Definitions
2 Definitions
In this Part—
associated organisation means an organisation or institution mentioned in the Fourth Schedule to the repealed hospitals Act as in force immediately before its repeal.
former area health board means an area health board constituted under section 12 of the repealed area Act and as constituted immediately before its repeal.
former area health service means an area health service constituted by section 5 of the repealed area Act and specified in Schedule 2 of that Act as in force immediately before its repeal.
former health organisation means—
an associated organisation, or
a former area health service, or
an incorporated hospital, or
a separate institution.
incorporated health service means any of the following incorporated hospitals—
Far West Health Service,
Greater Murray Health Service,
Macquarie Health Service,
Mid North Coast Health Service,
Mid Western Health Service,
New England Health Service,
Northern Rivers Health Service,
Southern Health Service.
incorporated hospital means a hospital mentioned in the Second Schedule to the repealed hospitals Act as in force immediately before its repeal.
repealed area Act means the Area Health Services Act 1986 as in force immediately before its repeal.
repealed hospitals Act means the Public Hospitals Act 1929 as in force immediately before its repeal.
separate institution means an institution mentioned in the Third Schedule to the repealed hospitals Act as in force immediately before its repeal.
successor—
of a former area health service means an area health service constituted under this Act on the commencement of Schedule 1 and having the same name as the former area health service, or
of an incorporated hospital that was an incorporated health service means an area health service constituted under this Act on the commencement of Schedule 1 and having the same (or substantially the same) name as the incorporated health service, or
of an incorporated hospital that was not an incorporated health service means a statutory health corporation constituted under this Act on the commencement of Schedule 2 and having the same (or substantially the same) name as the incorporated hospital, or
of a separate institution means an affiliated health organisation specified in Schedule 3 on its commencement having the same name (or having a different name, but being substantially the same organisation or institution) as the separate institution, or
of an associated organisation means an affiliated health organisation specified in Schedule 3 on its commencement and having the same name (or having a different name, but being substantially the same organisation or institution) as an associated organisation.
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