New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

AREA HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1986

- As at 1 July 1998 
- Act 50 of 1986 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Parts of State for which area health services may be constituted

   PART 2 - CONSTITUTION OF AREA HEALTH SERVICES

   5.      Constitution of area health services
   6.      Amendment of Schedule 2 (Names of area health services)
   7.      Areas in respect of which area health services constituted
   8.      Amendment of Schedule 3 (Description of areas of area health services)
   9.      Amalgamation, closure and change of name of area health services
   10.     Consequential and transitional provisions on the making of orders
   11.     Provisions relating to constitution of area health services

   PART 3 - AREA HEALTH BOARDS

   12.     Constitution of boards
   13.     Board to control affairs of area health service
   14.     Board subject to control and direction of Minister
   15.     Membership of boards
   16.     Provisions relating to members and procedure of boards
   17.     Chief executive officer of board
   18.     Removal of members, appointment of administrator etc

   PART 4 - FUNCTIONS OF AREA HEALTH SERVICES

   19.     Primary objectives of area health services
   20.     Functions of area health services
   21.     Transfer of hospitals and other health services to area health service
   22.     Combined management or assistance in management of hospitals or other health services
   23.     Opening and closing of hospitals or other health services
   24.     Minister may determine role etc of hospitals or other health services
   25.     Staff of area health services
   26.     Determination of conditions of employment of staff
   27.     Power in relation to property
   28.     Application of Public Works Act 1912
   29.     Power to accept gifts etc
   30.     Contracts of area health service
   31.     Investments
   32.     Area health service by-laws

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   33.     Standard contracts of service
   34.     Delegation by area health service
   35.     Authentication of certain documents
   36.     Proof of certain matters not required
   37.     Proceedings for offences
   38.     Regulations
   39.     Savings and transitional provisions
   40.     Validation
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