Determination under repealed hospitals Act
44A Determination under repealed hospitals Act
In this clause—
existing determination means the Public Hospitals (Visiting Medical Officers—Sessional Contracts) Determination 1994, made under Division 2 of Part 5C of the Public Hospitals Act 1929 and which, immediately before the repeal of that Act, applied to sessional visiting medical officers by operation of section 29R of that Act.
The existing determination is taken to be a determination made under Division 3 of Part 2 of Chapter 8 and applying, by virtue of section 98, in relation to any service contract between an organisation and a visiting medical officer providing his or her services as an individual.
A reference in that determination—
to any particular former area health service, incorporated hospital or separate institution is to be read as a reference to the successor of the service, hospital or institution, as the case may be, or
to former area health services, incorporated hospitals or separate institutions generally is to be read as a reference to area health services, statutory health corporations and affiliated health organisations, respectively.
On and from a date appointed by proclamation for the purposes of this subclause, the existing determination is taken to also be a determination made under Division 3 of Part 2 of Chapter 8 and applying, by virtue of section 98, in relation to any service contract between an organisation and a practice company through which a visiting medical officer provides services (in accordance with section 85).
Editorial note.
Date appointed for the purposes of this subclause: 30.6.2000—see Gazette No 81 of 30.6.2000, p 5354.
On and from that date, a reference in that determination—
to any particular former area health service, incorporated hospital or separate institution is to be read as a reference to the successor of the service, hospital or institution, as the case may be, or
to former area health services, incorporated hospitals or separate institutions generally is to be read as a reference to area health services, statutory health corporations and affiliated health organisations, respectively, or
to a contract with or payment to a visiting medical officer is to be read as including a reference to a contract with or payment to a visiting medical officer’s practice company, or
to the termination of a sessional contract is to be read as including a reference to the termination of a visiting medical officer’s appointment as a visiting medical officer.
Nothing in this clause prevents the making of any future orders under section 87 approving standard conditions.
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