Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres) (Amendment) Regulations 1996
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Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day
Procedure Centres) (Amendment) Regulations 1996
S.R. No. 159/1996
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1. Objectives 1
2. Authorising provisions 1
3. Principal Regulations 1
4. Applications for design approval 2
5. Substituted application form for approval in principle 2
SCHEDULE 2 2
6. Schedule of fees substituted 3
SCHEDULE 3 4
7. Application for transfer or variation of approval in principle
substituted 5
SCHEDULE 4 5
8. Revocation of application forms for design approval or variation
of design approval 6
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STATUTORY RULES 1996
S.R. No. 159/1996
Health Services Act 1988
Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day
Procedure Centres) (Amendment) Regulations 1996
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 17 December 1996
Responsible Minister:
ROB KNOWLES
Minister for Health
A. WILTSHIRE
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are—
(a) to make consequential amendments to the
Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day
Procedures Centres) Regulations 1991 which
are necessary as a result of the enactment of
the Miscellaneous Acts (Health and
Justice) Act 1995; and
(b) to increase the various fees payable for
approval in principle and for the registration
of a private hospital or day procedure centre.
2. Authorising provisions
These Regulations are made under sections 70(2),
74(2), 82, 87, 88, 92(2) and 158 of the Health
Services Act 1988.
3. Principal Regulations
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In these Regulations, the Health Services (Private
Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres)
Regulations 1991 1 are called the Principal
Regulations.
4. Applications for design approval
Division 2 of Part 2 of the Principal Regulations is
revoked.
5. Substituted application form for approval in principle
For Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations
substitute—
"SCHEDULE 2
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE—PRIVATE
HOSPITALS AND DAY PROCEDURE CENTRES
SECTION A
1. Full name of applicant
2. Postal address of applicant
3. Contact person (if the applicant is a body corporate provide
the name of the person responsible on behalf of the body
corporate for the application and state that person's
relationship with the body corporate)
4. Telephone number of contact person during business hours
5. Relationship of applicant to the proposal (for example:
proprietor of existing establishment, developer, proposed
proprietor)
6. If the applicant is not the owner of the land to which the
application relates, state the name of the owner and his or
her postal address
SECTION B
Tick appropriate box in each part.
1. Indicate the kind of health service establishment to which
this application relates:
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private hospital
day procedure centre
2. Indicate the proposal to which this application relates—
Tick appropriate box or boxes
use of particular land as a health service establishment
use of particular premises as a health service
establishment
for premises proposed to be constructed for use as a
health service establishment of a particular kind
for alterations or extensions to premises used or
proposed to be used as a health service establishment
alterations in number of beds to which the registration
relates
for a variation of registration with respect to the kinds
of prescribed health services that may be carried on on
the premises
for a variation to the registration with respect to the
number of beds that may be used for specified kinds of
prescribed health services
3. Address of land or premises to which this application relates
(For existing health service establishments, also state name
of facility)
SECTION C
I/We declare that:—
1. in accordance with section 70(3) of the Health Services Act
1988, all persons who have an interest in the land as either
owners or lessees have been notified, in writing, of this
application for an approval in principle; and
2. to the best of my/our knowledge, the information provided
and the details which have been completed on this form are
correct.
Signature of Applicants(s)
Name of each signatory in BLOCK LETTERS
Date ".
6. Schedule of fees substituted
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For Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations
substitute—
"SCHEDULE 3
FEES—PRIVATE HOSPITALS AND DAY PROCEDURE
CENTRES
Regulation Fee
Approval in principle
Application for approval in
principle s.70
201(2) $504.00
Application for transfer or
variation of certificate of
approval in principle s.74 202(2) $126.00
Registration
Application for registration
s.82
205(2) $441.00
Application for renewal of
registration s.88
207(2) $504.00
Application for transfer of
registration s.92
208(2) $378.00
Application for any other
variation of registration s.92
208(3) $126.00
Annual fee s.87 209 $477.50 plus
$3.15 for each
bed for which
the hospital or
centre is
registered".
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7. Application for transfer or variation of approval in
principle substituted
For Schedule 4 to the Principal Regulations
substitute—
"SCHEDULE 4
APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OR VARIATION OF A
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE—PRIVATE
HOSPITALS AND DAY PROCEDURE CENTRES
I/We (full name), being the current holder(s) of Certificate of Approval
in Principle numbered apply for:
transfer of the certificate to—
1. Full name of transferee
2. Postal address of transferee
3. Contact person (if the transferee is a body corporate provide
the name of the person responsible on behalf of the body
corporate for the application and state that person's
relationship with the body corporate)
4. Telephone number of contact person during business hours
5. Relationship of transferee to the proposal (for example:
proprietor of existing establishment, developer, proposed
proprietor)
6. If the transferee is not the owner of the land to which the
application relates, state the name of the owner and his or
her postal address
variation of the certificate for the following:
* use of particular land or premises as a specified kind of
health services establishment
* premises proposed to be constructed for use as a health
service establishment of a particular kind
* alterations or extensions to premises used or proposed to be
used as a health service establishment
* a variation of the registration of a health service
establishment being an alteration in the number of beds to
which the registration relates
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* a variation of the registration of a health service
establishment being a variation of the kinds of health
services that may be carried on on the premises
* a variation of the registration of a health service
establishment being a variation of the number of beds that
may be used for specified kinds of prescribed health
services
* a condition to which the certificate is subject
* delete as appropriate
Set out details and reasons for the proposed variation:
Declaration
I/We declare that—
1. in accordance with section 70(3) of the Health Services Act
1988, all persons who have an interest in the land, either as
owners or lessees have been notified, in writing, of this
application for transfer or variation of certificate of
approval; and
2. to the best of my/our knowledge, the information provided
and the details which have been completed on this form are
correct.
Signature(s) of certificate holder(s)
Name of each signatory in BLOCK LETTERS
Date ".
8. Revocation of application forms for design approval
or variation of design approval
Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Principal
Regulations are revoked.
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NOTES
1 S.R. No. 15/1991. Reprinted to S.R. No. 160/1993.
Notes
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