Health Services Act 1988

The Secretary or an authorised officer may give a written notice to a regulated person requiring the regulated person to take specified action if the Secretary or authorised officer reasonably believes that—

the regulated person has contravened, is contravening or is likely to contravene—

a provision of the Act or the regulations; or

a condition to which the person's registration as a health service establishment is subject; and

taking the action is necessary—

to rectify a contravention; or

to cease a contravention; or

to prevent a likely contravention from occurring; or

to address the matters or activities that caused a contravention.

The Secretary or an authorised officer may require a regulated person to whom an improvement notice is given—

to give a copy of the notice to a person or class of person; or

to display a copy of the notice in a manner specified in the notice.