10Contents of service plan

10 Contents of service plan

(1)  A service plan must include –

(a) a schedule of services to be provided by or on behalf of the THS and the estimated funding to be provided in relation to the provision of those services; and

(b) performance standards, performance targets and performance measures for the THS; and

(c) standards of patient care and service delivery; and

(d) requirements for the THS to report on its performance, as required by or under another provision of this Act or otherwise; and

(e) a performance management process that is to be in continuous operation in respect of the THS.

(2)  A service plan may include provisions in respect of a matter, relating to the functions or powers of the THS, that the Secretary thinks fit, including a provision that limits the functions or powers of the THS or specifies how the functions or powers of the THS are to be performed or exercised in relation to the matter.

(3)  Despite subsection (2) , a provision of a service plan –

(a) may not prevent the THS from –

(i) performing or exercising a function or power that the THS must, under this or any other Act, perform or exercise; or

(ii) otherwise complying with this or any other Act; and

(b) may not extend the functions and powers of the THS.