NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
PRIVATE HOSPITALS ACT 1981
As in force at 1 December 2018
Table of provisions
Part 1 Preliminary matters
1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1
2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1
3 Object of Act .................................................................................... 1
4 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1
4A Meaning of private hospital .............................................................. 2
4B Application of Criminal Code ........................................................... 2
Part 2 Licensing of private hospitals
Division 1 General
5 Chief Health Officer may grant licences .......................................... 3
6 Offences relating to conduct of private hospital ............................... 3
7 Body corporate as licensee ............................................................. 4
8 Certain persons not eligible to apply for licence .............................. 4
9 Application for licence ...................................................................... 4
10 Determination of application ............................................................ 4
11 Form of licence ................................................................................ 5
12 Notice to be given of refusal or conditions ....................................... 5
13 Duration and renewal of licence ...................................................... 5
Division 2 Transfer of licence
14 Transfer of licence ........................................................................... 5
15 Application for transfer of licence..................................................... 5
16 Determination of application for transfer of licence .......................... 5
17 Notice to be given of refusal or conditions ....................................... 6
Part 3 Management of private hospitals
18 Manager of private hospital ............................................................. 6
19 Replacement or acting appointment of manager or director of
nursing ............................................................................................. 6
20 Manager's responsibilities ............................................................... 7
21 Chief Health Officer may require report of births and deaths ........... 8
22 Changes in conditions of licence ..................................................... 8
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Part 4 Control of private hospitals
Division 1 Inspection
23 Inspection of private hospital ........................................................... 9
24 Chief Health Officer's action following inspection ............................ 9
Division 2 Surrender, revocation or variation of licence
25 Surrender of licence ........................................................................ 9
26 Revocation or variation of licence .................................................. 10
27 Complaints..................................................................................... 11
Division 3 Closure of private hospital
28 Powers of Chief Health Officer to close down private hospital....... 11
Part 5 Appeals
29 Appeals.......................................................................................... 12
Part 6 Miscellaneous matters
30 Delegation ..................................................................................... 13
31 Fees .............................................................................................. 13
32 Duplicate licence ........................................................................... 13
33 Return of licence............................................................................ 13
34 Starting proceeding for offence...................................................... 14
35 Regulations.................................................................................... 14
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 1 December 2018
PRIVATE HOSPITALS ACT 1981
An Act to regulate private hospitals, and for related purposes
Part 1 Preliminary matters
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Private Hospitals Act 1981.
2 Commencement
This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the
Administrator by notice in the Gazette.
3 Object of Act
(1) The object of this Act is to protect the health and welfare of people
receiving medical or surgical treatment in private hospitals.
(2) To achieve the object, this Act:
(a) requires persons to hold licences to conduct private hospitals;
and
(b) provides for the management and inspection of private
hospitals.
4 Definitions
In this Act:
approved means approved by the Chief Health Officer.
director of nursing means a registered nurse in charge of nursing
services in a private hospital.
licence means a licence, or the renewal of a licence, granted under
section 10.
licensee means the holder of a licence.
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Private Hospitals Act 1981 2
manager, of a private hospital, means the person responsible for
the day-to-day management of the hospital.
patient means a person who receives medical or surgical treatment
in a private hospital.
private hospital, see section 4A.
registered nurse means a person registered under the Health
Practitioner Regulation National Law:
(a) to practise in the nursing profession (other than as a student);
and
(b) in the registered nurses division of that profession.
4A Meaning of private hospital
(1) A private hospital is premises that are fitted, furnished or staffed
for the accommodation of persons for medical or surgical treatment
for fee or reward.
(2) A private hospital includes premises for providing prescribed
medical or surgical treatment for fee or reward.
(3) A hospital conducted by the Territory is not a private hospital.
(4) In this section:
prescribed medical or surgical treatment means medical or
surgical treatment involving high risk procedures prescribed by
regulation.
4B Application of Criminal Code
Part IIAA of the Criminal Code applies to an offence against this
Act.
