WA Health Compliance Management Policy

Applicable to: This policy applies to all Health Service Providers under the Health Service Act 2016.

Description: The WA health system is committed to the management and monitoring of its compliance obligations.

This includes actively identifying and communicating compliance obligations, providing appropriate support and resources and managing the risks of non-compliance.

Suitable compliance management systems, frameworks and practices are to be established and are to be consistent with:

  • Australian Standard AS ISO 19600:2015 Compliance Management Systems – Guidelines
  • Public Sector Commission Reviewing Compliance Obligations – A Good Practice Approach
  • WA Health Risk Management Policy
  • WA Health Integrated Corporate & Clinical Risk Analysis Tables and Evaluation Criteria 2009 (as amended 2011) and as may be amended from time to time. 

Date of effect: 01 July 2016

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