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### sec.282 Regulation-making power
The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.
A regulation may be made about the following—
the amalgamation, dissolution or division of Services or any other change in relation to Services;
changing the services to be provided by a Service or the department, including by transferring the services to be provided from one to another;
any matter or thing necessary or convenient to facilitate or support a thing mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) ;
the operation or management of a public sector health service or a public sector health service facility, including any land or buildings used in connection with any service or facility;
the procedures to be followed by an RCA team in its conduct of an RCA of a reportable event;
the preservation of the terms, conditions and entitlements of employees moving between the department and a Service.
Without limiting subsection (2) (c) , a regulation may provide for the following—
the transfer of staff;
staff entitlements;
the transfer of assets and liabilities, including that no government duties are payable on the transfer;
matters relating to contracts, agreements or other documents entered into by a Service or the department;
the continuation of proceedings involving a Service or the department;
the appointment of Act officials, authorised persons and security officers;
the control of traffic and conduct on health services land;
the continuation of RCA teams, quality assurance committees, health service audits, clinical reviews and health service investigations;
the giving of stated directions by the chief executive for stated matters.
Also, a regulation may provide for matters relating to the movement of health service employees between Services or between a Service and the department.
Without limiting subsection (4) , a regulation may provide for the following—
movements of health service employees by agreement of the chief executive, health service chief executives or chairs of boards;
movements of health service employees by the written direction of the Minister or the chief executive;
health service employees establishing reasonable grounds to refuse movements;
the rights and entitlements of health service employees who are subject to movements, including matters relating to employment contracts.
Also, a regulation may prescribe a matter relating to the transition of employees from the department to a prescribed Service under part 5 , division 4 if this Act does not make provision or sufficient provision for the matter.
Without limiting subsections (2) to (5) , and despite any other provision of this Act, a regulation may make provision about a matter if—
it is necessary or convenient to make provision for the matter to allow or facilitate the transition of a Service from a prescribed Service to a Service that is no longer prescribed under section 20 (4) ; and
the following Acts do not make provision, or sufficient provision, for the matter—
this Act;
the Industrial Relations Act 2016 ;
the Public Sector Act 2022 .
the transfer of health service employees, other than health executives and senior health service employees, from the Service to the department
the continuation of accrued rights, benefits and entitlements of a health service employee mentioned in the first dot point
a proceeding related to the employment of a health service employee mentioned in the first dot point by the Service
Without limiting subsection (7) , a regulation made under that subsection may state the way in which a provision of this Act, the Industrial Relations Act 2016 or the Public Sector Act 2022 applies in relation to a matter to which the subsection applies.
Also, a regulation made under this Act may impose a penalty of not more than 20 penalty units for a contravention of a provision of a regulation.
s 282 amd 2012 No. 9 ss 43 , 54 sch ; 2019 No. 38 s 69A ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
(sec.282-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.
(sec.282-ssec.2) A regulation may be made about the following— the amalgamation, dissolution or division of Services or any other change in relation to Services; changing the services to be provided by a Service or the department, including by transferring the services to be provided from one to another; any matter or thing necessary or convenient to facilitate or support a thing mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) ; the operation or management of a public sector health service or a public sector health service facility, including any land or buildings used in connection with any service or facility; the procedures to be followed by an RCA team in its conduct of an RCA of a reportable event; the preservation of the terms, conditions and entitlements of employees moving between the department and a Service.
(sec.282-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2) (c) , a regulation may provide for the following— the transfer of staff; staff entitlements; the transfer of assets and liabilities, including that no government duties are payable on the transfer; matters relating to contracts, agreements or other documents entered into by a Service or the department; the continuation of proceedings involving a Service or the department; the appointment of Act officials, authorised persons and security officers; the control of traffic and conduct on health services land; the continuation of RCA teams, quality assurance committees, health service audits, clinical reviews and health service investigations; the giving of stated directions by the chief executive for stated matters.
(sec.282-ssec.4) Also, a regulation may provide for matters relating to the movement of health service employees between Services or between a Service and the department.