Note for section 4B
Part IIAA of the Criminal Code states the general principles of criminal
responsibility, establishes general defences, and deals with burden of proof. It
also defines, or elaborates on, certain concepts commonly used in the creation of
offences.
Part 2 Licensing of private hospitals
Division 1 General
Private Hospitals Act 1981 3
Part 2 Licensing of private hospitals
Division 1 General
5 Chief Health Officer may grant licences
Subject to this Act, the Chief Health Officer may grant a licence to a
person to conduct a private hospital on premises specified in the
licence.
6 Offences relating to conduct of private hospital
(1) A person must not conduct a private hospital unless the person is a
licensee for the hospital.
Fault element: The person intentionally conducts the
hospital.
Maximum penalty: 430 penalty units.
(2) A licensee must not engage in conduct that results in a
contravention of a condition of the licence held by the licensee.
Fault elements:
The licensee:
(a) intentionally engages in the conduct; and
(b) is reckless as to whether the conduct would result in a
contravention of a condition of the licence.
Maximum penalty: 430 penalty units.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if, in relation to the conduct, the
licensee:
(a) has given notice under section 22(1); and
(b) has not been served a notice under section 26(1)(e).
(4) If a court finds a person guilty of an offence against subsection (1)
or (2), it may, in addition to any penalty imposed for the offence,
impose a penalty not exceeding 8 penalty units for each day during
which the offence continues after the day the offence is committed.
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Division 1 General
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7 Body corporate as licensee
(1) A body corporate can hold a licence only if it is a corporation as
defined in the Corporations Act 2001.
(2) For the purposes of section 18(3) and (4), the directors and officers
of a body corporate are taken to be the licensee.
8 Certain persons not eligible to apply for licence
A person who is found guilty of an offence against section 6(1) is
not eligible to apply for a licence within 5 years after the date of that
finding of guilt.
9 Application for licence
(1) An application for a licence to conduct a private hospital must be
made in the approved form to the Chief Health Officer.
(2) Unless otherwise approved, an application for the renewal of a
licence to conduct a private hospital must be made to the Chief
Health Officer in the approved form not less than 28 days before
the expiry of the licence.
(3) An application under subsection (1) must include particulars of:
(a) the buildings and facilities to be used by or available to the
applicant for the purposes of the private hospital; and
(b) the name of the person proposed to be the manager of the
private hospital; and
(c) the name of the person proposed to be director of nursing of
the private hospital; and
(d) the nursing qualifications that will be required of staff to be
employed for the purpose of caring for patients in the private
hospital; and
(e) the maximum number of patients to be accommodated in the
private hospital; and
(f) any other information the Chief Health Officer requires.
10 Determination of application
(1) In deciding an application made under section 9, the Chief Health
Officer must:
(a) grant or renew a licence to conduct a private hospital; or
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Division 2 Transfer of licence
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(b) refuse to grant or renew a licence to conduct a private
hospital.
(2) If a licence is granted under subsection (1) it may be granted
unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the Chief Health
Officer thinks fit.
11 Form of licence
Subject to section 18(2), a licence must be in the approved form
and must set out the conditions, if any, to which it is subject.
12 Notice to be given of refusal or conditions
If the Chief Health Officer refuses to grant a licence or grants a
licence subject to conditions, the Chief Health Officer must serve on
the applicant a written notice setting out the reasons for the refusal,
or the imposition of the conditions, as appropriate.
13 Duration and renewal of licence
(1) A licence takes effect on the day it is granted and continues in force
for the period specified in it.
(2) If the Chief Health Officer renews a licence, the renewed licence
continues in force for the period specified in it from the day after it
would have expired.
Division 2 Transfer of licence
14 Transfer of licence
(1) Subject to this Act, a licence may be transferred from the licensee
to another person.
(2) A transfer of a licence does not take effect until it is approved by a
written notice served on the applicants.
15 Application for transfer of licence
An application for the transfer of a licence must be made in the
approved form to the Chief Health Officer jointly by the licensee and
the proposed transferee.
