Part 2APublic hospital services principles

Part 2A—Public hospital services principles S. 17AA substituted by No. 66/1998 s. 6. 17AA Public hospital services principles (1) The principles contained in any agreement in force from time to time between the Commonwealth and Victoria with respect to the provision of public hospital services are established as guidelines for the delivery of public hospital services in Victoria. (2) Nothing in this Part— (a) gives rise to, or can be taken into account in, any civil cause of action; and (b) without limiting paragraph (a), operates to create in any person legal rights not in existence before the commencement of section 6 of the **Health Services (Further Amendment) Act 1998**. S. 17AA(3) substituted by No. 39/2022 s. 833. (3) In this Part, a reference to public hospital services includes a reference to services provided to public hospital patients by the following— (a) privately-operated hospitals; (b) Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Victoria; (c) a declared operator under a service agreement with Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Victoria. Part 3—Agencies Division 1—Public funding S. 17AB inserted by No. 68/1996 s. 23, substituted by No. 77/1997 s. 6, amended by Nos 79/2008 s. 6(2), 26/2014 s. 455(Sch. item 13.1), 39/2022 s. 834. 17AB Definition In this Division, ***agency*** includes any registered community health centre, the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health and Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Victoria but does not include a privately-operated hospital. S. 17A inserted by No. 112/1993 s. 4.