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5 Functions of the Minister
5A Exercise of Minister’s functions through
Corporation, joint ventures or other associations
Division 2 6, 7(Repealed)Division 3 The Director-General
8 Functions of the Director-General
8A Exercise of Director-General’s functions through
Division 4 The Corporation
10 Acquisition of land by Corporation
11 Disposal of land by Corporation
12 Power to accept gifts etc
13 Contracts of Corporation
13A Corporation to manage accounts of health professional
Division 5 The Foundation
17 Functions of the Foundation
18 Power to accept gifts etc
19 New South Wales Health Foundation Fund
Division 6 Councils, committees and advisory
20 Appointment of advisory bodies
Division 6A Medical Services Committee
20B Establishment of Medical Services Committee
20C Functions of Medical Services Committee etc
Division 6B Quality assurance committees
20D Definitions
20E Approved quality assurance committees
20F Restrictions on Committees
20G Disclosure etc of information
20H Information not to be given in evidence
20I Findings of Committee not evidence of certain
20J Personal liability of members etc
20K Regulations relating to Committees
Division 6C Root cause analysis teams
20L Definitions
20M Appointment of RCA teams to deal with reportable
20N Restrictions on RCA teams
20O Responsibilities of RCA team in relation to reportable
20P Disclosure etc of information
20Q Information not to be given in evidence
20R Findings of RCA team not evidence of certain
20S Personal liability of members etc
20T Regulations relating to RCA teams
20U Review of Division
Division 7 Delegation
23 Specially privileged information
24 Proceedings for offences
27 Authentication of certain documents
29 Statute law revision (sec 6)
30 Repeal of Health Commission Act
1972 , and amendments
31 Abolition of Commission
32 Savings, transitional and other provisions
33 Transfer of health employees
Part 4 35(Repealed)Schedule 1 Repeals
Schedule 2A Health professional boards
Schedule 3 Transfer of health employees
Schedule 4 Medical Services Committee
An Act to establish a Department of Health and certain other
bodies; to vest certain functions in the Minister for Health and certain other
bodies and persons; to provide for the transfer of certain employees; to
repeal the Health Commission Act 1972; and for
other purposes.Part 1 Preliminary1 Name of ActThis Act may be cited as the Health Administration Act
1982.2 Commencement(1) Sections 1, 2, 33 and 34 and Schedule 3 shall commence on the date
notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.3 (Repealed)4 Definitions(1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter
otherwise indicates or requires:area health
service means an area health service constituted under the Health Services Act
1997.Corporation means the Health
Administration Corporation constituted by section 9.Department means the Department
Director-General of the Department.Foundation means the New South
Wales Health Foundation constituted by section 16.health
service means any medical, hospital, ambulance, paramedical,
community health or environmental health service or any other service
(including any service of a prescribed class or description) relating to the
maintenance or improvement of the health, or the restoration to health, of
persons or the prevention of disease in or injury to persons.regulations means regulations
under this Act.(1A) The expression “NSW Health” may be used to describe
the Corporation, the Department and any other body and organisation under the
control and direction of the Minister.(2) A reference in this Act to an ambulance service is a reference to
a service relating to the work of rendering first aid to, and the transport
of, sick and injured persons.(3) A reference in this Act to:(a) a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty,
(b) the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty,
Part 2 AdministrationDivision 1 The Minister5 Functions of the Minister(1) The Minister may formulate general policies, in accordance with
which the functions of the Minister, Department, Director-General, Corporation
and Foundation are to be exercised, for the purpose of promoting, protecting,
developing, maintaining and improving the health and well-being of the people
of New South Wales to the maximum extent possible having regard to the needs
of and financial and other resources available to the
State.(2) The Minister may:(a) provide, conduct, operate and maintain and, where necessary,
improve and extend any health service or any ancillary or incidental service
and arrange for the construction of any buildings or works necessary for or in
connection with any such service,
(b) enter into any agreement or arrangement for any other person to
provide, conduct, operate and maintain any health service,
(c) do such supplemental, incidental or consequential acts as may be
necessary or expedient for the exercise of the functions under the foregoing
(3) Nothing in this section takes away or affects any function that
the Minister has apart from this section.5A Exercise of Minister’s functions through
Corporation, joint ventures or other associations(1) A function of the Minister may, if the Minister so determines, be
exercised:(a) by the Corporation, or
(b) by the Minister (or by the Corporation) in a partnership, joint
venture or other association with other persons or
(2) A function of the Minister that is exercisable in relation to
anything belonging to, or controlled by, the Minister is also exercisable in
relation to anything belonging to, or controlled by, the
Corporation.(3) Nothing in this section prevents the Minister from exercising a
function in his or her capacity as the Minister and entering into contracts or
doing other things on behalf of the Crown.Division 2 6, 7(Repealed)Division 3 The Director-General8 Functions of the Director-General(1) The Director-General shall have and may exercise such functions as
are conferred or imposed on the Director-General by or under this or any other
Act.(2) The Director-General shall have and may exercise the following
functions:(a) to initiate, promote, commission and undertake surveys and
investigations into:(i) the health needs of the people of New South
(ii) the resources of the State available to meet those needs,
(iii) the methods by which those needs should be
(b) to inquire into the nature, extent and standards of the health
services, facilities and personnel required to meet the health needs of the
people of New South Wales and to determine the cost of meeting those
(c) to plan the provision of comprehensive, balanced and co-ordinated
health services throughout New South Wales,
(d) to formulate the programs and methods by which the health needs of
the people of New South Wales may be met,
(e) to undertake, promote and encourage research in relation to any
(f) to facilitate the provision of health services by any council
(within the meaning of the Local Government
Act 1993) or by any other body or person,
(g) to facilitate the provision by any Government Department,
statutory authority, other body or person of social welfare services necessary
or desirable to complement any health service,
(h) to promote and facilitate the provision of the professional,
technical or other education or training of any persons employed or to be
employed in the provision of any health service,
(i) to promote and facilitate a system of health care for the people
of New South Wales provided by private bodies, institutions, associations and
persons, as well as by the State and public bodies,
(j) to do such supplemental, incidental or consequential acts as may
be necessary or expedient for the exercise of the Director-General’s
functions under the foregoing provisions of this
(3) The Director-General is, in the exercise of functions conferred or
imposed on the Director-General by or under any Act administered by the
Minister for Health, subject to the control and direction of the Minister,
except in relation to the contents of a recommendation or report made by the
Director-General to the Minister.8A Exercise of Director-General’s functions through
Corporation, joint ventures or other associations(1) A function of the Director-General may, if the Director-General so
determines, be exercised:(a) by the Corporation, or
(b) by the Director-General (or by the Corporation) in a partnership,
joint venture or other association with other persons or
(2) A function of the Director-General that is exercisable in relation
to anything belonging to, or controlled by, the Director-General is also
exercisable in relation to anything belonging to, or controlled by, the
Corporation.(3) Nothing in this section prevents the Director-General from
exercising a function in his or her capacity as the Director-General and
entering into contracts or doing other things on behalf of the
Crown.Division 4 The Corporation9 Corporation(1) The Director-General is, for the purpose of exercising the
functions expressed to be conferred or imposed on the Corporation by or under
this or any other Act, hereby incorporated as a corporation sole with the
corporate name “Health Administration
Corporation”.(2) The Corporation:(a) has perpetual succession,
(c) may take proceedings, and be proceeded against in its corporate
(d) subject to this Act, may, for the purposes for which it is
constituted, purchase, exchange, take on lease, hold, dispose of and otherwise
deal with property,
(e) may do and suffer all other things that a body corporate may, by
law, do and suffer and that are necessary for or incidental to the purposes
for which the Corporation is constituted, and
(f) is, for the purpose of any Act, a statutory body representing the
(2A) However, the Corporation cannot employ any staff.Note. Staff may be employed under Part 1 of Chapter 9 of the Health Services Act 1997 in the NSW
Health Service to enable the Corporation to exercise its functions under this
or any other Act.(3) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to:(a) the custody and use of the seal of the Corporation,
(b) the keeping of records concerning the acts, decisions and
proceedings of the Corporation.
