Minister may give directions
60 Minister may give directions
Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may give written directions to a health service provider with respect to the performance or exercise of its functions, either generally or in relation to a particular matter, and the health service provider must give effect to the direction.
A direction given under this section cannot be —
about the nature of a health service to be provided to a particular person; or
in any other way in respect of a particular person.
The health service provider must comply with a direction given under this section.
The text of a direction given under subsection (1) must —
be laid before each House of Parliament, or dealt with under section 229, within 14 days after the direction is given; and
be included in the annual report submitted by the accountable authority of the health service provider under the Financial Management Act 2006 Part 5.
[Section 60 amended: No. 1 of 2023 s. 33.]
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