanied by an audit opinion prepared by the Audit Office in accordance with section 43
2: A copy of the report and financial statements shall be laid before the House of Representatives as soon as practicable after their receipt by the Minister.
6: Modification of application of Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993
1: This section applies to any person who—
a: On the date of the commencement of this section, is an employee of the Public Health Commission; or
b: Becomes an employee of the Public Health Commission at any time after that date.
2: Where, at any time after the commencement of this section, any person (being a person to whom this section applies) is or becomes, or is deemed to be or to have become, an employee of a transferor, whether by virtue of—
a: The vesting of any assets or liabilities of the Public Health Commission in the Crown by section 4(1)
b: The transfer, under section 4 5 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993
c: The transfer, under section 4 5 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 section 4(1) then, for the purposes of the application of section 13 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993
d: The reference in section 13(2)
e: The reference in section 13(6)
3: Where, at any time after the commencement of this section, any person (being a person to whom this section applies) is or becomes, or is deemed to be or to have become, an employee of a transferee by virtue of the vesting or transfer of any assets or liabilities, or former assets or liabilities, of the Public Health Commission in any of the ways described in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) section 15 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 section 15(1)
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10: Sections 10 to 12 repealed 30 June 1998 Health and Disability Services Amendment Act 1998
11: Sections 10 to 12 repealed 30 June 1998 Health and Disability Services Amendment Act 1998
12: Sections 10 to 12 repealed 30 June 1998 Health and Disability Services Amendment Act 1998
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