Health Service Provider Board Governance Policy

MP 0107/19 - Health Service Provider Board Governance Policy (pdf 219KB)

Applicable to: This policy is applicable to Board-governed Health Service Providers.

Description: The purpose of Health Service Provider Board Governance Policy (this policy) is to set minimum standards and expectations for Board operations and governance in relation to their role, responsibilities and functions under the Health Services Act 2016.

Under section 32(1) of the Health Services Act 2016 (HSA), the Minister may establish a Health Service Provider (HSP) for a health service area and specify whether the HSP is to be a Board-governed provider. There are currently seven Board-governed HSPs:

• Child and Adolescent Health Service
• East Metropolitan Health Service
• Health Support Services
• North Metropolitan Health Service
• PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA
• South Metropolitan Health Service
• WA Country Health Service.

HSP Boards (Boards) have been in place since 1 July 2016 with the HSA modernising the governance and delivery of the health system in Western Australia.

This policy is a mandatory requirement for Health Service Providers under the Statutory Board Operations Policy Framework pursuant to section 26 (2)(d) and (I) of the Health Services Act 2016.

Legislation pertinent to this policy includes

• Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003
• Financial Management Act 2006 (WA)
• Health Services Act 2016
• Public Sector Management Act 1994

This policy should be read in conjunction with:

• Department of Premier and Cabinet, Premier’s Circular: 2021/02: Guidelines for Official Air Travel by Minister, Parliamentary Secretaries and Government Officers
• Department of Premier and Cabinet, Premier’s Circular: 2023/02: State Government Boards and Committees
• Public Sector Commission, (2023) Commissioner’s Instruction 40 – Ethical Foundations, Integrity Advisory Service
• Public Sector Commission. (2023) Governance Manual for Western Australian Government Boards and Committee

 

 

 

 

 

Date of effect: 14 May 2019

Policy Framework

Statutory Board Operations

Related documents

Annual Governance Attestation Statement Template for HSP Boards (docx 192KB)

Board-Assurance-Guidelines (pdf 409KB)

Approval Matrix for Board Chairs Board Members and Chief Executive Travel and Other Expenditure (pdf 55KB)

Board Communique Template (docx 25KB)

Board-Member-Mobile-Device-User-Agreement-Template (pdf 198KB)

Supporting information

Health-Service-Provider-Boards-Governance-Guide (pdf 1MB)

Governance Manual for Western Australian Government Boards and Committees