Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00088:section:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00088
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 9
Character Range: 31254–34310

9  Functions of the Commission
 (1) The Commission has the following functions:
 (a) to promote, support and encourage the implementation of arrangements, programs and initiatives relating to health care safety and quality matters;
 (b) to collect, analyse, interpret and disseminate information relating to health care safety and quality matters;
 (c) to advise the Minister about health care safety and quality matters;
 (d) to publish (whether on the internet or otherwise) reports and papers relating to health care safety and quality matters;
 (e) to formulate, in writing, standards relating to health care safety and quality matters;
 (f) to formulate, in writing, guidelines relating to health care safety and quality matters;
 (g) to formulate, in writing, indicators relating to health care safety and quality matters;
 (h) to promote, support and encourage the implementation of:
 (i) standards formulated under paragraph (e); and
 (ii) guidelines formulated under paragraph (f);
 (i) to promote, support and encourage the use of indicators formulated under paragraph (g);
 (j) to monitor the implementation and impact of:
 (i) standards formulated under paragraph (e); and
 (ii) guidelines formulated under paragraph (f);
 (k) to advise:
 (i) the Minister; and
 (ii) each participating State/Territory Health Minister;
  about which standards formulated under paragraph (e) are suitable for implementation as national clinical standards;
 (l) to formulate model national schemes that:
 (i) provide for the accreditation of organisations that provide health care services; and
 (ii) relate to health care safety and quality matters;
 (m) to consult and co‑operate with other persons, organisations and governments on health care safety and quality matters;
 (n) such functions (if any) as are specified in a written instrument given by the Minister to the Commission Board Chair;
 (o) to promote, support, encourage, conduct and evaluate training programs for purposes in connection with the performance of any of the Commission's functions;
 (p) to promote, support, encourage, conduct and evaluate research for purposes in connection with the performance of any of the Commission's functions;
 (q) to do anything incidental to or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions.
Note 1: See also section 57 (compliance with standards and guidelines is voluntary).
Note 2: Sections 10 and 11 impose consultation requirements on the Commission.
 (2) Before making an instrument under paragraph (1)(n), the Minister must consult each participating State/Territory Health Minister.

Legislative instruments
 (3) A standard formulated under paragraph (1)(e) is not a legislative instrument.
 (4) Guidelines formulated under paragraph (1)(f) are not a legislative instrument.
 (5) An indicator formulated under paragraph (1)(g) is not a legislative instrument.
 (6) A model national scheme formulated under paragraph (1)(l) is not a legislative instrument.
 (7) An instrument made under paragraph (1)(n) is not a legislative instrument.