229Saving of quality assurance bodies

229 Saving of quality assurance bodies (1) This section applies to a committee, council or other body established by one or more metropolitan hospitals and declared to be an approved quality assurance body under section 139. (2) The Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may declare that a designated committee, council or body to which this section applies is to be taken to be a body established by a designated metropolitan health service. (3) On the publication of a notice under subsection (2)— (a) the notice has effect according to its tenor; and (b) the declaration of the designated committee, council or body under section 139 continues to have effect and may be revoked in accordance with that section. (4) This section has effect despite anything to the contrary in the by-laws of the designated metropolitan health service. Pt 10 (Heading and ss 187–193) repealed by No. 42/1993 s. 23(3), new Pt 10 (Heading and s. 230) inserted by No. 1/2001 s. 5.