Health Services Act 1997

The Health Secretary may provide services for any or both of the following purposes—

to support the public health system and public health organisations and the public hospitals they control,

to enable the co-ordinated provision of health services involving more than one public health organisation or on a State-wide basis.

The Health Secretary may also, with the approval of the Minister, make and enter into contracts or agreements with any person other than a public health organisation for the provision of health support services or corporate or other services to that person.

The Health Secretary may determine the fees and charges payable for any service provided by or on behalf of the Health Secretary under this section.

The Health Secretary may delegate his or her functions under this section to a person or appointed body.

A delegate may subdelegate to any person or appointed body some or all of any function delegated under this section if the delegate is authorised in writing to do so by the delegator.

Section 21 of the Health Administration Act 1982 does not apply in relation to the functions under this section.

Nothing in this section limits the Health Secretary’s functions under this or any other Act or law.

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