Directions of Secretary
105 Directions of Secretary
S. 105(1) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1).
The Secretary may in writing direct the proprietor of a health service establishment to comply with a prescribed standard relating to establishments of that kind or to the type of health care provided in the establishment.
The proprietor of an establishment to whom a direction under subsection (1) applies must comply with the direction.
- 50 penalty units.
S. 105(3) inserted by No. 52/2017 s. 41.
The Secretary may direct in writing the proprietor of a health service establishment to provide specified information by a specified date and in a specified manner to ensure that the objectives of this Act are being met.
S. 105(4) inserted by No. 52/2017 s. 41.
The proprietor of a health service establishment to whom a direction under subsection (3) has been given must not without reasonable excuse fail to comply with the direction.
Penalty: 60 penalty units in the case of a natural person;
300 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.
S. 105(5) inserted by No. 52/2017 s. 41.
The proprietor of a health service establishment must not, without reasonable excuse and in purported compliance with a direction under subsection (3), give information that is false or misleading in a material particular.
Penalty: 60 penalty units in the case of a natural person;
300 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.
S. 105A inserted by No. 8/2020 s. 8.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed standard
). Made under this Act:
- Health Services (Health Service Establishments) Regulations 2024 · under section 158
- Health Services (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2020 · under section 158
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