115TVoluntary amalgamations

115T Voluntary amalgamations (1) The governing bodies of 2 or more bodies, each being a registered funded agency or a multi purpose service, may agree that the bodies should amalgamate under this Part only if— (a) the bodies and the agencies or the services, as the case may be, are not prohibited from doing so by any Acts or other documents creating them and the amalgamation is made in accordance with those Acts or other documents; and (b) apart from this Part, there is no law of the Commonwealth or the State under which they could amalgamate. S. 115T(2) amended by No. 66/1998 s. 16. (2) The governing bodies of the agencies or multi purpose services must submit the agreement to the Secretary. S. 115T(3) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1). (3) The Secretary must not advise the Minister to approve the agreement unless the Secretary is satisfied that— S. 115T(3)(a) amended by No. 52/2017 s. 58(2). (a) the amalgamation will result in the provision of better health services in any part of Victoria or the more effective governance of the quality or safety of health services provided; and (b) the amalgamation is otherwise in the public interest. S. 115T(4) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1). (4) The Minister, on the advice of the Secretary, may approve the agreement. S. 115U inserted by No. 99/1995 s. 6.