Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH REFORM ACT 2011 - SECT 9

  (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.