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Details: C2016C00846
- C2016C00846
Act No. 29 of 2003 as amended, taking into account amendments up to Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015
An Act to enhance the management of Australia's blood supply, and for related purposes
sch 2 (items 261-263)
C2016C00846
Part 2—The National Blood Authority
Part 3—The NBA Board
Part 4—The NBA General Manager, staff and advisory committees
Part 5—The National Blood Account
No. 29, 2003
This is a compilation of the National Blood Authority Act 2003 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2016 (the compilation date).
4............ Main purpose of this Act.................................................................... 4
6............ Application to the external Territories................................................. 4
Part 2—The National Blood Authority 5
8............ Functions............................................................................................ 5
9............ Policy principles about the NBA’s functions...................................... 7
10.......... General Manager’s power to obtain information and documents........ 7
11.......... Protecting confidentiality of information............................................. 9
Part 3—The NBA Board 10
12.......... Establishment.................................................................................... 10
13.......... Functions.......................................................................................... 10
14.......... Membership...................................................................................... 10
15.......... Appointing members......................................................................... 11
16.......... Term of appointment......................................................................... 11
17.......... Acting appointments......................................................................... 11
18.......... Members’ remuneration.................................................................... 12
19.......... Leave of absence............................................................................... 13
20.......... Resignation....................................................................................... 13
21.......... Termination of appointment.............................................................. 13
22.......... Board procedures.............................................................................. 14
Part 4—The NBA General Manager, staff and advisory committees 15
Division 1—The General Manager 15
Subdivision A—Establishment and role 15
23.......... General Manager............................................................................... 15
24.......... Function............................................................................................ 15
25.......... Working with the Board.................................................................... 15
26.......... Delegation......................................................................................... 15
Subdivision B—Appointing the General Manager 16
27.......... Appointing the General Manager...................................................... 16
28.......... Term of appointment......................................................................... 16
29.......... Acting appointments......................................................................... 16
30.......... General Manager’s remuneration...................................................... 16
31.......... Outside employment......................................................................... 17
32.......... Leave of absence............................................................................... 17
34.......... Resignation....................................................................................... 17
35.......... Termination of appointment.............................................................. 17
37.......... Consultants....................................................................................... 20
Division 3—Advisory committees 21
38.......... Advisory committees........................................................................ 21
39.......... Committee members’ remuneration................................................... 21
Part 5—The National Blood Account 23
40.......... National Blood Account.................................................................... 23
41.......... Credits to the Account....................................................................... 23
42.......... Purposes of the Account................................................................... 23
43.......... Corporate plan................................................................................... 25
44.......... Annual reports.................................................................................. 25
An Act to enhance the management of Australia’s blood supply, and for related purposes
This Act may be cited as the National Blood Authority Act 2003.
(a) products (blood products) that are used or intended for use for human therapeutic or diagnostic purposes and that:
(b) products (blood‑related products) that are used or intended for use for human therapeutic or diagnostic purposes and that:
(ii) are regarded as blood‑related products for the National Blood Agreement; or
(c) services, equipment or procedures that are regarded as blood‑related services for the National Blood Agreement and that:
(i) are used in the collection, supply or use of blood products or blood‑related products; or
(ii) are alternatives to the use of blood products or blood‑related products; or
(iii) reduce the need for blood products or blood‑related products; or
(iv) otherwise affect the demand or supply of blood products or blood‑related products.
blood‑related information has the meaning given by subsection 10(4).
(a) the NBA is a listed entity; and
(b) the General Manager is the accountable authority of the NBA; and
(c) the following persons are officials of the NBA:
(i) the General Manager;
(ii) the NBA staff;
(iii) consultants engaged under section 37; and
(d) the purposes of the NBA include the functions of the NBA referred to in section 8.
(j) such other functions (if any) as are determined by the Ministerial Council and specified in a notice under subsection (2) given by the Minister to the NBA.
(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make a notice for the purposes of paragraph (1)(j).
(1) The General Manager may, by written notice, require a person described in subsection (3) whom the General Manager reasonably believes is capable of giving blood‑related information, to give that information to the General Manager by giving the General Manager either or both of the following:
Note 2: For document, see section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
(a) the person who has overall responsibility for the provision of hospital services (as defined in the Health Insurance Act 1973) at a private hospital (as defined in that Act); or
(4) Blood‑related information is information, other than personal information (as defined in the Privacy Act 1988), relating to one or more of the following matters:
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the excuse in subsection (6) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).
