{"id":"nsw:act-1952-011","name":"St. Luke’s Hospital Act 1952","slug":"st-luke-s-hospital-act-1952","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"11 of 1952","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":111301,"registerId":"nsw-act-1952-011-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Act","content":"#### 1 Name of Act\n\n1 Name of Act\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [St. Luke’s Hospital Act 1952](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1952-011).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definition","content":"#### 2 Definition\n\n2 Definition\n\n> In this Act St. Luke’s Hospital means the association of that name which was registered as a limited company under the [Companies Act 1899](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1899-40), on the twelfth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"St. Luke’s Hospital may establish and conduct public and intermediate hospital or hospitals","content":"#### 3 St. Luke’s Hospital may establish and conduct public and intermediate hospital or hospitals\n\n3 St. Luke’s Hospital may establish and conduct public and intermediate hospital or hospitals\n\n> > (1) The power of St. Luke’s Hospital to establish and conduct a private hospital or private hospitals shall extend to include a power to establish and conduct a public and intermediate hospital or public and intermediate hospitals and to do all things in relation thereto which may be done by St. Luke’s Hospital in relation to a private hospital or private hospitals.\n> \n> > (2) A public and intermediate hospital or public and intermediate hospitals may be so established and conducted either in addition to or in conjunction with a private hospital or private hospitals established before or after the commencement of this Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Power to use property for purposes of a public and intermediate hospital or hospitals","content":"#### 4 Power to use property for purposes of a public and intermediate hospital or hospitals\n\n4 Power to use property for purposes of a public and intermediate hospital or hospitals\n\n> Where St. Luke’s Hospital exercises the power conferred upon it by section three of this Act it may use for the purpose:\n> \n> > (a) all or any of the real and personal property vested in it at the commencement of this Act notwithstanding the terms of any trust which requires that property to be used only for the purposes of, or for purposes connected with, a private hospital or private hospitals,\n> \n> > (b) all or any of the real and personal property which may become vested in it after such commencement subject to the terms of any trust affecting that property.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"St. Luke’s Hospital may become separate institution","content":"#### 5 St. Luke’s Hospital may become separate institution\n\n5 St. Luke’s Hospital may become separate institution\n\n> St. Luke’s Hospital may apply to become a separate institution within the meaning of the [Public Hospitals Act 1929](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1929-8), as amended by subsequent Acts.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: enabling St. Luke's Hospital to expand from private-only to mixed public-private operations. There is no evidence of scope creep; the Act addresses exactly what its title and preamble suggest — powers related to establishing and conducting public and intermediate hospitals."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 operative sections total","Single defined term ('St. Luke's Hospital') with a straightforward historical reference","No cross-references to other legislation beyond simple citations of the Companies Act 1899 and Public Hospitals Act 1929","Simple conditional logic: section 4 contains two straightforward sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) with no nesting","No exceptions to exceptions or layered provisos","Legislative purpose is singular and clear: expand operational powers of one specific entity"],"plain_english_summary":"This short law from 1952 gives **St. Luke's Hospital** — a private hospital company registered back in 1920 — permission to expand its operations.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Expands what St. Luke's can do:** Previously, St. Luke's was set up to run only private hospitals. This Act lets them also run **public and intermediate hospitals** (hospitals that receive government funding and serve the general public, not just fee-paying private patients).\n- **Lets them use existing property:** Even if St. Luke's originally received land or buildings under legal agreements (trusts) that said \"this can only be used for private hospital purposes,\" this Act overrides those restrictions. They can now use that same property for public hospital operations too.\n- **Allows future flexibility:** They can set up these public hospitals alongside their existing private ones, or as completely separate operations.\n- **Opens the door to government recognition:** St. Luke's can apply to become a \"separate institution\" under the Public Hospitals Act 1929, which would formally bring them into the state public hospital system.\n\n**Why it matters:** This is essentially an **enabling law** that lets a long-established private charitable hospital evolve into a mixed public-private healthcare provider without having to sell or transfer its assets. It preserves the hospital's history and property while allowing it to serve a broader community under public funding arrangements."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, there is no evidence the Act's scope has changed from its original intent — it has never been amended since its enactment in 1952, suggesting it continues to operate exactly as originally passed, likely for a very specific and narrow institutional purpose."},"complexity_factors":["The full substantive text of the Act was not provided — only website metadata and navigation elements are visible, making meaningful legal analysis impossible","The Act appears to be a narrow, single-institution private Act with likely limited provisions","No amendments have been made since 1952, suggesting minimal regulatory complexity","Single point-in-time version exists, so there are no layered amendments to reconcile"],"plain_english_summary":"St. Luke’s Hospital Act 1952 is a narrow, institution-specific New South Wales law—unchanged since 17 April 1952—that appears to govern the hospital’s legal existence and likely its property or governance arrangements. \n\nIt principally affects the hospital’s corporate or administrative entity rather than the general public, and persists simply because no repeal or consolidation has been pursued despite its age."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act broadens the hospital’s permitted activities and property uses compared with the private‑hospital focus described in its defining trust: it authorises St. Luke’s to establish and operate public and intermediate hospitals (s 3), to use property despite trusts limiting use to private hospitals (s 4), and to apply to become a separate institution under the Public Hospitals Act 1929 (s 5)."},"complexity_factors":["Statutory override of trust terms (s 4): intersects property and trust law and may raise questions for trustees and beneficiaries.","Cross‑references to older statutes (Companies Act 1899; Public Hospitals Act 1929): requires checking historical definitions and administrative procedures in other Acts.","Terminology left undefined in this text (e.g. “public and intermediate hospital”): interpretation depends on other legislation or practice.","Transitional effect language (property vested at commencement versus property acquired later): timing issues for asset use.","Administrative step to apply for separate‑institution status (s 5): introduces procedural interaction with health‑sector regulators."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act permits the St. Luke’s Hospital company to establish and run public and intermediate hospitals as well as private ones, and to use its existing or later-acquired property for those public/intermediate purposes even where trusts previously limited use to private hospitals. It also allows the hospital to apply to become a “separate institution” under the Public Hospitals Act 1929. The changes directly affect the hospital’s managers, trustees and trust beneficiaries by broadening permitted uses of assets and altering regulatory status."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/st-luke-s-hospital-act-1952","history":"/api/acts/st-luke-s-hospital-act-1952/history","analysis":"/api/acts/st-luke-s-hospital-act-1952/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/st-luke-s-hospital-act-1952/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/st-luke-s-hospital-act-1952/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/st-luke-s-hospital-act-1952/documents"}}