(1) The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , the regulations may make provision for, or with respect to, the following:
(a) fees payable to the Secretary for the administration of this Act;
(b) the display of licences at establishments;
(c) the supply by the licensee of an establishment to the Secretary of information relating to –
(i) any particulars that are required to be provided when an application for a licence is made; and
(ii) the number of patients, and the length of stay of patients, at the establishment and the provision of health services to those patients; and
(iii) staffing at the establishment;
(d) the supply by the licensee of an establishment to the Secretary of a copy of the register of patients for the establishment or a copy of a part of that register;
(e) the safety, care or quality of life of patients at establishments, including the following matters:
(i) design and construction of premises;
(ii) facilities and equipment;
(iii) clinical standards, including accreditation of practitioners to provide services at the establishment, delineation of clinical privileges of practitioners and quality assurance;
(iv) staffing, including qualifications of staff members, number of staff and duties;
(v) operational matters, including administration and support services;
(vi) clinical records, including access by patients to, and confidentiality of, those records;
(vii) management of private hospitals and other establishments which are funded by the State;
(f) the requirement that any information submitted for the purposes of this Act is to be supported by a statutory declaration.
(3) The regulations may adopt, either wholly or in part and with or without modification and either specifically or by reference, any of the standards, rules, codes, specifications, management plans or similar documents of any body approved by the Minister, whether the standards, rules, codes, specifications, management plans or documents are published, made or amended before or after the commencement of the regulations.
(4) A reference in subsection (3) to standards, rules, codes, specifications, management plans or documents includes an amendment of those standards, rules, codes, specifications, management plans or documents whether the amendment is published, made or issued before or after the commencement of the regulations.
(5) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.
(6) Any such provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the commencement date or a later day.
(7) To the extent to which any such provision takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication in the Gazette, the provision does not operate so as –
(a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or a statutory authority), the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication; or
(b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or a statutory authority) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.
(8) A regulation (including a regulation prescribing a licensing standard) may create an offence punishable by a penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units.
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