(4) All courts and persons acting judicially:(a) shall take judicial notice of the seal of the Corporation that has
(5) The Corporation is subject to the control and direction of the
Minister.10 Acquisition of land by Corporation(1) The Corporation, with the approval of the Minister and subject to
such terms and conditions as the Minister may attach to the approval, may, for
the purpose of the exercise by the Minister, Department, Director-General,
Corporation or Foundation of their functions, acquire land (including an
interest in land) by agreement or by compulsory process in accordance with the
Act 1991.(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Corporation
may acquire in any manner authorised by subsection (1):(a) any land of which that proposed to be acquired under this section
forms part, and
(b) any land adjoining or in the vicinity of any land proposed to be
work, taken to be the Constructing Authority.(4) Sections 34, 35, 36 and 37 of the Public Works Act 1912 do not apply
in respect of works constructed under this Act.(5) (Repealed)(6) Nothing in this section affects any operation that the Public Works Act 1912 would have if
this section had not been enacted and the Corporation had not been
constituted.11 Disposal of land by CorporationThe Corporation may, with the approval of the Minister and subject
to such terms and conditions as the Minister may attach to the approval, sell,
lease, exchange or otherwise deal with or dispose of land that has been
acquired by the Corporation under this or any other Act, or any part thereof,
and may, with the like approval and subject to the like terms and conditions,
grant easements or rights-of-way over any such land so acquired or any part
thereof.12 Power to accept gifts etc(1) The Corporation may acquire, for any purpose connected
with:(a) the provision of any health service, or
(b) any of the functions of the Minister, Department, Director-General
or Corporation,
any property by gift, devise or bequest and may agree to and carry out
the conditions of any such gift, devise or bequest.(2) The rule of law against remoteness of vesting shall not apply to
agreed.13 Contracts of Corporation(1) The Corporation may make and enter into contracts or agreements
with any person for the performance of services, or for the supply of goods,
plant, machinery or material with respect to the exercise by the Minister,
Department, Director-General, Corporation or Foundation of their functions
under this or any other Act.(2) Any such contract or agreement shall be deemed, for the purposes
of the Constitution Act
1902, to be a contract or agreement for or on account of the
Public Service of New South Wales.(3) The Corporation may, on such terms and conditions as may be agreed
upon, sell or let out on hire any goods, plant, machinery or material acquired
by it under this or any other Act.13A Corporation to manage accounts of health professional
boards(1) The Corporation is to establish in the Special Deposits Account in
the Treasury a separate account in respect of each of the health professional
boards referred to in Schedule 2A.(2) There is to be paid into each such account:(a) the money transmitted to the Corporation in accordance with the
Act establishing the board in respect of which the account is kept,
(b) any other money which may lawfully be paid into the
(3) The Corporation may pay out of such an account:(a) amounts required to meet the costs incurred in the administration
or execution of the Act establishing the board in respect of which the account
is kept and the regulations made under that Act, and
(b) amounts necessary to meet any costs associated with the employment
of NSW Health Service staff to enable the Corporation to exercise its
functions in respect of that board.
(3A) For the purposes of section 4E (2) of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act
2002, the Corporation is taken to be the statutory corporation
in respect of which staff are employed under Chapter 1A of that Act to enable
a health professional board to exercise its functions. Accordingly, the
Corporation is authorised to pay out of an account under this section any
employment-related costs that the Corporation is directed to pay under section
4E (2) of that Act.(4) The Corporation may invest money in such an account:(a) in the manner authorised by the Public Authorities (Financial Arrangements) Act
(b) if that Act does not confer power on the Corporation to invest the
money, in any other manner approved by the
(5) The interest or profits accruing from any such investment are to
be paid into the relevant account.14, 15 (Repealed)Division 5 The Foundation16 Foundation(1) There is hereby constituted a Corporation with the corporate name
“New South Wales Health Foundation”.(2) The affairs of the Foundation shall be managed by the
Minister.(3) Any act, matter or thing done in the name of, or on behalf of, the
Foundation by the Minister, or with the authority of the Minister, shall be
deemed to have been done by the Foundation.(4) The Foundation:(a) has perpetual succession,
for which the Foundation is constituted, and
(f) is, for the purposes of any Act, a statutory body representing the
(5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to:(a) the custody and use of the seal of the Foundation,
proceedings of the Foundation.
(6) All courts and persons acting judicially:(a) shall take judicial notice of the seal of the Foundation that has
been fixed to any instrument or document, and
17 Functions of the Foundation(1) The Foundation shall have and may exercise the functions conferred
or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act.(2) The Foundation may provide funds and make grants, and provide
other support, for any purpose connected with:(a) the provision of any health service, or
(3) The Foundation may, subject to such terms and conditions as it
thinks appropriate, give or make available real or personal property (with or
without consideration) to or for any person, body or organisation who or which
provides any health service.(4) The Foundation may promote and facilitate the raising of funds by
means of public appeal or otherwise by any body, institution, association or
person for the purposes of subsection (2) or (3).18 Power to accept gifts etc(1) The Foundation may acquire, for the purposes for which it is
constituted, any property by gift, devise or bequest and may agree to and
carry out the conditions of any such gift, devise or
bequest.(2) The rule of law against remoteness of vesting shall not apply to
any such condition to which the Foundation has
agreed.(3) The Foundation may act as trustee of money or other property
vested in the Foundation upon trust.(4) The Corporation may, with the approval of the Minister, declare,
by instrument published in the Gazette, any specified property (including
money) acquired by the Corporation under section 12 to be property to which
this subsection applies, and the property thereupon becomes vested in the
Foundation, and any relevant condition to which the Corporation has agreed
shall be deemed to be a condition to which the Foundation has
agreed.19 New South Wales Health Foundation Fund(1) There shall be established and kept in the Treasury an account in
the Special Deposits Account to be called the “New South Wales Health
Foundation Fund” (referred to in this section as the
Fund).(2) The Fund shall consist of any money received from any source by
the Foundation.(3) There may be paid out of the Fund:(a) all charges, costs and expenses incurred by or with the authority
of the Minister in the administration of the Foundation,
(b) all funds and grants provided, and other payments made, by the
Foundation in the exercise of its functions.
(4) Any money acquired by the Foundation shall, for the purposes of
the Audit Act 1902, be deemed to be public
moneys.Division 6 Councils, committees and advisory
bodies20 Appointment of advisory bodies(1)–(3) (Repealed)(4) The Minister may appoint such councils, committees and advisory
bodies as the Minister may consider appropriate.(5) A council, committee or advisory body appointed under this section
shall have such functions as the Minister may from time to time
direct.(6) A council, committee or advisory body appointed under this section
shall consist of a person appointed as Chairperson by the Minister and such
other persons appointed by the Minister as the Minister thinks
fit.(7) The Chairperson and other members so appointed shall hold office
for such term as the Minister may specify in respect of each of them in the
instruments of their appointment and any such appointment may be terminated by
the Minister at any time.(8) The Chairperson and any other member of a council, committee or
advisory body appointed under this section shall each be entitled to be paid
such fees and allowances (if any) as may be from time to time determined in
respect of the Chairperson or member by the
Minister.(9) The office of a member of a council, committee or advisory body
appointed under this section shall, for the purposes of any Act, be deemed not
to be an office or place of profit under the Crown.Division 6A Medical Services Committee20A DefinitionsIn this Division:Committee means the Medical
Services Committee established under section 20B.legislation means
legislation of New South Wales, and includes regulations or by-laws made under
any Act.patient
means a patient or prospective patient of a medical practitioner or of a
hospital.subcommittee means a
subcommittee of the Committee.20B Establishment of Medical Services Committee(1) There is hereby established a committee, to be called the
“Medical Services Committee”.(2) The Committee shall consist of 10 medical practitioners,
being:(a) a Chairperson appointed as such by the Minister on the nomination
of the Committee, and
(b) 9 other members appointed by the Minister, of whom:(i) 4 shall be appointed on the nomination of the Council of the
Australian Medical Association (NSW) Limited, one of whom shall be a general
practitioner and one of whom shall be a salaried medical
(ii) 2 shall be appointed on the nomination of the New South Wales
State Committee of the Australian Association of Surgeons, one of whom shall
be a salaried specialist,
(iii) 1 shall be appointed on the nomination of the New South Wales
State Committee of the Australian Society of Orthopaedic
(iv) 1 shall be appointed on the nomination of the New South Wales
Section of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists or the appropriate
executive body of that Section, and
(v) 1 shall be appointed on the nomination of the Internal Medicine
Society of Australia & New Zealand
(3) The Committee may, after consultation with the Minister, appoint
subcommittees of the Committee for the purpose of advising, consulting with
and assisting the Committee, and persons may be appointed as members of such a
subcommittee whether or not they are members of the
Committee.(4) The members of a subcommittee shall hold office for such term as
the Committee may specify in respect of each of them in the instruments of
their appointment and any such appointment may be terminated by the Committee
at any time.(5) The office of a member of the Committee or of a subcommittee
shall, for the purposes of any Act, be deemed not to be an office or place of
profit under the Crown.(6) Schedule 4 has effect with respect to the
Committee.20C Functions of Medical Services Committee etc(1) The functions of the Committee are to advise and consult with the
Minister and officers of the Department as to:(a) matters affecting the practice of medicine in New South Wales
(other than matters arising under State industrial instruments and other
industrial matters within the meaning of the Industrial Relations Act 1996),
(b) in particular:(i) existing and proposed legislation, including proposed amendments
to existing legislation, affecting or likely to affect patients or medical
practitioners or both, in their respective capacities as such,
(ii) existing and proposed administrative arrangements, including
proposed changes to existing administrative arrangements, affecting or likely
to affect patients or medical practitioners or both, in their respective
(2) The Committee shall have such other functions as the Minister may
from time to time determine or as are conferred on it by or under this or any
other Act.(3) A notice may be served on the Committee in any of the following
ways:(a) by instrument in writing served on the Chairperson of the
(b) in such manner as the Committee from time to time determines and
communicates to the Minister,
(c) in such manner as may be prescribed.