16 Determination of application for transfer of licence
(1) Subject to this section, upon receiving an application under
section 15, the Chief Health Officer may approve, or refuse to
approve, a transfer of a licence.
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(2) If the transfer of a licence is approved under subsection (1), that
approval may be given unconditionally or subject to such conditions
as the Chief Health Officer thinks fit.
(3) If the transfer of a licence is approved under subsection (1) subject
to conditions, the conditions imposed are taken to be conditions to
which the licence is subject.
17 Notice to be given of refusal or conditions
If the Chief Health Officer refuses to approve under section 16 the
transfer of a licence, or approves the transfer subject to conditions,
the Chief Health Officer must serve on the applicants a written
notice setting out the reasons for the refusal or imposition of the
conditions.
Part 3 Management of private hospitals
18 Manager of private hospital
(1) A notice that may be given under this Act to a licensee is taken to
be given to the licensee if it is given to the manager of the private
hospital in respect of which the licence is granted.
(2) Subject to section 19(5), on the grant of a licence to an applicant,
the name of the manager nominated by the applicant must, in
addition to the name of the applicant, be endorsed on the licence.
(3) A licensee is liable, and may be prosecuted, for an offence
committed against this Act by the manager of a private hospital.
(4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence referred to in
subsection (3) if the licensee proves that the licensee gave such
directions to the manager and had exercised such supervision over
the manager as was reasonably necessary to ensure that the
manager did not commit an offence against this Act.
19 Replacement or acting appointment of manager or director of
nursing
(1) If the manager or director of nursing of a private hospital is unable
to perform the duties of the position for a continuous period of more
than 7 days, the licensee of the hospital may appoint an approved
person to act in the position during the period.
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(2) If the manager or director of nursing of a private hospital vacates
the position, the licensee of the hospital must appoint an approved
person to fill the vacancy.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(3) However, the licensee of the hospital does not commit an offence
against subsection (2) if the licensee appoints an approved person
to act as the manager pending an appointment under the
subsection.
(4) If a person is appointed to fill the vacancy of the position of
manager, the licensee must return the licence to the Chief Health
Officer within 14 days after the appointment.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(5) On receipt of the licence, the Chief Health Officer must endorse on
the licence the name of the person in place of the name of the
person who vacated the position.
(6) An offence against subsection (2) or (4) is an offence of strict
liability.
(7) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against
subsection (2) or (4) if the defendant establishes a reasonable
excuse.
20 Manager's responsibilities
(1) The manager of a private hospital commits an offence if the
manager fails:
(a) to keep at the private hospital a register of patients containing
the particulars mentioned in subsection (4); or
(b) to keep at the private hospital a record in the approved form of
drug purchases and the use made of the drugs; or
(c) to ensure a registered nurse is on duty at the hospital at all
times.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against
subsection (1) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.
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(4) The register of patients must contain the following particulars for
each patient in the hospital:
(a) the patient's name, age and address;
(b) the date of reception of the patient into the private hospital;
(c) the name of the medical practitioner attending the patient;
(ca) the drugs administered to the patient;
(d) the date the patient leaves the private hospital or dies;
(e) if the patient gives birth to a child at the hospital:
(i) the date of the birth; and
(ii) the sex of the child; and
(iii) whether the child was born alive or still-born;
(f) other particulars prescribed by regulation.
21 Chief Health Officer may require report of births and deaths
(1) The Chief Health Officer may, by written notice, require the licensee
of a private hospital to give the Chief Health Officer a report in the
approved form of each birth and death occurring at the hospital for
the period stated in the notice.
(2) The licensee must comply with the notice within 10 days after it is
given.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(3) An offence against subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.
22 Changes in conditions of licence
(1) If a private hospital is conducted otherwise than in accordance with
the conditions to which the licence is subject, the licensee must,
within 14 days after it being so conducted, by a written notice
served on the Chief Health Officer, inform the Chief Health Officer
and apply for a variation of those conditions.