(d) such other functions (if any) as are specified in a notice under subsection (2) given by the Minister to the Chair.
(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make a notice for the purposes of paragraph (1)(d).
(1) A Board member is to be paid the remuneration that is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal. If no determination of that remuneration by the Tribunal is in operation, the member is to be paid the remuneration that is specified in a determination made by the Minister under subsection (4).
(2) However, a Board member is not entitled to be paid this remuneration if he or she holds an office or appointment, or is otherwise employed, on a full‑time basis in the service or employment of:
Note: A similar rule applies to a Board member who has a similar relationship with the Commonwealth or a Territory. See subsection 7(11) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.
(3) A Board member is to be paid the allowances that are specified in a determination made by the Minister under subsection (4).
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1) or (3), the Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine remuneration or allowances to be paid to a Board member.
(5) This section (except subsection (2)) has effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.
(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine matters relating to the operation of the Board including, but not limited to, the following:
Division 1—The General Manager
Subdivision A—Establishment and role
Subdivision B—Appointing the General Manager
(3) The General Manager is to be appointed on a full‑time basis.
The Minister may appoint a person to act as the General Manager:
(1) The General Manager is to be paid the remuneration that is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal. If no determination of that remuneration by the Tribunal is in operation, the General Manager is to be paid the remuneration that is specified in a determination made by the Minister under subsection (3).
(2) The General Manager is to be paid the allowances that are specified in a determination made by the Minister under subsection (3).
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) or (2), the Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine remuneration or allowances to be paid to the General Manager.
(4) For the purposes of the Superannuation Act 1976, the General Manager is taken to have been retired from office on the grounds of invalidity if:
(5) For the purposes of the Superannuation Act 1990, the General Manager is taken to have been retired from office on the grounds of invalidity if:
(1) The staff of the NBA are persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999.
(1) A person appointed to an advisory committee is to be paid the remuneration that is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal. If no determination of that remuneration by the Tribunal is in operation, the person is to be paid the remuneration that is specified in a determination made by the Minister under subsection (4).
(2) However, such a person is not entitled to be paid this remuneration if he or she holds an office or appointment, or is otherwise employed, on a full‑time basis in the service or employment of:
Note: A similar rule applies to a person appointed to an advisory committee who has a similar relationship with the Commonwealth or a Territory. See subsection 7(11) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.
(3) A person appointed to an advisory committee is to be paid the allowances that are specified in a determination made by the Minister under subsection (4).
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1) or (3), the Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine remuneration or allowances to be paid to a person appointed to an advisory committee.
(d) amounts equal to interest received by the Commonwealth from the investment of amounts standing to the credit of the Account;
(e) amounts equal to money received by the Commonwealth in relation to property paid for with amounts standing to the credit of the Account;
43 Corporate plan
(1) The Minister may approve a corporate plan that is prepared by the General Manager and given to the Minister under section 35 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 if the plan has been endorsed by the Ministerial Council.
(2) Subsection 35(3) of that Act (which deals with the Australian Government’s key priorities and objectives) does not apply to a corporate plan prepared by the General Manager.
(1) The General Manager must give to the Ministerial Council a copy of the annual report that is prepared by the General Manager and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
(3) The Minister must cause a copy of the report mentioned in subsection (2) to be presented to each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day the Minister is given the report.
ss. 3–45: 1 July 2003
s. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 173, 496): Royal Assent
Schedule 1 (items 31, 32): 7 Apr 2006
Schedule 2 (item 80): 1 Apr 2007 (see s. 2(1))
Schedule 1 (items 86–89): Royal Assent
Schedule 2 (items 774–780) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011
Schedule 1 (items 115–118): 1 July 2011 (see s 2(1) item 2)
Sch 6 (item 56), Sch 10 (items 18–24) and Sch 14: 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) items 6, 14)
Sch 3 (items 260–271, 348, 349): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)
Sch 2 (items 261–263): 1 July 2016 (s 2(1) item 5)
Sch 1 (item 390): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)
am No 58, 2011; No 59, 2015
am No 32, 2007; No 46, 2011; No 126, 2015
Notes to s 17(1), (2)............
Note to s 29.........................
am No 8, 2005; No 30, 2006
Note to s 41.........................
ad No 30, 2006