Health Administration Act 1982 (NSW)

Health Administration Act 1982 No 135

An Act to establish a Department of Health and certain other bodies; to vest certain functions in the Minister for Health and certain other bodies and persons; to provide for the transfer of certain employees; to repeal the Health Commission Act 1972; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Health Administration Act 1982.

2 Commencement (1) Sections 1, 2, 33 and 34 and Schedule 3 shall commence on the date of assent to this Act. (2) Except as provided by subsection (1), this Act shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

3 (Repealed)

4 Definitions (1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires— Corporation means the Health Administration Corporation constituted by section 9. Foundation means the New South Wales Health Foundation constituted by section 16. Health Secretary means the Secretary of the Ministry. health service means any medical, hospital, ambulance, paramedical, community health or environmental health service or any other service (including any service of a prescribed class or description) relating to the maintenance or improvement of the health, or the restoration to health, of persons or the prevention of disease in or injury to persons. local health district means a local health district constituted under the Health Services Act 1997. Ministry means the Ministry of Health. regulations means regulations under this Act. (1A) The expression "NSW Health" may be used to describe the Corporation, the Ministry and any other body and organisation under the control and direction of the Minister or the Health Secretary. (2) A reference in this Act to an ambulance service is a reference to a service relating to the work of rendering first aid to, and the transport of, sick and injured persons. (3) A reference in this Act to— (a) a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and (b) the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.