(2) A licensee who complies with subsection (1) may continue to
conduct the private hospital otherwise than in accordance with the
conditions to which the licence is subject until the licensee is served
with a notice under section 26.
Part 4 Control of private hospitals
Division 2 Surrender, revocation or variation of licence
Private Hospitals Act 1981 9
Part 4 Control of private hospitals
Division 1 Inspection
23 Inspection of private hospital
(1) The Chief Health Officer must ensure each private hospital is
inspected not less than once a year.
(2) The Chief Health Officer may, in writing, authorise a person to enter
a private hospital at any reasonable time to inspect the hospital.
(3) The person authorised may inspect:
(a) the register of patients mentioned in section 20(1)(a); and
(b) premises and equipment of the hospital; and
(c) anything else specified in the authorisation.
(4) The person authorised must, as soon as practicable after
concluding an inspection, give the Chief Health Officer a written
report on the inspection.
24 Chief Health Officer's action following inspection
After an inspection of a private hospital under section 23, the Chief
Health Officer may, by written notice given to the licensee of the
hospital, require any of the following to be carried out at the time
and in the way specified in the notice:
(a) repairs, alterations, additions or improvements to the premises
or equipment of the hospital, or anything else inspected under
the authorisation;
(b) changes in the management of the hospital.
Division 2 Surrender, revocation or variation of licence
25 Surrender of licence
(1) A licensee may surrender the licensee's licence by written notice
given to the Chief Health Officer.
(2) The surrender takes effect on:
(a) the day the notice is given to the Chief Health Officer; or
(b) if a later day of effect is stated in the notice – the later day.
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Division 2 Surrender, revocation or variation of licence
Private Hospitals Act 1981 10
(3) The person who held the licence must return the licence to the
Chief Health Officer within 14 days after the day the surrender
takes effect.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) An offence against subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.
(5) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against
subsection (3) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.
26 Revocation or variation of licence
(1) The Chief Health Officer may, by written notice given to a licensee,
revoke the licence, or vary the conditions of the licence, held by the
licensee if:
(a) a manager is not appointed as provided by section 19(2)
and (3); or
(b) an application is made under section 22(1); or
(c) the licensee fails to comply with a notice under section 24
within the time specified in it; or
(d) section 27(3)(c) applies because of a report on an inquiry into
a complaint; or
(e) the Chief Health Officer is satisfied the private hospital:
(i) is not adequately equipped or is managed in a way that
requires its closure; or
(ii) is no longer being conducted; or
(f) the licensee:
(i) refuses to allow an inspection of the private hospital in
accordance with Part 4, Division 1; or
(ii) fails to comply with a condition of the licence; or
(iii) is found guilty of an offence against, this Act, the Health
Practitioner Regulation National Law or the Health
Practitioners Act 2004; or
(iv) is found guilty of an indictable offence, whether in the
Territory or elsewhere.
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Division 3 Closure of private hospital
Private Hospitals Act 1981 11
(2) If the Chief Health Officer revokes a licence or varies the conditions
of a licence under subsection (1), the Chief Health Officer must give
the licensee, or the person who held the licence, a written notice
specifying the Chief Health Officer's reasons for doing so.
27 Complaints
(1) A person may, by notice in writing to the Chief Health Officer, make
a complaint against a licensee.
(2) The Chief Health Officer may, on receiving a complaint under
subsection (1), authorise a person to conduct an inquiry into the
complaint and to give the Chief Health Officer a written report on
the person's findings in respect of the complaint.
(3) The Chief Health Officer may, on the basis of the report and on the
other information available to the Chief Health Officer:
(a) dismiss a complaint; or
(b) authorise a person to conduct a further inquiry under this
section; or
(c) take action under section 26.
Division 3 Closure of private hospital
28 Powers of Chief Health Officer to close down private hospital
(1) If the Chief Health Officer revokes a licence under section 26(1),
the Chief Health Officer must, unless the Chief Health Officer
immediately grants another licence in respect of the private
hospital, close down the private hospital and arrange for the
transfer of patients from that private hospital to a government
institution or other licensed private hospital.
