Preventive Health SA Act 2024 (SA)

South Australia Preventive Health SA Act 2024 An Act to provide for the Office for Preventive Health SA, to confer functions on its Chief Executive, to establish the Preventive Health SA Council, and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Objects and key principle 4 Interpretation 5 Interaction with other Acts Part 2—Office for Preventive Health SA 6 Office for Preventive Health SA 7 Functions 8 Exercise of functions 9 Strategic plan 10 Annual report 11 Delegation Part 3—Preventive Health SA Council 12 Establishment of Preventive Health SA Council 13 Terms and conditions of membership 14 Vacancies or defects in appointment of members 15 Remuneration 16 Functions 17 Committees 18 Delegations 19 Procedures Part 4—Miscellaneous 20 Resources for preventive health 21 Regulations Schedule 1—Transitional provision 1 Transitional provision Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventive Health SA Act 2024. 2—Commencement This Act comes into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 3—Objects and key principle (1) The objects of this Act are— (a) to improve the health and wellbeing of South Australians by preventing and reducing the burden of non-communicable health conditions, through addressing preventable risk factors and associated determinants of health; and (b) to improve health equity, healing and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons through preventive health action; and (c) to improve health equity for populations requiring priority consideration in relation to preventive health action; and (d) to lead preventive health action and strengthen collaboration between, and innovation by, government agencies and non-government agencies, including through the provision of expert advice to the Minister and the public sector on policies to be implemented by government; and (e) to embed preventive health policy, action and resourcing in the legislative framework governing the State's health system and administration. (2) The key principle in furthering the objects of this Act is that addressing preventable and protective risk factors should focus on individual, social and commercial systems that impact the behaviours contributing to the burden of non-communicable health conditions and injuries, including in connection with tobacco and vaping, alcohol and other drugs, obesity, unhealthy diets, physical inactivity and poor mental health. 4—Interpretation In this Act— Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person means a person who— (a) is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; and (b) regards themselves as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; and (c) is accepted as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person by the relevant Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community; Chief Executive means the person engaged (or assigned to act) under the Public Sector Act 2009 as the Chief Executive of the administrative unit of the Public Service designated as the Office for Preventive Health SA under section 6(1); Preventive Health SA Council or Council means the Preventive Health SA Council established under section 12. 5—Interaction with other Acts This Act is in addition to, and does not derogate from, any other Act or law.