Health Services Act 1997
18Areas in respect of which local health districts constituted
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18 Areas in respect of which local health districts constituted
18 Areas in respect of which local health districts constituted
(cf AHS Act ss 4 and 7)
(1) The area in respect of which a local health district is constituted is—
(a) if the area comprises a local government area (or part of a local government area) or a local government area constituted as a city (or a part of such a city)—the local government area (or part of a local government area) or city (or part of a city) described in column 2 of Schedule 1 in relation to the local health district, or
(b) if the area comprises an area other than a local government area (or part of a local government area)—the area described in any manner (including by reference to a description contained in another document) in column 3 of Schedule 1 in relation to the local health district.
(2) A reference in column 2 of Schedule 1 to a part of a local government area is a reference to such part of the local government area as is described by the regulations for the purposes of that reference.
(3) A reference in column 3 of Schedule 1 to the unincorporated area is a reference to such part of the land within the Western Division of the State as is not within a local government area.