(2) The expenses incurred by the Chief Health Officer in exercising
powers under subsection (1) are recoverable as a debt due and
payable to the Territory by the person whose licence has been
revoked.
Part 5 Appeals
Private Hospitals Act 1981 12
Part 5 Appeals
29 Appeals
(1) An applicant for a licence who is dissatisfied with a decision of the
Chief Health Officer made under section 10, or a licensee who is
dissatisfied with a decision of the Chief Health Officer made under
section 16, 24, 26, 27 or 28 may appeal to the Local Court against
that decision.
(2) An appeal made under subsection (1) must:
(a) be in writing; and
(b) set out or be accompanied by the relevant notice of the
decision and reasons for the decision; and
(c) be made to the Local Court and a copy served on the Chief
Health Officer within 28 days after the relevant notice of the
decision appealed against was served on the appellant.
(3) The Local Court must conduct a hearing in the prescribed manner
into the reasons for the Chief Health Officer having made the
decision appealed against.
(4) Subject to and for subsection (3), the Local Court, in hearing an
appeal made under subsection (1) has all the powers, duties and
functions of the Chief Health Officer in relation to the matter the
subject of the appeal.
(5) The Local Court must determine an appeal under subsection (1) by:
(a) confirming the decision of the Chief Health Officer; or
(b) varying the decision of the Chief Health Officer in such
manner as it thinks fit; or
(c) substituting it's own decision for the decision of the Chief
Health Officer; or
(d) disallowing the decision of the Chief Health Officer.
(6) If the Local Court determines an appeal made under subsection (5),
the determination takes effect on the date specified in the
determination or, if no date is so specified, on the date of the
determination.
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Part 6 Miscellaneous matters
30 Delegation
The Chief Health Officer may delegate any of the Chief Health
Officer's powers and functions under this Act to a public sector
employee.
31 Fees
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may determine the fees, if
any, to be paid in respect of:
(a) an application for a licence; or
(b) the renewal of a licence; or
(c) the transfer of a licence; or
(d) the issue of a duplicate licence.
(2) A determination of a fee under subsection (1) may be calculated in
accordance with the bed capacity of the private hospital to which a
licence relates and to the period for which the licence is granted.
32 Duplicate licence
If the Chief Health Officer is satisfied that a licence issued under
this Act has been destroyed, lost or stolen, the Chief Health Officer
may, on application in the approved form by the licensee, issue to
that licensee a duplicate licence.
33 Return of licence
(1) This section applies if:
(a) an application for the renewal of a licence is refused under
section 10(1)(b); or
(b) a licence is revoked under section 26(1).
(2) The person who held the licence must return the licence to the
Chief Health Officer within 7 days after its expiry or the person
receives notice of its revocation.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) An offence against subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.
(4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against
subsection (2) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.
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34 Starting proceeding for offence
Proceedings for an offence against this Act may be started only by
an approved person.
35 Regulations
(1) The Administrator may make regulations under this Act.
(2) A regulation may provide for the following:
(a) the minimum standards of accommodation required for
patients in private hospitals;
(b) hearing of appeals under Part 5;
(c) provide for an offence against a regulation to be an offence of
strict or absolute liability but not with a penalty exceeding
100 penalty units.