Division 6B Quality assurance committees20D DefinitionsIn this Division:Committee means a committee
declared to be an approved quality assurance committee under section
20E.prescribed
establishment means:(a) any public hospital or public health organisation within the
(c) an establishment, college, association or other body (other than
an industrial or trade union) prescribed by the
means a health service, and includes any administrative or other service
related to a health service.20E Approved quality assurance committees(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare that
a specified committee established by a prescribed establishment is an approved
quality assurance committee for the purposes of this
Division.(2) The Minister is not to make such a declaration unless the Minister
is satisfied that:(a) the committee is established by or within a prescribed
establishment in accordance with the rules or official procedures of the
(b) its functions are to assess and evaluate services provided by one
or more prescribed establishments (whether or not provided by the
establishment which established the committee), to report and make
recommendations concerning those services and to monitor the implementation of
its recommendations, and
(c) the committee comprises individuals with training and experience
appropriate to the services to be assessed and evaluated by the committee,
(d) the exercise of those functions would be facilitated by the
provision of immunities and protections afforded by this Division,
(e) it is in the public interest to restrict the disclosure of
information compiled by the committee in the course of the exercise of those
20F Restrictions on Committees(1) A Committee does not have authority to conduct an investigation
relating to the competence of an individual in providing
services.(2) A report furnished or information made available by a Committee
must not disclose the identity of an individual who is a provider or recipient
of services unless the individual has consented in writing to that
disclosure.(3) A Committee is to have regard to the rules of natural justice in
so far as they are relevant to the functions of a
Committee.20G Disclosure etc of informationA person who is or was a member of a Committee must not make a
record of, or divulge or communicate to any person, any information acquired
by the person as such a member, except:(a) for the purpose of exercising the functions of a member,
(b) in accordance with the provisions of the regulations as to the
furnishing of reports to the Minister or to a prescribed establishment or the
making available of information to the public.
units.20H Information not to be given in evidence(1) A person who is or was a member of a Committee is neither
competent nor compellable:(a) to produce before any court, tribunal, board or person any
document in his or her possession or under his or her control that was created
by, at the request of or solely for the purpose of the Committee,
(b) to divulge or communicate to any court, tribunal, board or person
any matter or thing that came to the person’s notice as such a
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a requirement made in proceedings
in respect of any act or omission by a Committee or by a member of a Committee
as a member.20I Findings of Committee not evidence of certain
mattersA finding or recommendation by a Committee as to the need for
changes or improvements in relation to a procedure or practice is not
admissible as evidence in any proceedings that the procedure or practice is or
was careless or inadequate.20J Personal liability of members etc(1) Anything done by a Committee, a member of a Committee or any
person acting under the direction of a Committee, in good faith for the
purposes of the exercise of the Committee’s functions, does not subject
such a member or person personally to any action, liability, claim or
demand.(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a member of a Committee has
qualified privilege in proceedings for defamation in respect of:(a) any statement made orally or in writing in the exercise of the
functions of a member, or
(b) the contents of any report or other information published by the
(3) The members of a Committee are, and are entitled to be,
indemnified by the prescribed establishment that established the Committee in
respect of any costs incurred in defending proceedings in respect of a
liability against which they are protected by this
section.20K Regulations relating to CommitteesThe regulations may make provision for or with respect to:(a) the procedure of Committees and the manner in which they are to
exercise their functions, and
(b) permitting or requiring Committees to make specified information
available to the public, and
(c) permitting or requiring Committees to furnish reports concerning
their activities to the Minister and to prescribed
Division 6C Root cause analysis teams20L DefinitionsIn this Division:RCA team
means a root cause analysis team appointed under section 20M.relevant
health services organisation means:(a) an area health service, or
(b) a statutory health corporation prescribed by the regulations,
(c) an affiliated health organisation prescribed by the regulations,
(d) in the case of an incident involving the provision of ambulance
services under Chapter 5A of the Health
Services Act 1997 or the provision of health support services
under Part 1A of Chapter 10 of that Act—the
means an incident relating to the provision of health services by a relevant
health services organisation, being an incident of a type prescribed by the
regulations or set out in a document adopted by the
regulations.service
related to a health service.20M Appointment of RCA teams to deal with reportable
incidents(1) When a reportable incident involving a relevant health services
organisation is reported to the chief executive officer of the organisation,
the organisation is to appoint a root cause analysis team in relation to the
reportable incident.(2) The relevant health services organisation is, subject to the
regulations, to appoint such members of the RCA team as the organisation
considers appropriate to undertake the functions of the RCA team in relation
to the reportable incident.(3) The relevant health services organisation is to cause a written
record to be kept of the persons appointed under this section as members of
the RCA team in relation to a particular reportable
incident.20N Restrictions on RCA teams(1) A RCA team does not have authority to conduct an investigation
services.(2) A report furnished or information made available by a RCA team
must not disclose:(a) the name or address of an individual who is a provider or
recipient of services unless the individual has consented in writing to that
(b) as far as is practicable, any other material that identifies, or
may lead to the identification of, such an
(3) A RCA team is to have regard to the rules of natural justice in so
far as they are relevant to the functions of a RCA
team.20O Responsibilities of RCA team in relation to reportable
incident(1) A RCA team is to notify in writing the relevant health services
organisation by which it was appointed if the RCA team is of the opinion that
the reportable incident that it is considering raises matters that may involve
professional misconduct or unsatisfactory professional conduct by a person who
is a visiting practitioner or staff member or may indicate that such a person
is suffering from an impairment.(2) A RCA team may notify in writing the relevant health services
unsatisfactory professional performance by a person who is a visiting
practitioner or staff member, but not to the extent that would constitute
professional misconduct or unsatisfactory professional
conduct.(3) On completion of its consideration of a reportable incident, a RCA
team must prepare a report in writing that contains the following:(a) a description of the reportable incident,
(b) a causation statement, being a statement that indicates the
reasons why the RCA team considers the reportable incident concerned
(c) any recommendations by the RCA team as to the need for changes or
improvements in relation to a procedure or practice arising out of the
(4) In this section:staff
member, in relation to a relevant health services organisation,
means:(a) a member of the NSW Health Service who is employed under Part 1 of
Chapter 9 of the Health Services Act
1997 to enable the organisation to exercise its functions,
(b) in the case of an affiliated health organisation that is not a
declared affiliated health organisation under that Act—an employee of
20P Disclosure etc of informationA person who is or was a member of a RCA team must not make a
(b) for the purposes of any recommendation of a RCA team,
(c) for the purposes of any report prepared by a RCA team under
section 20O (3), or
units.20Q Information not to be given in evidence(1) A person who is or was a member of a RCA team and the relevant
health services organisation for which the RCA team was appointed are neither
document in his, her or its possession or under his, her or its control that
was created by, at the request of or solely for the purpose of the RCA team,
any matter or thing that came to the notice of a member of the RCA team as
such a member.
in respect of any act or omission by a RCA team or by a member of a RCA team
as a member.20R Findings of RCA team not evidence of certain
mattersA notification or report of a RCA team under section 20O is not
admissible as evidence in any proceedings that a procedure or practice is or
was careless or inadequate.20S Personal liability of members etc(1) Anything done by a RCA team, a member of a RCA team or any person
acting under the direction of a RCA team, in good faith for the purposes of
the exercise of the RCA team’s functions, does not subject such a member
or person personally to any action, liability, claim or
demand.(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a member of a RCA team has
RCA team.
