Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Health Act 1958 - SECT 120DA

Directions about Orders or authorisations

120DA. Directions about Orders or authorisations



(1) The Secretary may give directions to a hospital, public health service,
multi purpose service, proprietor or an authorised senior medical officer
referred to in section 120AB(1) about the following-

   (a)  the requirements for persons suitable to be authorised as a senior
        medical officer for the purposes of making Orders or authorisations
        under this Division;

   (b)  the process for authorising a person to be a senior medical officer
        for the purposes of making Orders or authorisations under this
        Division;

   (c)  the information to be provided by the hospital, public health service,
        multi purpose service or proprietor to the authorised senior medical
        officer;



   (d)  the matters that an authorised senior medical officer must take into
        account in deciding whether to make an Order or authorisation under
        this Division;

   (e)  the procedures to be followed by an authorised senior medical officer
        before or after making an Order or authorisation under this Division;

   (f)  the requirements to be complied with by an authorised senior medical
        officer about the keeping of records and reporting to the hospital,
        public health service, multi purpose service, proprietor or Secretary;

   (g)  the provision of counselling or information required by section 120AC.

(2) The hospital, public health service, multi purpose service, proprietor or
authorised senior medical officer must comply with any direction given by the
Secretary under this section.

Division 3-Examining, testing, counselling, restriction and isolation orders