201Power of Minister to enter into interstate agreements

201 Power of Minister to enter into interstate agreements

(1)  The Minister, on behalf of Tasmania, may –

(a) enter into interstate transfer agreements and interstate control agreements; and

(b) from time to time amend any such agreement.

(2)  The Minister is to give notice in the Gazette of the making or amendment of an interstate transfer agreement or interstate control agreement together with a general summary or indication of what the agreement or amendment provides for.

(3)  An interstate transfer agreement or interstate control agreement may provide for incidental matters such as the transfer and registration of relevant orders and the transfer of clinical notes and other relevant materials.

(4)  Nothing in this section limits the power of the State to –

(a) enter into other intergovernmental agreements in relation to mental health matters; or

(b) publish in full the text of any intergovernmental agreement it may enter into.