(3) The members of a RCA team are, and are entitled to be, indemnified
by the relevant health services organisation for which the RCA team is
appointed in respect of any costs incurred in defending proceedings in respect
of a liability against which they are protected by this
section.20T Regulations relating to RCA teamsThe regulations may make provision for or with respect to the
following:(a) the constitution and membership of RCA teams,
(b) the functions of RCA teams,
(c) the procedure of RCA teams and the manner in which they are to
exercise their functions,
(d) permitting or requiring RCA teams to make specified information
(e) permitting or requiring RCA teams to furnish reports concerning
their activities to the Minister and to relevant health services
(f) enabling a RCA team to be appointed by a relevant health services
organisation in respect of a reportable incident at another relevant health
20U Review of Division(1) The Minister is to review this Division to determine whether the
policy objectives of the Division remain valid and whether the terms of the
Division remain appropriate for securing those
period of 3 years from the date of commencement of this
Division.(3) A report on the outcome of the review is to be tabled in each
years.Division 7 Delegation21 Delegation(1) The Minister, Director-General or Corporation may, by instrument
in writing, under seal (in the case of the Corporation), delegate such of
their functions (other than this power of delegation) conferred or imposed by
or under this or any other Act as are specified in the instrument to any
person, and may, by such an instrument, revoke wholly or in part any such
delegation.(2) A delegation under subsection (1) may be made to:(a) a specified person (whether a natural person or a corporation),
(b) a person for the time being holding a specified
(3) Except in so far as the instrument of delegation otherwise
provides, a person to whom a function has been delegated under subsection (1)
may:(a) in the case of a natural person—by writing under the
person’s hand, or
(b) in the case of a corporation—by writing under its
authorise another person to exercise the function so delegated, and may,
in like manner, revoke wholly or in part any such
authority.(4) An authority under subsection (3) may be given to:(a) a specified person, or
(5) Any act or thing done or suffered in the exercise of a function by
a person to whom the function has been delegated under subsection (1) or by a
person authorised by the delegate under subsection (3) to exercise the
function has the same force and effect as if it had been done or suffered by
the Minister, Director-General or Corporation, as the case may require, and
shall be deemed to have been done or suffered by the Minister,
Director-General or Corporation, as the case may
require.(6) A delegation under subsection (1) does not prevent the exercise of
a function by the Minister, Director-General or Corporation, as the case may
require.(7) The giving of an authority under subsection (3) does not prevent
the exercise of a function by the person by whom the authority was
given.(8) A document purporting to be signed by a person as a delegate of
the Minister, Director-General or Corporation shall be deemed, unless the
contrary is established, to have been signed by such a delegate and to have
been so signed pursuant to the exercise of a function duly delegated to the
person under subsection (1).(9) A document purporting to be signed by a person authorised by a
delegate of the Minister, Director-General or Corporation to sign the document
shall be deemed, unless the contrary is established, to have been signed by a
person so authorised and to have been so signed pursuant to the exercise of a
function that the person is duly authorised by such a delegate to
exercise.(10) A delegation or authority under this section may be made or given
subject to such conditions or such limitations as to the exercise of any of
the functions delegated, or as to time or circumstances, as may be specified
in the instrument of delegation or authority.(11) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in
derogation of any other provision which authorises or provides for the
authorisation of a person to exercise any function of the Minister,
Director-General or Corporation.(12) This section does not authorise the delegation of any of the
Part 3 Miscellaneous22 Disclosure of informationIf a person discloses any information obtained in connection with
the administration or execution of this Act or any other Act conferring or
imposing responsibilities or functions on the Minister, Department,
Director-General, Corporation or Foundation and the disclosure is not
any such other Act,
or any such other Act or of any report of any such
that person is guilty of an offence against this Act and, on conviction
by a court of summary jurisdiction, liable to a penalty not exceeding 10
penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6
months.23 Specially privileged information(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, authorise any
specified person or body, including a council, committee or advisory body
appointed under section 20 (1) or (4), to conduct research or conduct
investigations into morbidity or mortality occurring within New South
Wales.(2) An authorisation under this section may be of general application
or be limited by reference to specified factors or
exceptions.(3) If a person discloses any information obtained in connection with
the conduct of research or investigations in accordance with an authorisation
under this section (whether or not the authorisation is still in force at the
time of the disclosure) and the disclosure is not made:(a) with the consent of the person from whom the information was
(b) with the approval of the Minister,
months.(4) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (3), a person who has
obtained any information in connection with the conduct of research or
investigations in accordance with an authorisation under this section is
neither competent nor compellable in any proceedings to answer any question,
or to produce any documents, relating to any such information (whether or not
the authorisation is still in force at the time of the proceedings), except
with the approval of the Governor.(5) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (3), an order under section
14F (1) of the Coroners Act
1980, in relation to a person who died or may have died as
referred to in section 13 (1) (f) of that Act, does not require the production
of a document or writing containing information obtained in connection with
time the order is served), where the information was obtained from a person
who administered or was involved in the administration of the anaesthetic
concerned.(6) Without limiting the operation of this section, this section has
effect notwithstanding anything in the Coroners Act
1980.(7) An authorisation may be given under this section so as to operate
retrospectively, but not so as thereby to affect a disclosure already
made.24 Proceedings for offencesProceedings for an offence against this Act may be taken only
before a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate sitting
alone.25 Protection from liabilityNo matter or thing done in good faith for the purposes of
executing this Act or any other Act conferring or imposing functions on the
Minister, Department, Director-General, Corporation or Foundation shall
subject any person personally to any action, liability, claim or
demand.26 Service of documentsAny notice, summons, writ or other proceeding required to be
served on the Director-General, Corporation or Foundation may be served by
being left at an office of the Department, or, in the case of a notice, by
posting it addressed to the Director-General, Corporation or Foundation, as
the case may be, at an office of the Department.27 Authentication of certain documentsEvery summons, process, demand, order, notice, statement,
direction or document requiring authentication by the Corporation or
Foundation may be sufficiently authenticated without the seal of the
Corporation or Foundation if signed by a person authorised to do so by the
Corporation or Foundation.28 Annual report(1) As soon as practicable after 30 June, but not later than 31
December, in each year, the Director-General shall prepare and furnish to the
Minister a report of the work and activities of the Department, Corporation
and Foundation for the year ending on 30 June in that
year.(2) The Minister shall lay the report, or cause it to be laid, before
both Houses of Parliament as soon as practicable after the receipt by the
Minister of the report.(3) A report under subsection (1) may include any report required to
be made annually in respect of the Department, Corporation or Foundation under
any other Act.(4) In so far as a report under subsection (1) includes any matter
that relates to a period in respect of which a report is so required to be
made under any other Act, the provision of that other Act which requires the
report to be made in respect of that period has no
operation.29 Statute law revision (sec 6)(1) On a day to be appointed by the Governor for the purposes of this
section and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette, section 6 is
repealed.(2) A day shall not be appointed for the purposes of subsection (1)
that is earlier than a day on which the Department established by section 6 is
abolished, or its name is changed, under section 49 of the Constitution Act
1902.(3) The repeal of section 6 by subsection (1) does not itself affect
the existence of the Department established by section 6, but nothing in this
subsection affects the powers conferred by section 49 of the Constitution Act
1902.30 Repeal of Health Commission Act
1972, and amendmentsEach Act specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 is, to the extent
specified opposite that Act in Column 2 of that Schedule,
repealed.31 Abolition of CommissionThe Commission is abolished.32 Savings, transitional and other provisionsSchedule 2 has effect.33 Transfer of health employeesSchedule 3 has effect.34 RegulationsThe Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act,
out or giving effect to this Act.Part 4 35(Repealed)Schedule 1 Repeals(Section 30)
1Column 2Year and number of ActShort title of ActExtent of repeal1972 No 63Health Commission Act
1972The whole Act.1975 No 8Health Commission and Other Acts
(Amendment) Act 1975Section 3.1976 No 4Statutory and
Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975So much of Schedule 5 as amends Act No 63,
1972.1976 No 63Statute Law Revision Act
1976So much of Schedule 1 as amends Act No 63,
1972.1976 No 78Health Commission (Amendment) Act
1976The whole Act.1976 No 95Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act
1976So much of Schedule 5 as amends Act No 63,
