South Australian Repealed Acts South Australian Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) In this Act,
unless the contrary intention appears—
"approved constitution" means a constitution or proposed constitution of an
incorporated hospital or incorporated health centre in respect of which
approval has been given, or mutual agreement reached, in accordance with the
provisions of this Act;
"board", in relation to an incorporated hospital or
incorporated health centre, means its board of directors;
"the Commission" means the South Australian Health Commission established
under this Act;
"council" means a council under the Local Government Act 1999 and
includes a body corporate that is, by virtue of any Act, deemed to be, or
vested with the powers of, a council;
"Department" means the department of the Minister to whom the administration
of this Act is committed;
"domestic partner" means a person who is a domestic partner within the meaning
of the Family Relationships Act 1975 , whether declared as such under
that Act or not;
"employing authority" means—
(a)
subject to paragraph (b), the Chief Executive of the Department; or
(b) if
the Governor thinks fit, a person, or a person holding or acting in an office
or position, designated by proclamation made for the purposes of this
definition;
"health centre" means a body of persons (whether corporate or unincorporated)
by which health services are provided, being health services that may include
services provided to persons on a live-in basis;
"health service" means—
(a) any
service designed to promote health; or
(b) any
therapeutic or other service designed to cure, alleviate or afford protection
against any mental or physical illness, abnormality or disability; or
(c) any
paramedical or ambulance service; or
(d) any
prescribed service;
"hospital" means a body of persons (whether corporate or unincorporated) by
which health services are provided, being health services that include
services provided to persons on a live-in basis;
"hospital bed" means the bed and associated facilities provided by a hospital
for the provision of health services to a patient on a live-in basis;
"incorporated health centre" means a health centre incorporated under this
Act;
"incorporated hospital" means a hospital incorporated under this Act;
"the Minister" means the Minister of the Crown to whom the administration of
this Act is for the time being committed, and includes any Minister of the
Crown for the time being discharging the duties of office of that Minister;
"private hospital" means a hospital other than a recognised hospital;
"recognised hospital" means—
(a) an
incorporated hospital; or
(b) a
prescribed hospital;
"spouse"—a person is the spouse of another if they are legally married.
(2) The Governor may,
for the purposes of the definition of
"employing authority"—
(a)
designate different persons as employing authorities with respect to different
classes of employees (or potential employees);
(b) in
making a designation under paragraph (a), include the Chief Executive of
the Department;
(c) from
time to time as the Governor thinks fit, vary or revoke a proclamation, or
make a new proclamation for the purposes of the definition.
Note—
For definition of divisional penalties (and divisional expiation fees) see
Appendix.