What is a public hospital?
15 What is a public hospital?
A public hospital is—
a hospital controlled by a local health district, or
a hospital controlled by a statutory health corporation, or
a hospital that is a recognised establishment of an affiliated health organisation, or
a hospital controlled by the Crown (including the Minister or the Health Administration Corporation).
Note.
Clause 2 of Part 2 of the Dictionary provides that a reference in this Act to a hospital controlled by a public health organisation or any other body or person includes a reference to a hospital that is conducted by or on behalf of such an organisation, body or person.
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