Health Services Act 1988

The powers of a public hospital or denominational hospital include all such powers as are necessary to enable the hospital to carry out its objects and do all things it is required or permitted to do under this Act and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power—

to undertake commercial exploitation of any research or intellectual property rights undertaken by or belonging to the hospital for any purpose relating to the carrying on of the hospital; and

to be a member of or form or participate in the formation of a company, association, trust or partnership, the objects or purposes of which include one or more objects or purposes that are incidental or conducive to the exercise of any other powers of the hospital; and

to enter into a joint venture with another person or other persons if the objects or purposes of the joint venture include one or more objects or purposes that are incidental or conducive to the exercise of the powers of the hospital; and

in the case of a denominational hospital, to do such other things as are consistent with this Act and are conferred on the hospital under its constitution.

The board of a public hospital or denominational hospital must not dismiss or suspend any registered medical practitioner employed or engaged by the hospital unless the board—

where there has been an allegation against the registered medical practitioner, inquires into any matter alleged; and

gives the registered medical practitioner an opportunity to be heard.