11APrincipal function of the Secretary

11A Principal function of the Secretary To ensure that the objectives of this Act are met, the Secretary may— (a) advise the Minister on the operation of this Act; (b) develop policies and plans with respect to health services provided by health care agencies; (c) fund or purchase health services and monitor, evaluate and review publicly funded or purchased health services; (d) encourage safety and improvement in the quality of health services provided by health care agencies and health service establishments; (e) in consultation with health care agencies, develop criteria or measures that enable comparisons to be made between the performance of health care agencies providing similar services; (f) collect and analyse data to enable the Secretary to perform the Secretary's functions under this or any other Act; (g) do anything else that the Secretary considers appropriate. Pt 1A (Heading and ss 11B–11F) inserted by No. 17/2023 s. 60.