140Regulations

140 Regulations

140 Regulations

(cf AHS Act s 38, PH Act s 42)

(1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may provide for the following—

(a) accounts to be kept by public health organisations and the auditing of those accounts,

(b) records to be kept by public health organisations or public hospitals,

(c) the furnishing of information and reports to the Minister, Health Secretary or other person by public health organisations,

(d) the furnishing of information to a patient in the care of a public health organisation and the inspection of records by such a patient in connection with the treatment of the patient by the organisation,

(e) the appointment, control and governance of visiting practitioners, including the conditions subject to which they perform work,

(f) in the case of public hospitals controlled by local health districts or statutory health corporations—the admission and discharge of patients and the payment and collection of fees payable by patients for health services,

(g) the authorisation, prohibition and control of fundraising by public appeal or otherwise for the purposes of public hospitals,

(h) the administration and management of any affiliated health organisation in relation to its recognised establishments and recognised services,

(i) the disposal of unclaimed property of patients in the care of a public health organisation,

(j) the control and governance of members of staff of the NSW Health Service and any other matter or thing necessary or convenient to ensure the maintenance of discipline and efficiency of that staff,

(k) the conditions of employment (including salaries and wages) of persons employed by affiliated health organisations (other than declared affiliated health organisations) in respect of their recognised establishments and recognised services,