Health Services Act 1988

If the Minister considers that the provision of health services by 2 or more metropolitan hospitals may be more effective if the hospitals were aggregated, the Minister may recommend that an Order be made under subsection (2).

The Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may, on the recommendation of the Minister, direct that 2 or more metropolitan hospitals be aggregated.

An Order under subsection (2), may not be made on or after the first anniversary of the date on which section 10 of the Health Services (Metropolitan Hospitals) Act 1995 comes into operation.

If an Order is made under subsection (2), on a date specified in the Order—

the incorporation of each metropolitan hospital to which the Order relates is cancelled;

a new hospital with the name specified in the Order comes into existence;

Schedule 3 is amended—

by the omission of the name of each metropolitan hospital the incorporation of which is cancelled by the Order; and

by the addition of the name of the new hospital, in the appropriate alphabetical position.

The board of a metropolitan hospital that comes into existence under an Order under subsection (2) consists of the persons (being not less than 6 and not more than 9) named in the Order and, for the purposes of Division 4A, the Order constitutes the instrument of appointment and may include terms and conditions of appointment.

If an Order under subsection (2) specifies by‑laws of the metropolitan hospital that comes into existence under the Order, the by-laws have effect as if made by the board of the hospital.

The Governor in Council, in an Order under subsection (2) or in another Order published in the Government Gazette on the recommendation of the Minister, may appoint a person to act as the first chief executive officer of a new metropolitan hospital that comes into existence in accordance with this section.

A person appointed to act as chief executive officer of a metropolitan hospital appointed in accordance with subsection (7) is deemed to have been appointed by the board of the hospital.

An Order under subsection (2) may include such other provisions not inconsistent with this Division as are necessary or expedient.