1972.1977 No 19Notice of Action
and Other Privileges Abolition Act 1977So much of Schedule 1 as amends Act No 63,
1972.1977 No 131Health Commission (Amendment) Act
1977The whole Act.1978 No 54Meat Industry Act
1978So much of Schedule 1 as amends Act No 63,
1972.1978 No 110Health Commission (Amendment) Act
1978The whole Act.1979 No 208Dairy Industry Marketing Authority
Act 1979So much of Schedule 4 as amends Act No 63,
1972.1980 No 132Health Commission (Amendment) Act
1980The whole Act.1980 No 187Miscellaneous Acts (Retirement of
Statutory Officers) Amendment Act 1980So much of Schedule 1 as amends Act No 63,
1972.1981 No 83Miscellaneous Acts (Financial
Accommodation) Amendment Act 1981So much of Schedule 1 as amends Act No 63,
1972.Schedule 2 Savings, transitional and other
provisions(Section 32)Part 1 Provisions consequent on enactment of this
Act1 DefinitionsIn this Schedule:appointed
(2).cognate
Acts means this Act, the Public Service (Department of
Health) Amendment Act 1982, the Statutory and
Other Offices Remuneration (Department of Health) Amendment Act
1982 and the Miscellaneous Acts (Health
Administration) Amendment Act 1982.2 Members of Commission(1) A person holding office as a member of the Commission immediately
before the appointed day shall cease to hold office as such on the appointed
day.(2) A member of the Commission who ceases to hold office as such by
reason of the operation of subclause (1) is not entitled to be paid any
remuneration or compensation by reason of the member’s ceasing to hold
that office, but nothing in this subclause prevents the payment to that person
of such compensation (if any) as the Minister determines out of money provided
by Parliament.(3) A member of the Commission who was, immediately before the
member’s appointment as a member, an officer of the Public Service and
who ceases to hold office as such a member by reason of the operation of
subclause (1) is, if the member is under the age of 60 years, entitled to be
appointed to some position in the Public Service not lower in classification
and salary than that which the member held immediately before the
member’s appointment as a member.3 Servants of Commission(1) The persons who, immediately before the appointed day, were
servants of the Commission appointed or employed under section 14A of the
Health Commission Act 1972 shall, on that day,
become employees of the Corporation, and shall be deemed to have been
appointed and employed under section 14 of this
Act.(2) For the purposes of any law, any period of service with the
Commission by a person referred to in subclause (1) shall be deemed to be a
period of service with the Corporation.4 Other staff of Commission(1) The persons who, immediately before the appointed day, were
officers and temporary employees of the Administrative Office attached to the
Commission shall, on that day, become officers and temporary employees
(respectively) of the Department.(2) Expressions used in this clause shall, unless the contrary
intention appears, have the same meanings respectively as they have in the
1979.5 Property, rights and liabilities of Commission(1) On and from the appointed day:(a) all real and personal property and all right and interest therein
and all management and control thereof that, immediately before that day, was
vested in or belonged to the Commission shall vest in and belong to the
(b) all moneys and liquidated and unliquidated claims that,
immediately before that day, were payable to or recoverable by the Commission
shall be moneys and liquidated and unliquidated claims payable to or
recoverable by the Corporation,
(c) all proceedings commenced before that day by the Commission and
pending immediately before that day shall be deemed to be proceedings pending
on that day by the Corporation and all proceedings so commenced by any person
against the Commission and pending immediately before that day shall be deemed
to be proceedings pending on that day by that person against the
(d) all contracts, agreements, arrangements and undertakings entered
into with, and all securities lawfully given to or by, the Commission and in
force immediately before that day shall be deemed to be contracts, agreements,
arrangements and undertakings entered into with and securities given to or by
(e) the Corporation may, in addition to pursuing any other remedies or
exercising any other powers that may be available to it, pursue the same
remedies for the recovery of moneys and claims referred to in this subclause
and for the prosecution of actions and proceedings so referred to as the
Commission might have done but for the enactment of the cognate
(f) the Corporation may enforce and realise any security or charge
existing immediately before that day in favour of the Commission and may
exercise any powers thereby conferred on the Commission as if the security or
charge were a security or charge in favour of the
(g) all debts, moneys and claims, liquidated and unliquidated, that,
immediately before that day, were due or payable by, or recoverable against,
the Commission shall be debts due by, moneys payable by and claims recoverable
against, the Corporation, and
(h) all liquidated and unliquidated claims for which the Commission
would, but for the enactment of the cognate Acts, have been liable shall be
liquidated and unliquidated claims for which the Corporation shall be
(2) On and from the appointed day, in any other Act or in any
regulation, by-law or other statutory instrument or in any document, whether
of the same or of a different kind, a reference, or a reference required
immediately before the appointed day, to be read and construed as
reference:(a) to the Commission shall, subject to the regulations under clause
13, be read and construed as a reference to the Minister, Department,
Director-General, Corporation or Foundation, whichever is appropriate,
(b) to any officer of the Commission shall be read and construed as a
reference:(i) if there is an office in the staff establishment of the Department
that corresponds to the office held by that officer—to the person
holding that office in the establishment of the Department,
(ii) if there is no such corresponding office—to the person
holding such office in the staff establishment of the Department as may be
directed by the Director-General from time to time by order in
(3) Any act, matter or thing done or omitted to be done before the
appointed day by, to or in respect of the Commission or a member, officer or
servant of the Commission shall, to the extent that, but for the enactment of
the cognate Acts, that act, matter or thing would on or after that day have
had any force or effect or been in operation, be deemed to have been done by,
to or in respect of the Minister, Department, Director-General, Corporation or
Foundation or an officer of the Department or an employee of the Corporation,
whichever of them is, on or after that day, appropriate in relation to the
doing of or the omission to do that act, matter or
thing.(4) No attornment to the Corporation by a lessee from the Commission
shall be required.6 Disposal of certain land by CorporationFor the purposes of section 11, any land that was acquired by the
Commission and that becomes land of the Corporation by virtue of this Schedule
shall be deemed to have been acquired by the
Corporation.7 Property acquired by gift etcFor the purposes of section 18, any property that was held by the
Commission immediately before the appointed day by way of gift, devise or
bequest, whether pursuant to section 19A of the Health
Commission Act 1972 or otherwise, and that becomes property of
the Corporation by virtue of this Schedule shall be deemed to have been
acquired by the Corporation under section 12 of this Act, and any condition
subject to which it was so held by the Commission shall be deemed to be a
condition to which the Corporation has agreed.8 Amendments(1) The repeal of the Health Commission Act
1972 by this Act does not affect any amendments made by that
Act, and any such amendment continues to have force and effect as if this Act
had not been enacted.(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to the amendments made by the
Health Commission Act 1972 to the
Public Health (Amendment) Act
1944.9 Unexpended funds appropriated in connection with the
CommissionThe sums authorised by the Appropriation Act
1982 to be appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund and to be
issued and applied for or towards expenditure under the heading
“Minister for Health” in connection with the Commission shall be
deemed to the extent that, at the appointed day, they have not been so issued
or applied, to be sums authorised by that Act to be appropriated out of that
Fund and to be issued and applied for or towards expenditure in connection
with the Department, Director-General, Corporation and
Foundation.10 Other bodies(1) The continuity of any body, constituted by or under any Act is not
prejudiced or affected by any amendment made by the
Miscellaneous Acts (Health Administration) Amendment Act
1982.(2) A person who, immediately before the appointed day, held office as
a member of a body constituted by or under any Act and who so held that
office:(a) in the person’s capacity as, or by virtue of the
person’s being, a member, officer or employee of the
(b) by virtue of the person’s being nominated or appointed
thereto by the Commission, or
(c) by virtue of the person’s being appointed thereto on the
nomination of the Commission,
shall cease to hold office as such on the appointed day, and the
provisions of clause 2 (2) apply to and in relation to such a person in the
same way as they apply to and in relation to a person referred to in clause 2
(1).(3) Notwithstanding subclause (2), if the person holding office as the
member of the New South Wales Medical Board referred to in section 5 (3) (a)
of the Medical Practitioners Act 1938
immediately before the appointed day is not an officer of the Department on
the appointed day, the person shall be deemed:(a) to be, until 4 July 1983 (inclusive), an officer of the Department
for the purposes of section 5 (3) (a) of that Act, as amended by the
(b) to have been appointed to that office on the appointed day by
order under that paragraph.
(4) This clause has effect notwithstanding anything in clause 5
(3).11 Ambulance contribution schemeWithout affecting the generality of clause 5:(a) a contribution scheme conducted and operated under the
Ambulance Services Act 1976 immediately before
the appointed day shall be deemed to have been established under that Act as
amended by the Miscellaneous Acts (Health Administration)
Amendment Act 1982, and
(b) any resolution in force under the Ambulance Services
Act 1976 in relation to such a scheme immediately before the
appointed day shall be deemed to be a determination in force under section 7
of that Act as so amended.
