South Australian Consolidated Acts

HEALTH CARE ACT 2008 - SECT 7

7—Chief Executive

        (1)         The Chief Executive's functions in connection with the operation of this Act include the following:

            (a)         to assist the Minister in connection with the administration of this Act and to exercise statutory powers conferred by this Act;

            (b)         to be responsible to the Minister for the overall management, administration and provision of health services within the Minister's portfolio, to assume direct responsibility for the administration of incorporated hospitals and to ensure that the Department undertakes a leadership role in the administration of health services;

            (c)         to ensure that appropriate standards of patient care and service delivery are adopted and applied in the delivery of health services;

            (d)         to facilitate the efficient and economic operation of the public health system;

            (e)         to ensure that the Department establishes and maintains processes to consult with members of the community, volunteers, carers and health care providers on health care needs and service priorities within the public health system;

            (f)         to ensure that the Department values a highly trained workforce within the health system, and to provide support to maintain high levels of commitment in the provision of services;

            (g)         to provide advice to the Minister in relation to the operation or administration of this Act, the provision of health services within the State, or the protection or promotion of public health within the State;

            (h)         at the request of the Minister, to provide advice on any other matter in relation to which the Minister considers that the advice of the Chief Executive should be available;

            (ha)         to facilitate the provision of laboratory, research or other similar facilities, including on account of a request by a Minister under section 6(1)(ka);

                  (i)         such other functions assigned to the Chief Executive by or under this or any other Act, or assigned to the Chief Executive by the Minister in connection with the operation of this or any other relevant Act.

        (2)         The Chief Executive has the power to do anything necessary, expedient or incidental to performing the functions of the Chief Executive.

        (3)         Subject to this Act, the Chief Executive is, in the performance and exercise of the Chief Executive's functions and powers, subject to the control and direction of the Minister.

        (4)         The Chief Executive cannot give a direction concerning the clinical treatment of a particular person.