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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH COMMISSION ACT 1976 - SECT 66

66—Regulations

        (1)         The Governor may make such regulations as are contemplated by this Act or as are necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act.

        (2)         Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, those regulations may—

            (a)         prescribe conditions under which research in the field of health and health services is to be conducted under this Act; and

            (b)         require any hospital or health centre to collect, and furnish the Minister or the Commission with, data and statistics in relation to health and health services; and

            (c)         require any hospital or health centre to make prescribed inquiries with a view to ascertaining the requirements of the public, or any section of the public, in relation to any aspect of health care, and to furnish the Minister or the Commission with the results of those inquiries; and

            (d)         prescribe conditions under which financial or technical assistance may be given by the Minister for the establishment, maintenance or operation of a health service; and

            (e)         regulate the publication and dissemination of knowledge by the Minister or the Commission in relation to health and health services; and

            (ea)         provide for the reporting of cases of specified diseases and disabilities to the Minister or the Commission; and

            (f)         prescribe any course of education, training or instruction in professional or other fields of knowledge or expertise related to health services provided, or to be provided, by the Minister or any incorporated hospital or incorporated health centre; and

            (g)         prescribe standards to be observed by the Minister, the Commission, incorporated hospitals and incorporated health centres in providing services for the prevention of disease, the improvement of health, the care and rehabilitation of the sick or the general well-being of the public; and

            (ga)         prescribe standards of construction, facilities and equipment for the premises of private hospitals; and

            (gb)         prescribe standards to be observed by private hospitals in the provision of health services; and

            (gc)         prescribe the records to be kept by private hospitals; and

            (gca)         prescribe a limit on the number of hospital beds that may be provided by recognised hospitals or private hospitals in the State or in a particular region; and

            (gd)         provide for an exemption by the Minister (which may be conditional or unconditional) from any provision of this Act relating to private hospitals; and

            (h)         prescribe fines not exceeding a division 8 fine for contravention of any regulation.