12 (Repealed)13 Regulations(1) The Governor may make regulations containing other provisions of a
savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of:the cognate Acts (other than Schedule 3 to this
Act)Health Legislation Amendment Act
2009 (but only to the extent that it amends this
Act)(2) A provision made under subclause (1) may take effect as from the
appointed day or a later day.(3) To the extent to which a provision referred to in subclause (1)
expressly so provide, have effect notwithstanding the clauses of this Schedule
(clauses 2, 3 and 4 excepted).(5) A reference in any provision of this Act (this clause and clause 5
(2) (a) excepted) to regulations does not include a reference to regulations
made under this clause.Part 2 Provisions consequent on enactment of Health Legislation Amendment Act
200914 Terms of office(1) This clause applies to a person who, immediately before the
commencement of this clause, held office as a member of the Medical Services
Committee.(2) The person’s appointment to the office is taken to be for a
period of 4 years, starting from the date on which the person was appointed
under the instrument, as if the appointment had been made after the
commencement.(3) Despite clause 4 (2) of Schedule 4, if the person has held the
office for more than 3 consecutive terms the person may continue to hold the
office until the end of the period specified in subclause
(2).(4) Subclauses (2) and (3) do not prevent the member otherwise
vacating office under clause 8 of Schedule 4.Schedule 2A Health professional boards(Sections 13A, 14)* Chiropodists Registration Board established under the
Chiropodists Registration Act
* Chiropractors Registration Board established under the Chiropractors Act
* Dental Technicians Registration Board established under the
* Nurses and Midwives Board established under the Nurses and Midwives Act
* Optical Dispensers Licensing Board established under the Optical Dispensers Act
* Optometrists Registration Board established under the Optometrists Act
* Osteopaths Registration Board established under the Osteopaths Act
* Physiotherapists Registration Board established under the Physiotherapists Act
* Podiatrists Registration Board established under the Podiatrists Act
* Psychologists Registration Board established under the Psychologists Act
Schedule 3 Transfer of health employees(Section 33)1 Definitions(1) In this Schedule:appointed
(2).designated
person means any statutory health corporation or affiliated health
organisation within the meaning of the Health Services Act
1997.designated
position means a position transferred pursuant to clause
means:(a) the Commission,
(b) the Department,
(c) the Administrative Office attached to the Commission,
(d) the Corporation.
or under an Act.transfer
date, in relation to a designated position, means the date upon
which the transfer of the position pursuant to clause 2 takes
effect.transferred
employee means a person who, on the transfer date, was employed in a
designated position and who, in accordance with clause 3, becomes employed in
that position as an employee of the person to whom the position is
transferred.transition
period means:(a) in relation to a person who is a transferred employee during the
whole of the period of 3 years immediately following the transfer of the
designated position in which the person was employed on the transfer
date—that period of 3 years, or
(b) in relation to a person who ceases to be a transferred employee
during the period referred to in paragraph (a)—that part of the period
during which the person was a transferred employee.
(2) A reference (however expressed) in this Schedule to:(a) employment or service is a reference to employment or service
under:(i) the Public Service Act
(ii) section 14A of the Health Commission Act
1972, or
(iii) section 14 of this Act, and
(b) employment in an Instrumentality includes a reference to
employment by an Instrumentality.
(3) Where a person:(a) became a transferred employee pursuant to the transfer of a
designated position in which the person was employed on the transfer date,
(b) ceases to be an employee of the person by whom, by virtue of
clause 3, the person was employed,
the person shall, on ceasing to be an employee of the person by whom, by
virtue of clause 3, the person was employed, cease to be a transferred
employee.(4) Where, by this Schedule, any rights of a person are to be
determined as if the person had continued to be employed in the relevant
Instrumentality or are to be determined by reference to a person’s
service with the relevant Instrumentality, such a reference to the relevant
Instrumentality is:(a) where the transfer date is on or after the appointed day—a
reference to the Department, or the Corporation, as the case may require,
(b) where the transfer date is before the appointed day—a
reference to:(i) the Administrative Office attached to the Commission, or the
Commission, as the case may require, before the appointed day,
(ii) if the person continues to be employed by a designated employer on
or after the appointed day—the Department, or the Corporation,
respectively, on or after the appointed day.
(5) This Schedule shall be construed before the appointed day as if
section 4 had commenced on the date of assent to this
Act.(6) The Governor may, by proclamation published in the Gazette,
declare a person specified in the proclamation to be a designated person for
the purposes of this Schedule.2 Governor may transfer certain positions(1) The Governor, may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by order
published in the Gazette, transfer from an Instrumentality to a specified
person positions in or in the service of the
Instrumentality.(2) An order under subclause (1) in relation to the transfer of
positions in or in the service of an Instrumentality shall specify:(a) the person to whom the positions are
(b) the positions which are transferred, and
(c) the date on which the transfer takes
(3) A position specified in an order under subclause (1) may be
specified:(a) by reference to:(i) the functions or activities which a person employed in that
position performs, or
(ii) the location at which those functions or activities are
or both, or
(b) in any other manner.
(4) An order for the transfer of a position under subclause (1) has no
effect if published after 1 July 1997.3 Transferred staff(1) A person who, immediately before the transfer date in relation to
a designated position, was employed in an Instrumentality in the designated
position and who:(a) presents himself or herself for work, on the transfer date, in
that position, or
(b) has, in the opinion of the Minister, a reasonable excuse for not
presenting himself or herself for work, on the transfer date, in that position
but presents himself or herself for work in that position as soon as
practicable after that date,
shall, upon presenting himself or herself for work:(c) under paragraph (a), become, on the transfer date, an employee of
the person to whom the position is transferred, or
(d) under paragraph (b), be deemed to have become, on the transfer
date, an employee of the person to whom the position is
(2) A person who, immediately before the transfer date in relation to
a designated position, is employed in an Instrumentality in the designated
position ceases, on that date, to be employed under the Public
Service Act 1979 or otherwise in an
Instrumentality.(3) This clause has effect notwithstanding anything in Schedule
2.4 Salary and wages(1) A transferred employee shall, in respect of service with the
person by whom, by virtue of clause 3, the transferred employee is employed,
be paid salary or wages, and allowances, at a rate not less than that at which
the transferred employee would be paid salary or wages, and allowances, if the
designated position in which the transferred employee was employed on the
transfer date had not been transferred and the transferred employee had
continued to be employed in the relevant
Instrumentality.(2) Subclause (1) ceases to apply to or in respect of a transferred
employee on the expiration of the transition period if the rate of salary or
wages payable to the transferred employee on the transfer date exceeds the
maximum rate payable at that date under the relevant award for Grade 10,
Administrative and Clerical Division, of the Public
Service.(3) Subclause (1) does not apply to or in respect of a transferred
employee who has applied for, and been appointed to, another position in the
service of the person by whom, by virtue of clause 3, the transferred employee
is employed.5 Superannuation(1) Subject to subclause (2), where a transferred employee was,
immediately before the transfer of the designated position in which the
transferred employee was employed on the transfer date, a contributor to a
superannuation scheme, the transferred employee:(a) shall retain any rights accrued or accruing to the transferred
employee as such a contributor, and
(b) may continue to contribute to any superannuation scheme to which
the transferred employee was a contributor immediately before the transfer
as if the transferred employee had continued to be employed in the
relevant Instrumentality during the transferred employee’s service with
the person by whom, by virtue of clause 3, the transferred employee is
employed, and:(c) the transferred employee’s service in the employment of that
person shall be deemed to be service with the Instrumentality for the purposes
of any law under which those rights accrued or were accruing or under which
the transferred employee continues to contribute, and
(d) the transferred employee shall be deemed to be employed in the
Instrumentality for the purposes of any superannuation scheme to which, by the
operation of this subclause, the transferred employee is entitled to
(2) A person who, but for this subclause, would be entitled under
subclause (1) to contribute to a superannuation scheme shall not be so
entitled upon the person’s becoming a contributor to any other
superannuation scheme, and the provisions of subclause (1) (d) cease to apply
to or in respect of the person in any case where the person becomes a
contributor to another superannuation scheme.(3) Subclause (2) does not prevent the payment to a transferred
employee, upon the transferred employee’s ceasing to be a contributor to
a superannuation scheme, of such amount as would have been payable to the
transferred employee if the transferred employee had ceased, by reason of
resignation, to be a contributor.(4) Where, pursuant to subclause (1) (b), a transferred employee
continues to contribute to a superannuation scheme, the person by whom, by
virtue of clause 3, the transferred employee is employed shall contribute to
that superannuation scheme the same amount as would have been payable by the
transferred employee’s employer if the transferred employee had
continued to be employed in the relevant Instrumentality and been paid salary
or wages at the rate paid to the transferred employee by the person by whom
the transferred employee is, by virtue of clause 3,
employed.(5) Notwithstanding anything in this Schedule, if a person ceases to
be a transferred employee by virtue of the person’s ceasing to be an
employee of a designated person, but becomes an employee of another designated
person, this clause (with any necessary adaptations) applies, as from the date
the person becomes an employee of that other person, to and in relation to the
person and that other person in the same way as if the person were employed by
that other designated person by virtue of clause 3.(6) Except in circumstances and to the extent prescribed by the
regulations, and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the
regulations, subclause (5) does not apply if there is any period between
service with designated persons that exceeds 3
days.6 Leave entitlements(1) A transferred employee shall, in respect of service with the
be entitled:(a) to such sick leave, annual leave, long service leave and leave in
the nature of long service leave as the transferred employee would be entitled
to if the designated position in which the transferred employee was employed
on the transfer date had not been transferred pursuant to clause 2 and the
transferred employee had continued to be employed in the relevant
Instrumentality, or
(b) on termination of the transferred employee’s services, to
payment by the person by whom the transferred employee is employed of such
gratuity or other benefit as the transferred employee would be entitled to if
the designated position in which the transferred employee was employed had not
been so transferred and the transferred employee had continued to be employed
in the relevant Instrumentality.
