Private Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927 (WA)

Western Australia Private Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927 Western Australia Private Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927 Contents Part I — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Terms used 2 3. Application of Act 3 4. Application of Act to hospitals where mentally ill treated 4 Part II — Administration 5. Minister to control general administration 5 7A. Minister's powers 5 10. Visiting and inspecting private hospitals 5 11. Obstructing visits etc. under s. 10, offence 6 Part IIIA — Private hospitals 26A. Terms used 8 26B. Licence to conduct private hospital 8 26C. Premises to be approved etc. before licence granted 9 26D. Licence, grant and conditions of etc. 10 26DA. Private hospital not to treat etc. mentally ill unless licence endorsed 11 26E. Licence, duration and renewal of etc. 12 26F. Licence, cancelling etc. 12 26FA. Endorsement under s. 26DA, cancelling 13 26G. CEO may close private hospital 13 26H. State Administrative Tribunal may review decisions under s. 26F and 26FA 14 26I. Grants and subsidies by State to private hospitals 15 26J. Guidelines for construction etc. of private hospitals 15 26K. Offences 16 26L. Failure to comply with licence conditions 17 26M. Liability of officers for offence by body corporate 17 26N. Application for licence and licence, forms of 18 26O. Regulations 18 Part IIIB — Private psychiatric hostels 26P. Term used: resident 20 26Q. Part IIIA, with modifications, applies to private psychiatric hostels 20 Part IIIC — Information 26R. Purpose for collecting, using or disclosing information 22 26S. CEO may direct private hospital service provider to give information 22 26T. No liability for disclosure 23 Part IV — General 35A. Protection from personal liability 24 37. Regulations 25 38. Review of Act 26 Notes Compilation table 27 Other notes 32 Defined terms Western Australia Private Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927 An Act to provide for the control and regulation of private hospitals and private psychiatric hostels and for related purposes. [Long title inserted: No. 11 of 2016 s. 260.]