Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

HEALTH SERVICES (CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1990 (NO 63 OF 1990)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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   PART I--PRELIMINARY SHORT TITLE

   1.      This Act may be cited as the Health Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990.  
   2.      (1) Section 1 and this section commence on the day on which this Act is notified in the Gazette.  

   PART II--REPEAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

   3.      The Community and Health Service Act 1985 is repealed.  
   4.      The Acts specified in Schedule 1 are amended as set out in that Schedule.  
   5.      The Regulations specified in Schedule 2 are amended as set out in that Schedule.  

   PART III--DELEGATION CALVARY HOSPITAL--ADMINISTRATIVE DELEGATIONS

   6.      (1) Where, pursuant to subsection 5 (4) of the Administration Act 1989, the Head of Administration has delegated any powers to the person from time to time holding or performing the duties of the office of Chairman of the Board of Management of Calvary Hospital or to another person authorised in writing for the purpose by that person (each of those persons being referred to in this section as an “authorised delegate”)—  

   PART IV--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS INTERPRETATION

   7.      In this Part—“Board” has the same meaning as in the new Act; “Chief Executive” has the same meaning as in the new Act; “commencement date” means the day referred to in subsection 2 (2); “former Act” means the Community and Health Service Act 1985 as in force immediately before the commencement date; “General Manager” has the same meaning as in the former Act; “new Act” means the Health Services Act 1990; “Service” has the same meaning as in the former Act.  
   8.      (1) Where, before the commencement date, a cause of action by or against the Service had arisen but proceedings in respect of that cause of action had not been instituted before that date, such proceedings may be instituted by or against the Board.  
   9.      A bank account maintained immediately before the commencement date by the Service shall, on and after that date, be taken to be an account maintained by the Board.  
   10.     The rights, privileges, obligations and liabilities of the Service existing immediately before the commencement date are, on and after that date, the rights, privileges, obligations and liabilities of the Board.  
   11.     All property, whether real or personal, vested in the Service immediately before the commencement date is, on that date, vested in the Board on the same terms and conditions and subject to the same rights and liabilities.  
   12.     A contract or agreement entered into, or taken to have been entered into, by the Service and in force immediately before the commencement date continues in force on and after that date as if—  
   13.     (1) An instrument made, granted or issued, or taken to have been made, granted or issued, under the former Act and in force immediately before the commencement date continues in force on and after that date as if—  
   14.     An act or thing done by, on behalf of or in relation to, or taken to have been done by, on behalf of or in relation to, the Service shall, on and after the commencement date, be taken to have been done by, on behalf of or in relation to the Board.  
   15.     (1) The General Manager—  
   16.     Notwithstanding section 38 of the new Act, a person who, immediately before the commencement date, was an officer or temporary employee within the meaning of section 51 of the former Act shall, on and after that date, be a member of the staff of the Board and shall be taken to have been appointed or employed by the Board on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the person immediately before that date.  
   17.     (1) Section 56 of the new Act applies to a person who has been—  
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