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#### 8 What is a local health district?
8 What is a local health district?
> > (1) A local health district is a local health district constituted under section 17 and specified from time to time in Schedule 1.
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> > (2) The principal reason for constituting local health districts is to facilitate the conduct of public hospitals and health institutions and the provision of health services for residents of the areas of the State in respect of which the districts are constituted.
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> **s 8:** Am 2010 No 97, Sch 1.1 \[4\], 1.2 \[2\].