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House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)
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HEALTH CARE BILL

Final Stages

The Legislative Council agreed to the bill with the amendments indicated by the following schedule, to which amendments the Legislative Council desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly:

No. 1. Clause 11, page 14, after line 26—Insert:

(4a) The Minister must establish arrangements to meet with HPC on a regular basis.

No. 2. Clause 17, page 18, after line 26—Insert:

(4a) If a HAC is established in relation to an incorporated hospital established to provide services within the country areas of the State, the constitution or rules of the HAC (as the case may be) must provide that a majority of members of the governing body of the HAC (in the case of an incorporated HAC) or a majority of members of the HAC (in the case of a HAC that is not incorporated) are persons who are selected or appointed on the basis of being members of the local community.

No. 3. Clause 58, page 40, after line 12—

Clause 58—after subclause (13)—Insert:

(13a) The Minister may, by the terms or conditions of a licence, limit the scope of a licence to specified services or classes of services.

No. 4. New clause, page 61, after line 34—

After clause 100—Insert:

101—Review of governance arrangements—Country regions of State

(1) HPC must, within a reasonable time after the third anniversary of the commencement of this Act, furnish to the Minister a report on the operations, over the 3 year period from the commencement of this Act, of the HACs established in relation to any incorporated hospital or hospitals established to provide services in the country areas of the State.

(2) The report must—

(a) review the effectiveness of the relevant HACs in promoting the interests of local communities; and

(b) review the level of satisfaction with the governance arrangements between the relevant HACs and any relevant hospital from the perspective of the members of the HACs, the local community, and the hospital; and

(c) identify any other significant issues relating to the operations of the HACs considered relevant by HPC.

(3) The Minister must, within 12 sitting days after receipt of a report under this section, cause a copy of the report to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.

(4) The Minister must, within 6 months after receipt of a report under this section, cause a formal response to the report to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.

The Hon. P. CAICA: Madam Deputy Speaker, I draw your attention to the state of the house.

A quorum having been formed:

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