sec.45Functions of chief executive

### sec.45 Functions of chief executive The chief executive has the following functions— to provide strategic leadership and direction for the delivery of public sector health services in the State; to promote the effective and efficient use of available resources in the delivery of public sector health services in the State; to develop Statewide health service plans, workforce plans and capital works plans; to manage major capital works for proposed public sector health service facilities; to employ staff in the department, including to work for Services other than prescribed Services; to manage Statewide industrial relations, including the negotiation of certified agreements, and making applications to make or vary awards; to establish the conditions of employment for health service employees, including issuing health employment directives; to deliver specialised health services; to arrange for the provision of health services to public patients in private health facilities; to develop and issue health service directives to apply to the Services; to enter into service agreements with the Services; to provide support services to Services; to monitor and promote improvements in the quality of health services delivered by Services; to monitor the performance of Services, and take remedial action when performance does not meet the expected standard; to receive and validate performance data and other data provided by Services; to provide performance data and other data to the Commonwealth, or an entity established under an Act of the Commonwealth; other functions given to the chief executive under this Act or another Act. s 45 amd 2012 No. 9 ss 24 , 54 sch ; 2013 No. 61 s 85 - (a) to provide strategic leadership and direction for the delivery of public sector health services in the State; - (b) to promote the effective and efficient use of available resources in the delivery of public sector health services in the State; - (c) to develop Statewide health service plans, workforce plans and capital works plans; - (d) to manage major capital works for proposed public sector health service facilities; - (e) to employ staff in the department, including to work for Services other than prescribed Services; - (f) to manage Statewide industrial relations, including the negotiation of certified agreements, and making applications to make or vary awards; - (g) to establish the conditions of employment for health service employees, including issuing health employment directives; - (h) to deliver specialised health services; - (i) to arrange for the provision of health services to public patients in private health facilities; - (j) to develop and issue health service directives to apply to the Services; - (k) to enter into service agreements with the Services; - (l) to provide support services to Services; - (m) to monitor and promote improvements in the quality of health services delivered by Services; - (n) to monitor the performance of Services, and take remedial action when performance does not meet the expected standard; - (o) to receive and validate performance data and other data provided by Services; - (p) to provide performance data and other data to the Commonwealth, or an entity established under an Act of the Commonwealth; - (q) other functions given to the chief executive under this Act or another Act.