(sec.282-ssec.5) Without limiting subsection (4) , a regulation may provide for the following— movements of health service employees by agreement of the chief executive, health service chief executives or chairs of boards; movements of health service employees by the written direction of the Minister or the chief executive; health service employees establishing reasonable grounds to refuse movements; the rights and entitlements of health service employees who are subject to movements, including matters relating to employment contracts.
(sec.282-ssec.6) Also, a regulation may prescribe a matter relating to the transition of employees from the department to a prescribed Service under part 5 , division 4 if this Act does not make provision or sufficient provision for the matter.
(sec.282-ssec.7) Without limiting subsections (2) to (5) , and despite any other provision of this Act, a regulation may make provision about a matter if— it is necessary or convenient to make provision for the matter to allow or facilitate the transition of a Service from a prescribed Service to a Service that is no longer prescribed under section 20 (4) ; and the following Acts do not make provision, or sufficient provision, for the matter— this Act; the Industrial Relations Act 2016 ; the Public Sector Act 2022 . the transfer of health service employees, other than health executives and senior health service employees, from the Service to the department the continuation of accrued rights, benefits and entitlements of a health service employee mentioned in the first dot point a proceeding related to the employment of a health service employee mentioned in the first dot point by the Service
(sec.282-ssec.8) Without limiting subsection (7) , a regulation made under that subsection may state the way in which a provision of this Act, the Industrial Relations Act 2016 or the Public Sector Act 2022 applies in relation to a matter to which the subsection applies.
(sec.282-ssec.9) Also, a regulation made under this Act may impose a penalty of not more than 20 penalty units for a contravention of a provision of a regulation.
- (a) the amalgamation, dissolution or division of Services or any other change in relation to Services;
- (b) changing the services to be provided by a Service or the department, including by transferring the services to be provided from one to another;
- (c) any matter or thing necessary or convenient to facilitate or support a thing mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) ;
- (d) the operation or management of a public sector health service or a public sector health service facility, including any land or buildings used in connection with any service or facility;
- (e) the procedures to be followed by an RCA team in its conduct of an RCA of a reportable event;
- (f) the preservation of the terms, conditions and entitlements of employees moving between the department and a Service.
- (a) the transfer of staff;
- (b) staff entitlements;
- (c) the transfer of assets and liabilities, including that no government duties are payable on the transfer;
- (d) matters relating to contracts, agreements or other documents entered into by a Service or the department;
- (e) the continuation of proceedings involving a Service or the department;
- (f) the appointment of Act officials, authorised persons and security officers;
- (g) the control of traffic and conduct on health services land;
- (h) the continuation of RCA teams, quality assurance committees, health service audits, clinical reviews and health service investigations;
- (i) the giving of stated directions by the chief executive for stated matters.
- (a) movements of health service employees by agreement of the chief executive, health service chief executives or chairs of boards;
- (b) movements of health service employees by the written direction of the Minister or the chief executive;
- (c) health service employees establishing reasonable grounds to refuse movements;
- (d) the rights and entitlements of health service employees who are subject to movements, including matters relating to employment contracts.
- (a) it is necessary or convenient to make provision for the matter to allow or facilitate the transition of a Service from a prescribed Service to a Service that is no longer prescribed under section 20 (4) ; and
- (b) the following Acts do not make provision, or sufficient provision, for the matter— (i) this Act; (ii) the Industrial Relations Act 2016 ; (iii) the Public Sector Act 2022 .
- (i) this Act;
- (ii) the Industrial Relations Act 2016 ;
- (iii) the Public Sector Act 2022 .
- (i) this Act;
- (ii) the Industrial Relations Act 2016 ;
- (iii) the Public Sector Act 2022 .
- • the transfer of health service employees, other than health executives and senior health service employees, from the Service to the department
- • the continuation of accrued rights, benefits and entitlements of a health service employee mentioned in the first dot point
- • a proceeding related to the employment of a health service employee mentioned in the first dot point by the Service