178CTransitional provisions—Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Act 2017

178C Transitional provisions—Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Act 2017 (1) Despite the change of the name of the Health Innovation and Reform Council to the Better Care Victoria Board, the Better Care Victoria Board is the same body as the Health Innovation and Reform Council in existence immediately before the commencement of section 61 of the **Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Act 2017**. (2) On and from the commencement of section 61 of the **Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Act 2017**, a reference in any Act (other than the **Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Act** **2017**), subordinate instrument or other document, unless the context otherwise requires, to the Health Innovation and Reform Council is to be construed as a reference to the Better Care Victoria Board. (3) On and from the commencement of section 61 of the **Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Act 2017**, the members and the chairperson of the Health Innovation and Reform Council in office immediately before that commencement continue in office as a member or as chairperson of the Better CareVictoria Board, as the case may be, onthe same terms and conditions as those onwhich they were originally appointed forthe remainder of their original terms. (4) On and from the commencement of section 61 of the **Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Act 2017**, a committee of the Health Innovation and Reform Council appointed immediately before that commencement continues in existence and is taken to be a committee appointed by the Better Care Victoria Board. Pt 9 (Heading and ss 176–186) amended by No. 1/1989 s. 4(g) (as amended by No. 42/1993 s. 67), repealed by No. 42/1993 s. 23(3), new Pt 9 (Heading and ss 179–229) inserted by No. 39/2000 s. 11.