Health Services (Quality Improvement) Act 1994 (WA)

Western Australia Health Services (Quality Improvement) Act 1994 Western Australia Health Services (Quality Improvement) Act 1994 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Object of Act 2 4. Crown bound 2 5. Effect on other enactments 2 6. Terms used 2 Part 2 — Quality improvement committees 7. Approved quality improvement committees, declaration of 4 8. Restrictions on Committees 5 9. Disclosure of information acquired by Committee 5 10. Information acquired by Committee not to be given in evidence 6 11. Findings of Committee not evidence of certain matters 6 12. Protection from personal liability for Committees etc. 7 13. Sections 9, 10, 11 and 12 continue to apply if Committee ceases to be approved quality improvement committee 7 14. Mortality Committees, application of Act to 8 Part 3 — General 15. Regulations 10 Notes Compilation table 11 Defined terms Western Australia Health Services (Quality Improvement) Act 1994 An Act to provide for the approval and protection of quality improvement committees reviewing, assessing and monitoring the quality of health services, and for related purposes.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Services (Quality Improvement) Act 1994 1.

2. Commencement This Act comes into operation on such day as is fixed by proclamation 1.

3. Object of Act The object of this Act is to encourage and promote the establishment of committees to review, assess and monitor health services with a view to improving the standard of health care in Western Australia.

4. Crown bound This Act binds the Crown.

5. Effect on other enactments (1) This Act has effect despite the Freedom of Information Act 1992. (2) If there is an inconsistency between a provision of this Act and a provision of any other written law, the provision of this Act prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.