Western Australian Consolidated Acts

HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1927 - SECT 38

38 .         Review of Act

        (1)         The Minister shall carry out a review of the operation of this Act as soon as is practicable after 1 January 1991 and every fifth anniversary of that date and in the course of such review the Minister shall consider and have regard to —

            (a)         the attainment of the objects of this Act;

            (b)         the administration of this Act;

            (c)         the effectiveness of the operations of the Minister, the boards of the public hospitals under this Act, the Department, the CEO, the Executive Director and authorised persons under this Act;

            (d)         the need for the continuation of the boards of public hospitals and any other committee or body established or constituted under or for the purposes of this Act;

            (e)         such other matters as appear to the Minister to be relevant.

        (2)         The Minister shall prepare a report based on the review referred to in subsection (1) and shall, as soon as is practicable after its preparation, cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament.

        [Section 38 inserted by No. 53 of 1985 s. 30; amended by No. 28 of 2006 s. 264.]