Assets, rights, liabilities, staff and other things of certain hospitals taken to belong to certain incorporated health services
13 Assets, rights, liabilities, staff and other things of certain hospitals taken to belong to certain incorporated health services
Wyalong Health Service On and from 16 March 1996—
the Wyalong Health Service is taken to have been transferred to the Greater Murray Health Service, and
the assets, rights and liabilities relating solely or principally to the operation of the Wyalong Health Service are taken to have been the assets, rights and liabilities of the Greater Murray Health Service, and
a member of staff at the Wyalong Health Service is taken to have been employed as a member of staff of the Greater Murray Health Service in accordance with any relevant statutory provisions, awards, agreements and determinations that applied to the person during the relevant period, and
any agreement between the hospital owner and another person relating solely or principally to the operation of the Wyalong Health Service is taken to be an agreement between the Greater Murray Health Service and the person, and
any delegation given by the hospital owner in respect of the Wyalong Health Service is taken to have been given by the Greater Murray Health Service, and
any by-laws in force under section 28 of the repealed hospitals Act in respect of the Wyalong Health Service are taken to have been made by the Greater Murray Health Service, and
any act, matter or thing done by the Greater Murray Health Service during the relevant period in relation to the Wyalong Health Service that could have been done validly by the hospital owner is validated to the extent of any invalidity.
Balranald District Hospital and Wentworth District Hospital and Health Service On and from 16 March 1996—
the Balranald District Hospital and the Wentworth District Hospital and Health Service are taken to have been transferred to the Far West Health Service, and
the assets, rights and liabilities relating solely or principally to the operation of the hospitals are taken to have been the assets, rights and liabilities of the Far West Health Service, and
a member of staff at either hospital is taken to have been employed as a member of staff of the Far West Health Service in accordance with any relevant statutory provisions, awards, agreements and determinations that applied to the person during the relevant period, and
any agreement between the hospital owner and another person relating solely or principally to the operation of the hospital concerned is taken to be an agreement between the Far West Health Service and the person, and
any delegation given by the hospital owner in respect of the hospital concerned is taken to have been given by the Far West Health Service, and
any by-laws in force under section 28 of the repealed hospitals Act in respect of either hospital are taken to have been made by the Far West Health Service, and
any act, matter or thing done by the Far West Health Service during the relevant period in relation to the hospitals that could have been done validly by the hospital owner is validated to the extent of any invalidity.
Minister may confirm transfer The Minister may, by notice in writing, confirm a transfer of assets, rights, liabilities or staff by operation of this Part. Such a notice is conclusive evidence of that transfer.
Definitions In this clause—
Balranald District Hospital means the hospital known as the Balranald District Hospital located at Balranald.
Far West Health Service means the incorporated health service named the Far West Health Service.
Greater Murray Health Service means the incorporated health service named the Greater Murray Health Service.
hospital owner means—
in relation to the Wyalong Health Service—the Mid Western Health Service, and
in relation to the Balranald District Hospital and the Wentworth District Hospital and Health Service—the Greater Murray Health Service.
relevant period means the period commencing on 16 March 1996 and ending on the date of the repeal of the repealed hospitals Act.
Wentworth District Hospital and Health Service means the hospital known as the Wentworth District Hospital and Health Service located at Wentworth.
Wyalong Health Service means the hospital known as the Wyalong Health Service located at West Wyalong.
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