Health Services Act 2016

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

accountable authority 6

acquire 13(1), 36(1)

administered provider 41(1A)

administrator 6

adviser 94

alcohol and drug health service 43

alcohol and drug health service provider 43

applied section 174A(1)

appointee 117(1)

assets 5, 200(1)

associated interest 194(1)

authorised person 211(1)

board 6

board governed provider 6

breach of discipline 6

business arrangement 14(1), 36(1)

cause 74(1)

CEO 215(1A)

chief executive 6

chief executive governed provider 6

clinical commissioning 6

clinical governance arrangements 34(3)

code 231(1)

commencement day 259

Commission CEO 6, 43

Commission health service 43

Commission service agreement 43

committee 6

compensable charge 53A

compensation 53A, 53B(1) and (2)

compensation payer 53A

condition 267(1)

confidential information 177(1), 187(1AA)

contracted health entity 6

day hospital facility 8(1) and (2)

Department 6

department 126

Department CEO 6

Department CEO direction 6, 29(1)

disability 213

disciplinary action 6

dispose of 13(1), 36(1)

document 61(1)

earlier transfer order 194(1)

eligible Crown land 265

employee 6

employing authority 6, 103(1)

executive 126

existing employee 245(1), 253(1)

external provider 218(1)

financial difficulty 6

first provider 36D(1), 36E(1)

former 6

former account 201(1), 244(1)

former Act 6

former employee 155(1)

former hospital service 6

government entity 260(1)

granting entity 268(1)

head agreement 44(1)

health asset 194(1)

health entity 194(1), 259

health executive 6

Health Executive Service 6

health information 213

health information management system 213

health interest 260(1)

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 6

health professional 6

health property 6

health purpose 265

health reserve 6

health service 6, 7(1)

health service area 6

health service employee 228(1)

health service land 37(1)

health service provider 6

health service provider land 207, 263(1)

health service provider’s liability 38(1)

HHS Act 233

holding health entity 260(2), 262(1)

hospital 6, 8(4)

hospital board 233

improvement action 6

Industrial Commission 174A(1)

industrial instrument 6

informant 192(1)

information 61(1)

information policy framework 213

injury 53A

injury or hearing loss 228(1)

inquirer 182

inquiry 182

interest 260(1), 268(1)

interstate authority 218(1)

joint arrangement 6

LA Act 233

lawful redeployment breach of discipline 160

lawful redeployment direction 171(2)

legal process 213

liabilities 6

management body 6

management order 6

medical practitioner 69(1)

member 6

mental health service 43

mental health service provider 43

mental illness 43

Minister for Lands 233, 267(1)

Ministerial Body 6

misconduct 76A(1)

misconduct finding 145(3)

National Health Agreement 6

new body corporate 250

nursing post 7A(1)

old body corporate 250

operating account 201(1), 233

organisation 126

original contract 128(3)

originating place of employment 132(2)

participate 14(1), 36(1)

patient 6, 57A(1), 57B(1)

personal information 6

policy framework 6

practising health professional 71(4)

prescribed 6

prescribed period 134(1)

property 6

provide 6

provider 45(3)

provider of destination 116(3)

provider offence 212(1), 263(1)

provision 26(1)

PSM Act 6

publication day 205(1), 256(1)

public authority 6

public health service 6, 7(3)

public health service facility 6

public hospital 6, 8(6)

qualified person 99(1)

reasonably suspects 211(1)

record 177(1), 187(1AA)

relevant act 262(1)

relevant act or omission 260(2)

relevant employer 136(1), 142(1)

relevant health entity 262(3)

relevant information 217(1), 218(1)

relevant lands official 6

relevant successor 233

reserve change day 265

reserve health entity 265

reserve order 266(1)

responsible authority 144

responsible provider 212(1), 263(1)

right of return 132(1)

rights 6

second provider 36D(1), 36E(1)

section 194 transfer order 6, 194(2)

serious offence 144

service agreement 6, 43

services 45(3), 46(3)

specified 56(1), 205(1), 210(1), 224(1), 256(1)

staff member 6

State tax 6

statutory office 132(1)

statutory transition 233

subsidiary legislation 231(1)

successor health service provider 6, 7A(1)

system manager role 19(1A)

this Part 233

transaction 38(1)

transfer order 233, 238(1)

transfer period 51(1)

transitional matter 205(1), 256(1)

transition day 233

treated injury 58(1)

validated land 263(1)

WA health system 6

WA health system-wide plan 6

WCIM Act 228(1)

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