11Functions of Tasmanian Health Service include provision of assistance to certain persons

11 Functions of Tasmanian Health Service include provision of assistance to certain persons

(1)  During the emergency period, the THS may –

(a) enter into a contract or arrangement with any person; and

(b) in accordance with such a contract or arrangement, perform for the person, provide to the person, or assist the person to perform or provide –

any functions, hospital services, medical services, health services or health support services, that are reasonably required to ensure that, despite the disease-related factors, such services may be performed or provided by the THS or performed or provided by the person.

(2)  This section applies irrespective of whether the performance of a function, or the provision of a service, referred to in this section, or the provision of assistance to enable such a function to be performed, or service to be provided, by another person –

(a) is not consistent with the ministerial charter; or

(b) is not specified in, or is inconsistent with, the service plan in force from time to time; or

(c) would, but for this section, otherwise not be authorised under the Act.

(3)  In this section –

disease-related factors means factors arising from, or related to –

(a) the disease; or

(b) actions taken, or attempts made, to reduce the risk of the spread of the disease, whether or not taken under the Public Health Act 1997 or the Emergency Management Act 2006 and whether or not the actions taken, or attempts made, occur within the State or outside the State or relate to matters within the State; or

(c) actions taken, or attempts made, to reduce the social and financial effects of the disease, whether or not the actions taken, or attempts made, occur within the State or outside the State or relate to matters within the State; or

(d) a failure to take, or to attempt to take, actions referred to in paragraph (a) , or .