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HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ACT 1982


- As at 30 October 2023 
- Act 135 of 1982 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      (Repealed)
   4.      Definitions

   PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1 - The Minister

   5.      Functions of the Minister
   5A.     Exercise of Minister's functions through Corporation, joint ventures or other associations

           Division 2 - (Repealed)
           None

           Division 3 - The Health Secretary

   8.      Functions of the Health Secretary
   8A.     Exercise of Health Secretary's functions through Corporation, joint ventures or other associations

           Division 4 - The Corporation

   9.      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 councils
           14, 15. (Repealed)

           Division 5 - The Foundation

   16.     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 bodies

   20.     Appointment of advisory bodies

           Division 6A - Medical Services Committee

   20A.    Definitions
   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 matters
   20J.    Personal liability of members etc
   20K.    Regulations relating to Committees

           Division 6C - (Repealed)
           None

           Division 7 - Delegation

   21.     Delegation

   PART 2A - RESPONSE TO INCIDENTS

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   21A.    Definitions
   21B.    Incidents to which Part applies

           Division 2 - Preliminary risk assessment

   21C.    Appointment of assessors to assess incidents
   21D.    Functions of assessors in relation to incidents
   21E.    Immediate notification if person at risk
   21F.    Outcome of assessment of incidents

           Division 3 - Serious adverse event review

   21G.    Appointment of team to review incidents
   21H.    Serious adverse event review of incident
   21I.    Immediate notification if person at risk
   21J.    Notification about performance or impairment of health practitioner
   21K.    Discontinuing serious adverse event review

           Division 4 - Incident reviewers

   21L.    Meaning of "incident reviewer"
   21M.    Restrictions on incident reviewers
   21N.    Disclosure of information
   21O.    Information not to be given in evidence
   21P.    Advice and reports not to be admitted in evidence
   21Q.    Personal liability of incident reviewers

           Division 5 - Miscellaneous

   21R.    When incident is reported to relevant health services organisation
   21S.    Regulations for purposes of Part

   PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS

   22.     Disclosure of information
   23.     Specially privileged information
   23A.    Exchange of information between health officials
   24.     Proceedings for offences
   25.     Protection from liability
   26.     Service of documents
   27.     Authentication of certain documents
   28.     Annual report
           29-31. (Repealed)
   32.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
   33.     Transfer of health employees
   34.     Regulations

   PART 4 - (Repealed)
   None
           Schedule 1 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 2
           Schedule 2A (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4


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