Health Services (St Joseph’s Hospital) Order 2023 (2023-594) (NSW)

Health Services (St Joseph's Hospital) Order 2023

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of order This order is the Health Services (St Joseph's Hospital) Order 2023.

2 Commencement This order commences on 8 November 2023.

3 Definitions In this order— the Act means the Health Services Act 1997. transfer date means 8 November 2023. transfer deed means the agreement entered into by St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited and Western Sydney Local Health District to set out— (a) St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited's consent to transfer St Joseph's Hospital (Auburn) and certain assets, rights and liabilities to Western Sydney Local Health District under the Act, section 64(1)(a), and (b) the process and other relevant matters for the transfer. transferring employee means a person whose employment is transferred under section 7 on the transfer date.

Note— The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this order.

Part 2 Transfer of St Joseph's Hospital (Auburn)—the Act, s 64(1)

4 Transfer of St Joseph's Hospital (Auburn) to Western Sydney Local Health District (1) For the Act, section 64(1)(a), St Joseph's Hospital (Auburn) is transferred to Western Sydney Local Health District on the transfer date. (2) This section applies only to the employees and assets, rights and liabilities referred to in Part 3.

5 Consequential amendment of Health Services Act 1997 No 154 Schedule 3 Affiliated health organisations Omit "St Joseph's Hospital (Auburn)." from the matter relating to St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited.

Part 3 Transfer of assets, rights and liabilities—the Act, s 64(1)

Note— The Act, Schedule 4, clause 5(1) provides that on and from the date specified in an order under the Act, section 64(1)(a) transferring a public hospital or health institution of an affiliated health organisation that is a recognised establishment of the organisation to a local health district, the Act, Schedule 4, Part 2 has effect to the extent of the transfer.