 The Health Department of Western Australia
was established by the Governor under Section 35 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994.
The Department, under the Commissioner of Health, is responsible to the Minister for
Health for the efficient and effective management of the organisation. The Department
administers 39 Acts and 89 sets of subsidiary legislation.
| Legislation administered |
- Alcohol and Drug Authority Act
- Anatomy Act
- Animal Resources Act
- Blood Donation (Limitation of
Liability) Act
- Chiropractors Act
- Co-opted Medical and Dental
Services for the Northern Portion of the State Act
- Cremation Act
- Dental Act
- Dental Prosthetists Act
- Fluoridation of Public Water
Supplies Act
- Health Act
- Health Legislation Administration
Act
- Health Services (Conciliation and
Review) Act
- Health Services (Quality
Improvement) Act
- Hospital Fund Act
- Hospitals and Health Services Act
- Human Reproductive Technology Act
- Human Tissues and Transplant Act
- Medical Act
- Mental Health Act
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- Narrogin Hospital Act
- Nurses Act
- Occupational Therapists Act
- Optical Dispensers Act
- Optometrists Act
- Perth Dental Hospital Land Act
- Pharmacy Act
- Physiotherapists Act
- Podiatrists Registration Act
- Poisons Act
- Psychologists Registration Act
- Public Dental Hospital Land Act
- Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre
Act
- Radiation Safety Act
- Tobacco Control Act
- University Medical School Act
- University Medical School Teaching
Hospitals Act
- Western Australian Bush Nursing
Trust Act
- Western Australian Bush Nursing
Trust Act Amendment Act
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Acts passed during 1996/97
- Mental Health Act
- Health Amendment Act
- Medical Amendment Act
- Dental Act Amendment Act
The Mental Health Act is a major
innovation and received bipartisan support following years of consultation and
negotiation. The Act establishes a Mental Health Review Board which will review the status
of involuntary patients and significantly increases protection for involuntary patients.
Acts in Parliament at 30 June 1997
- Osteopaths Bill
- Human Tissue and Transplant
Amendment Bill
Bills and amendments being prepared
- Health Registration Bills
- Health Professionals (Special
Events Exemption) Bill
- Medical Treatment for the Dying
Bill
Legislation awaiting proclamation
Further Bills under consideration
Linear Accelerator at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
| New Hospital and Health
Service Boards appointed in 1996/97 under section 15 |
| Name of Hospital/
Health Service |
Hospitals
Administered |
Date effective |
Date gazetted |
| Augusta Health
Board |
Augusta District
Hospital |
18/4/97 |
18/4/97 |
| Busselton Health
Board |
Busselton District
Hospital |
18/4/97 |
18/4/97 |
| Margaret River
Health Board |
Margaret River
District Hospital |
18/4/97 |
18/4/97 |
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| New amalgamations of
hospital/health service boards effected in 1996/97 under section 16 |
| Name of Hospital/
Health Service |
Hospitals
Administered |
Date effective |
Date gazetted |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Health Service |
Coolgardie Health
Centre
Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital
Menzies Nursing Post
Kambalda Nursing Post |
1/7/96 |
12/7/96 |
| Murchison Health
Service |
Meekatharra
District Hospital
Cue Nursing Post
Mount Magnet Nursing Post
Sandstone Nursing Post |
1/7/96 |
12/7/96 |
Competition Policy Review
- Review of all Health Acts and
subsidiary legislation for anti-competitive provisions.
- Timetabled review for each
legislative item.
Hospitals and Health
Services Act 1927
As at 30 June 1997, there were 7 metropolitan
hospital and health service boards and 61 country hospital and health service boards
appointed under section 15. |
