Health Services (Quality Improvement) Regulations 1995 (WA)

Western Australia Health Services (Quality Improvement) Act 1994 Health Services (Quality Improvement) Regulations 1995 Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 12 December 2003

Western Australia Health Services (Quality Improvement) Regulations 1995 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Interpretation 1 4. Application for approval as a quality improvement committee 2 5. Publication of standards 2 6. Minutes 2 7. Safe custody 3 8. Reports to governing body 3 9. Information available to the public 3 10. Reports to the Minister 4 Notes Compilation table 5 Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 12 December 2003

Western Australia Health Services (Quality Improvement) Act 1994 Health Services (Quality Improvement) Regulations 1995

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Health Services (Quality Improvement) Regulations 1995 1.

2. Commencement These regulations come into operation on the day on which the Health Services (Quality Improvement) Act 1994 comes into operation 1.

3. Interpretation In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears — Committee means a committee that is declared to be an approved quality improvement committee under section 7(1) of the Act; Department means the department principally assisting the Minister in the administration of the Act.

4. Application for approval as a quality improvement committee (1) Where the governing body of a committee wishes that committee to be declared to be an approved quality improvement committee under section 7(1) of the Act the governing body shall make application to the Minister. (2) An application to the Minister under subregulation (1) shall be — (a) made in writing in a form approved by the Minister; and (b) accompanied by such further information as the Minister may require. (3) For the purpose of ascertaining whether a declaration is to be made under section 7(1) of the Act or for the purpose of determining the period for which approval is to be granted under that section the Minister may by notice in writing require a governing body making application under subregulation (1) to furnish the Minister, within such reasonable time as may be specified in that notice, with such information specified in the notice as that governing body may be able to give.