(2) (Repealed)(3) For the purposes of annual leave, long service leave or leave in
the nature of long service leave, service by a transferred employee with the
relevant Instrumentality before the transfer of the designated position in
which the transferred employee was employed on the transfer date shall be
deemed to be service with the person by whom the transferred employee is, by
virtue of clause 3, employed.(4) For the purpose of calculating the entitlement of a transferred
employee to long service leave or leave in the nature of long service leave at
any time, there shall be deducted from the amount of long service leave or
leave in the nature of long service leave to which, but for this subclause,
the transferred employee would be entitled:(a) any long service leave or leave in the nature of long service
(b) the equivalent, in long service leave or leave in the nature of
long service leave, of any benefit instead of long service leave or leave in
the nature of long service leave,
taken or received by the transferred employee before that
time.(5) For the purpose of calculating the entitlement of a transferred
employee to any kind of leave as referred to in subclause (2) or (3), service
by the transferred employee with the relevant Instrumentality before the
transfer of the designated position in which the transferred employee was
employed on the transfer date is the service to which, immediately before that
transfer, regard would have been had for the purpose of calculating that
entitlement.7 Appointment to Public Service(1) In this clause, special transition
period means, in relation to a person who became a transferred
employee by virtue of this Schedule, the period of 3 years immediately
following the transfer of the designated position in which the transferred
employee was employed on the transfer date.(2) A person who:(a) became a transferred employee by virtue of this
(b) immediately before the transfer of the designated position in
which the person was employed on the transfer date, was employed in that
position as an officer within the meaning of section 4 of the
Public Service Act 1979, and
(c) during the special transition period, applies for appointment, or
is appointed to a position in the Public Service,
shall, in relation to the application or appointment and any matter
concerning the application or appointment, be deemed to be an officer within
the meaning of that section employed in an
Instrumentality.(3) Subclause (2) does not apply to a person who applies for
appointment, or is appointed, to a position in the Public Service if the
person has, on a previous occasion in the special transition period, been
appointed to a position in the Public Service.8 Redundancy of transferred employeesThe employment of a transferred employee may not be terminated by
employed on the ground of redundancy arising from the operation of this
Schedule.9 SavingsWhere an appeal by a transferred employee to the Government and
Related Employees Appeal Tribunal or to the Public Service Board of New South
Wales is pending or may be made:(a) immediately before the transfer of the designated position in
which the transferred employee was employed on the transfer date, the appeal
may be continued, or made, and heard and determined as if the designated
position had not been transferred, or
(b) immediately before the expiration of the special transition period
referred to in clause 7, the appeal may be continued, or made, and heard and
determined as if clause 7 continued to apply to and in respect of the
10 Miscellaneous(1) A transferred employee is not entitled to claim, both under this
Act and any other Act, benefits in respect of the same period of
service.(2) Except as provided in this Schedule, nothing in this Schedule
affects the operation of the Industrial
Relations Act 1996.11 Regulations(1) The Governor may make regulations containing other provisions of a
Schedule.(2) A provision made under subclause (1) may take effect as from the
date of assent to this Act or a later date.(3) To the extent to which a provision referred to in subclause (1)
(4) A reference in any provision of this Act (this clause excepted) to
regulations does not include a reference to regulations made under this
clause.Schedule 4 Medical Services Committee(Section 20B)Part 1 Preliminary1 DefinitionsIn this Schedule:Chairperson means the
Chairperson of the Committee.Committee
means the Medical Services Committee established under section
20B.member means
the Chairperson or any other member of the Committee.Part 2 Provisions relating to the members of the
Committee2 Nominations(1) A person nominated by a nominating body mentioned in section 20B
(2) may, but need not, be a member of the nominating body or (where the
nominating body is the committee or other executive body of a larger body) a
member of the larger body.(2) Where a nomination of a person for appointment as a member is not
made within the time (being not less than 21 days) or in the manner specified
by the Minister by order in writing notified to the body entitled to make the
nomination, the Minister may make the appointment in the absence of the
nomination, and the person so appointed shall be deemed to have been duly
nominated by that body.3 Change of nominating body(1) If a nominating body mentioned in section 20B (2) wishes to
relinquish its power to nominate under that subsection:(a) it may relinquish the power by causing an instrument in writing to
that effect to be served on the Minister,
(b) it may, but need not, specify in that instrument one of the
remaining nominating bodies as the body to be the nominating body in its
(c) if the relinquishing body does not specify a nominating body under
paragraph (b), the Committee may specify a body (which may, but need not, be
one of the remaining nominating bodies) as the body to be the nominating body
in the place of the relinquishing body, and
(d) the body specified under paragraph (b) or (c) shall be deemed to
be mentioned in section 20B (2) in place of the relinquishing body and to have
nominated any person already nominated by the relinquishing
(2) If at any time a nominating body mentioned in section 20B (2) does
not exist by the name so mentioned:(a) the Committee may specify a body (which may, but need not, be one
of the remaining nominating bodies) as the body to be the nominating body in
the place of the firstmentioned body, and
(b) the body specified under paragraph (a) shall be deemed to be
mentioned in section 20B (2) in place of the firstmentioned body and to have
nominated any person already nominated by the firstmentioned
(3) In this clause, nominating body does
not include the Committee.4 Terms of office(1) Subject to this Schedule, a member shall hold office for the
period of 4 years specified in the instrument of appointment of the member,
but is eligible (if otherwise qualified) for
re-appointment.(2) A person may not be appointed as a member for more than 3
consecutive terms.5 Chairperson(1) If the person nominated by the Committee as Chairperson is already
a member:(a) the person shall, on being appointed as Chairperson, be deemed to
have vacated the office of member to which the person was previously
(b) the person’s term as member so terminated and the
person’s term as Chairperson so commencing shall together, for the
purposes only of clause 4 (2), be deemed to be one single
(2) The Chairperson is a member of the
Committee.(3) The Chairperson may be referred to as the Chairman or the
Chairwoman, as the case may require.6 Substitutes(1) A member may appoint any medical practitioner to be a substitute
to act as a member in the place of the firstmentioned member during any
absence of the member from a meeting of the
Committee.(2) Subject to this Schedule, a substitute acting as a member under
subclause (1) shall have and may exercise all the functions of a member and
shall be deemed to be a member.(3) A member may not appoint another member to be a substitute, and a
substitute may not appoint another person to be a substitute under this
clause.(4) A substitute appointed by the Chairperson does not have, by virtue
of this clause, the function of presiding at a meeting of the
Committee.7 Filling of vacancy in office of memberIn the event of the office of any member becoming vacant, a person
vacancy.8 Casual vacancies(1) A member shall be deemed to have vacated office if:(a) the member dies,
(b) the member resigns the office by instrument in writing addressed
(c) the member ceases to be registered as a medical practitioner,
(d) the body which nominated the member withdraws the nomination under
(2) The body which nominated a member may, by instrument in writing
addressed to the Minister, withdraw the nomination, whether before or after
the appointment of the member.9 Liability of membersNo matter or thing done by the Committee or a member shall, if the
matter or thing was done in good faith for the purpose of exercising any
function conferred on the Committee or member by or under this or any other
Act, subject any member personally to any action, liability, claim or demand
whatever.Part 3 Provisions relating to the procedure of the
Committee10 General procedure(1) The procedure for the calling of meetings of the Committee and for
the conduct of business at those meetings shall, subject to this Act, be as
determined by the Committee.(2) At any meeting of the Committee, and at meetings between the
Committee and the Minister or officers of the department, the Committee may
invite one or more advisers (who may, but need not, be medical practitioners)
to be present, and any such adviser or advisers may be present at and
participate in, but not vote at, any such meeting.11 QuorumSix members shall form a quorum and any duly convened meeting of
the Committee at which a quorum is present shall be competent to transact any
business of the Committee and shall have and may exercise all the functions of
the Committee.12 Presiding member(1) The Chairperson or, in the absence of the Chairperson, another
member elected for the purpose at the meeting by the Committee shall preside
at a meeting of the Committee.(2) The person presiding at a meeting of the Committee has neither an
original nor a casting vote.13 VotingA decision supported by a majority of the members present at a
meeting of the Committee at which a quorum is present shall be the decision of
the Committee.14 (Repealed)Historical notesThe following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule Cl clause No number Schs Schedules Cll clauses p page Sec section Div Division pp pages Secs sections Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted Table of amending instrumentsHealth Administration Act
1982 No 135. Assented to 15.12.1982. Date of commencement of
secs 1, 2, 33 and 34 and Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (1); date of commencement, secs
1, 2, 33 and 34 and Sch 3 excepted, 17.12.1982, sec 2 (2) and GG No 177 of
17.12.1982, p 5869. This Act has been amended as follows:
1984No 109Health Administration (Medical Services Committee)
Amendment Act 1984. Assented to 20.9.1984.Date of commencement of Sch 1, 26.10.1984, sec 2 (2) and GG No 150 of
26.10.1984, p 5209.
