Interpretation
83 Interpretation
In this Part—
amending Act means the Health Services Amendment (Local Health Districts and Boards) Act 2011.
existing by-laws means any by-laws made (or taken to have been made) by an existing local health network that were in force immediately before the reconstitution day.
existing local health network means a local health network in existence immediately before the reconstitution day.
existing local health network governing council means a local health network governing council for an existing local health network in existence immediately before the reconstitution day.
existing network governed health corporation means a network governed health corporation in existence immediately before the reconstitution day.
initial local health district means a local health district constituted by this Act (as in force on the reconstitution day).
instrument means an instrument (other than this Act or an instrument made under this Act) or any other document that creates, modifies or extinguishes rights or liabilities (or would do so if lodged, filed or registered in accordance with any law), and includes any judgment, order, process or other instrument issued by a court or tribunal.
reconstitution day means the day on which section 17 is substituted by the amending Act.
successor, in relation to an existing local health network, means an initial local health district having substantially the same name as the existing local health network.
For the purposes of the definition of successor in subclause (1), an initial local health district has substantially the same name as an existing local health network if the only difference between the corporate names of the district and network is the use of the word “District” instead of the word “Network”.
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