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Private Health Facilities Act 2007
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#### 16 Alterations or extensions to licensed facilities
16 Alterations or extensions to licensed facilities
> > (1) The licensee of a private health facility must not cause or permit any clinical areas of the facility to be altered or extended (whether by construction of new buildings or otherwise) unless—
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> > > (a) the approval of the Secretary to the alteration or extension is first obtained, and
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> > > (b) the facility is altered or extended in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Secretary.
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> > Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.
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> > (2) An application for approval under this section must—
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> > > (a) be in a form approved by the Secretary, and
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> > > (b) be accompanied by any fee and any particulars and documents prescribed by the regulations in relation to an application under this section in respect of that class of facility.
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> > (3) The Secretary may refuse an application under this section for any reason the Secretary might refuse under Division 2 an application for a licence for the facility as altered or extended.
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> > (4) The approval of the Secretary is not required under this section for any alteration or extension required to be carried out under an improvement notice given under Part 5.