1986No 52Health Administration (Area Health Services)
Amendment Act 1986. Assented to 14.5.1986.Date of commencement of Sch 1, 1.7.1986, sec 2 (2) and GG No 99 of
1989No 207Health Administration (Quality Assurance Committees)
Amendment Act 1989. Assented to 21.12.1989.Date of commencement, 1.7.1990, sec 2 and GG No 82 of 29.6.1990, p
No 12Health Professional Boards Legislation (Amendment)
Act 1990. Assented to 7.6.1990.Date of commencement, 1.7.1990, sec 2 and GG No 82 of 29.6.1990, p
No 16Ambulance Services Act
1990. Assented to 14.6.1990.Date of commencement, 1.7.1990, sec 2 and GG No 82 of 29.6.1990, p
1990. Assented to 13.12.1990.Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 2 relating to the Health Administration Act 1982,
1991. Assented to 3.5.1991.Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Health Administration Act 1982,
1991. Assented to 17.12.1991.Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Health Administration Act 1982,
1992. Assented to 18.5.1992.Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 2 relating to the Health Administration Act 1982,
1993No 47Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1993.
Assented to 15.6.1993.Date of commencement, assent, sec 2. The amendments were without effect
as they had previously been made by Statute Law (Penalties) Act
1992 No 112, Sch 1.
1993. Assented to 2.12.1993.Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 3 relating to the Health Administration Act 1982,
1.7.1994, sec 2 and GG No 88 of 1.7.1994, p 3239.
1994No 2Health Administration (Medicare) Amendment Act
1994. Assented to 2.5.1994.Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
1994. Assented to 2.6.1994.Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Health Administration Act 1982,
1995. Assented to 9.6.1995.Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Health Administration Act 1982,
1996. Assented to 21.6.1996.Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (1); date of commencement of
Sch 3, 3 months after assent, sec 2 (3).
1996. Assented to 3.12.1996.Date of commencement of Sch 4.26, 4 months after assent, sec 2
1998. Assented to 26.11.1998.Date of commencement of Sch 1.20, assent, sec 2
Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999.Date of commencement of Sch 2.27, assent, sec 2
2001. Assented to 11.10.2001.Date of commencement of Sch 6.2, 1.12.2002, sec 2 and GG No 237 of
Provisions) Act (No 2) 2001. Assented to 14.12.2001.Date of commencement of Sch 1.14, assent, sec 2
2002. Assented to 21.6.2002.Date of commencement of Sch 6.1, 16.6.2004, sec 2 and GG No 97 of
Provisions) Act 2003. Assented to 22.7.2003.Date of commencement of Sch 1.16, assent, sec 2
2003. Assented to 30.9.2003.Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 1.8.2004, sec 2 (1) and GG No 126 of
2003. Assented to 20.11.2003.Date of commencement of Sch 6.1, 9.12.2005, sec 2 (1) and GG No 154 of
2004No 98Health Legislation Amendment
(Complaints) Act 2004. Assented to 15.12.2004.Date of commencement of Sch 4.2 [1], 1.3.2005, sec 2 and GG No 28 of
25.2.2005, p 477; date of commencement of Sch 4.2 [2], 1.8.2005, sec 2 and GG
No 94 of 29.7.2005, p 3910.
2005. Assented to 17.11.2005.Date of commencement of Sch 1, 1.1.2006, sec 2 (1) and GG No 157 of
16.12.2005, p 10878.
Legislation Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 13.3.2006.Date of commencement, 17.3.2006, sec 2 and GG No 35 of 17.2.2006, p
2007. Assented to 13.12.2007.Date of commencement of Sch 2.4, assent, sec 2
2009No 15Health Legislation Amendment Act
2009. Assented to 13.5.2009.Date of commencement of Sch 1.2, assent, sec 2
Sec 3Rep 1984 No 109, Sch 1 (1).Sec 4Am 1986 No 52, Sch 1 (1); 1990 No 16, Sch 2; 1991
No 17, Sch 1; 1996 No 30, Sch 2; 1997 No 154, Sch 6.16 [1]; 2006 No 2, Sch 3
[1].Sec 5AIns 2006 No 2, Sch 3 [2].Part 2, Div 2Rep 2006 No 2, Sch 3 [3].Sec 6Rep 2006 No 2, Sch 3 [3].Sec 7Am 1986 No 52, Sch 1 (2); 1990 No 16, Sch 2; 1995
No 11, Sch 1; 1997 No 154, Sch 6.16 [2]. Rep 2006 No 2, Sch 3
[3].Sec 8Am 1995 No 11, Sch 1.Sec 8AIns 2006 No 2, Sch 3 [4].Sec 9Am 2006 No 2, Sch 3 [5].Sec 10Am 1992 No 34, Sch 2.Sec 13AIns 1990 No 12, Sch 2 (1). Am 2006 No 2, Sch 3 [6]
[7]; 2007 No 89, Sch 2.4.Sec 14Am 1990 No 12, Sch 2 (2); 1993 No 105, Sch 3; 2004
No 98, Sch 4.2 [1]. Rep 2006 No 2, Sch 3 [8].Sec 15Rep 1986 No 52, Sch 1 (3).Sec 20Am 2000 No 53, Sch 2.8
[1]–[4].Part 2, Div 6AIns 1984 No 109, Sch 1 (2).Sec 20AIns 1984 No 109, Sch 1 (2).Sec 20BIns 1984 No 109, Sch 1 (2). Am 1991 No 17, Sch 1;
1999 No 85, Sch 2.27; 2001 No 112, Sch 1.14.Sec 20CIns 1984 No 109, Sch 1 (2). Am 1996 No 121, Sch
4.26 [1].Part 2, Div 6BIns 1989 No 207, sec 3.Sec 20DIns 1989 No 207, sec 3. Am 1997 No 154, Sch 6.16
[3].Secs 20E–20JIns 1989 No 207, sec 3.Sec 20KIns 1989 No 207, sec 3. Am 1990 No 108, Sch
2.Part 2, Div 6CIns 2004 No 98, Sch 4.2 [2].Sec 20LIns 2004 No 98, Sch 4.2 [2]. Am 2005 No 82, Sch 1;
2006 No 2, Sch 3 [9].Secs 20M, 20NIns 2004 No 98, Sch 4.2 [2].Sec 20OIns 2004 No 98, Sch 4.2 [2]. Am 2006 No 2, Sch 3
[10] [11].Secs 20P–20UIns 2004 No 98, Sch 4.2 [2].Sec 21Am 1997 No 154, Sch 6.16 [4]; 2003 No 40, Sch
1.16.Sec 22Am 1990 No 11, Sch 2; 1992 No 112, Sch
1.Sec 23Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1998 No 120, Sch 1.20 [1]
[2].Sec 24Am 1999 No 31, Sch 4.38.Part 4 (sec 35)Ins 1994 No 2, sec 3. Rep 1997 No 154, Sch 6.16
[5].Sch 2Am 1997 No 154, Sch 6.16 [6]; 2009 No 15, Sch 1.2
[1]–[4].Sch 2A, headingSubst 1990 No 108, Sch 2.Sch 2AIns 1990 No 12, Sch 2 (3). Am 2001 No 15, Sch 6.1;
2001 No 16, Sch 6.1; 2001 No 67, Sch 6.2; 2002 No 30, Sch 6.1; 2003 No 45, Sch
2.3; 2003 No 69, Sch 6.1.Sch 3Am 1986 No 52, Sch 1 (4); 1990 No 16, Sch 2; 1991
No 94, Sch 1; 1994 No 32, Sch 1; 1996 No 121, Sch 4.26 [2]; 1997 No 154, Sch
6.16 [7].Sch 4Ins 1984 No 109, Sch 1 (3). Am 1991 No 17, Sch 1;
2009 No 15, Sch 1.2 [5] [6].The whole Act (except sec 4)Am 1996 No 30, Sch 2 (“Secretary”