40GWhen statement of priorities to be prepared

40G When statement of priorities to be prepared (1) For each financial year, the board of a public hospital must— (a) prepare, in consultation with the Secretary, a proposed statement of priorities in relation to the public hospital in accordance with section 40H; and (b) submit the proposed statement of priorities to the Secretary. (2) If the board of the public hospital and the Secretary fail to agree on a statement of priorities before 1 October of the financial year to which the statement of priorities relates, the Secretary may make a statement of priorities in relation to the public hospital in accordance with section 40H. (3) A statement of priorities may be varied at any time if the board of the public hospital and the Secretary so agree. (4) If the board of the public hospital and the Secretary fail to agree to a proposed variation of a statement of priorities within 28 days after the variation is proposed, the Secretary may— (a) vary the statement of priorities; or (b) refuse to vary the statement of priorities. (5) A member of the public may request the Secretary to provide a copy of a statement of priorities or any variation made to a statement of priorities. (6) The Secretary must comply with a request made under subsection (5). (7) This section does not apply to— (a) the Queen Elizabeth Centre; or (b) the Tweddle Child and Family Health Service. New s. 40H inserted by No. 52/2017 s. 20.