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1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Act 1981 (Act No. 40, 1981)
Assent date 8 April 1981
Commenced 1 July 1981 (Gaz S7, 26 June 1981)
Criminal Law (Regulatory Offences) Act 1983 (Act No. 68, 1983)
Assent date 28 November 1983
Commenced 1 January 1984 (s 2, s 2 Criminal Code Act 1983 (Act No. 47,
1983), Gaz G46, 18 November 1983, p 11 and Gaz G8,
26 February 1986, p 5)
Local Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989 (Act No. 14, 1989)
Assent date 5 June 1989
Commenced 1 January 1991 (s 2, s 2 Small Claims Amendment Act 1988
(Act No. 43, 1988), Gaz G17, 3 May 1989, p 2, s 2 Local
Court Act 1989 (Act No. 31, 1989) and Gaz G49,
12 December 1990, p 2)
Medical (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995 (Act No. 8, 1995)
Assent date 10 April 1995
Commenced 1 June 1995 (s 2, s 2 Medical Act 1995 (Act No. 7, 1995) and
Gaz S21, 1 June 1995)
Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (Act No. 17, 1996)
Assent date 19 April 1996
Commenced 1 July 1996 (s 2, s 2 Sentencing Act 1995 (Act No. 39, 1995)
and Gaz S15, 13 June 1996)
Statute Law Revision Act 1997 (Act No. 17, 1997)
Assent date 11 April 1997
Commenced s 16: 10 December 1997; rem: 1 May 1997 (Gaz G17,
30 April 1997, p 2)
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Private Hospitals Act 1981 16
Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005)
Assent date 14 December 2005
Commenced 14 December 2005
Health Practitioner (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010 (Act No. 18,
2010)
Assent date 20 May 2010
Commenced 1 July 2010 (s 2)
Private Hospitals and Private Nursing Homes Amendment Act 2011 (Act No. 16, 2011)
Assent date 20 May 2011
Commenced 20 May 2011
Statute Law Revision Act 2014 (Act No. 38, 2014)
Assent date 13 November 2014
Commenced 13 November 2014
Health Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 28, 2018)
Assent date 30 November 2018
Commenced 1 December 2018 (s 2)
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1 and 26.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
lt amd No. 16, 2011, s 3
pt I hdg amd No. 16, 2011, s 17
s 1 amd No. 16, 2011, s 4
s 3 sub No. 16, 2011, s 5
s 4 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 44, 2005, s 22; No. 18, 2010, s 76; No. 16,
2011, s 6; No. 38, 2014, s 2; No. 28, 2018, s 25
ss 4A – 4B ins No. 16, 2011, s 7
pt II hdg amd No. 16, 2011, s 17
s 5 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 16, 2011, s 17
s 6 sub No. 16, 2011, s 8
s 7 amd No. 16, 2011, s 9
s 8 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 16, 2011, s 17
s 9 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 16, 2011, s 17
s 10 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 16, 2011, s 10
s 11 amd No. 16, 2011, s 17
s 12 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 16, 2011, s 17
s 13 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17
sub No. 16, 2011, s 11
ss 15 – 17 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 16, 2011, s 17
pt III hdg amd No. 16, 2011, s 17
s 18 amd No. 16, 2011, s 17
s 19 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17
sub No. 16, 2011, s 12
s 20 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 44, 2005, s 22; No. 18, 2010, s 77
sub No. 16, 2011, s 12
amd No. 38, 2014, s 2
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Private Hospitals Act 1981 17
s 21 sub No. 16, 2011, s 12
s 22 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 16, 2011, s 17
pt IV hdg amd No. 16, 2011, s 17
ss 23 – 24 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17
sub No. 16, 2011, s 13
s 25 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17
sub No. 16, 2011, s 14
s 26 amd No. 8, 1995, s 4; No. 17, 1996, s 6 ; No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 44, 2005,
s 22; No. 18, 2010, s 78
sub No. 16, 2011, s 14
s 27 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 16, 2011, s 17
pt IV
div 3 hdg amd No. 16, 2011, s 17
s 28 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 16, 2011, s 17
pt V hdg amd No. 16, 2011, s 17
s 29 amd No. 14, 1989, s 7; No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 16, 2011, s 17
pt VI hdg amd No. 16, 2011, s 17
s 30 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17
sub No. 16, 2011, s 15
s 31 amd No. 16, 2011, s 17
s 32 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 16, 2011, s 17
s 33 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17
sub No. 16, 2011, s 16
s 34 sub No. 16, 2011, s 16
s 35 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6
sub No. 16, 2011, s 16
s 35A ins No. 68, 1983, s 27
s 36 rep No. 16, 2011, s 16