Health Services Amendment (Health Purchasing Victoria) Act 2013

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Health Services Amendment (Health Purchasing Victoria) Act 2013 No. 8 of 2013 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Purpose 1 2 Commencement 1 3 Definition of health or related service 2 4 New Schedule 6 2 SCHEDULE 6—Women's Health Services 2 5 Repeal of amending Act 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 Health Services Amendment (Health Purchasing Victoria) Act 2013 † No. 8 of 2013 [Assented to 26 February 2013] The Parliament of Victoria enacts: 1 Purpose The purpose of this Act is to amend the Health Services Act 1988 to expand the range of health or related services in relation to which Health Purchasing Victoria performs functions and exercises powers to include registered community health centres and women's health services. 2 Commencement This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. Victoria -- 2 of 5 -- Health Services Amendment (Health Purchasing Victoria) Act 2013 No. 8 of 2013 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 3 Definition of health or related service In section 3(1) of the Health Services Act 1988, in the definition of health or related service, after paragraph (a) insert— "(ab) a registered community health centre; or (ac) a women's health service listed in Schedule 6; or". 4 New Schedule 6 After Schedule 5 to the Health Services Act 1988 insert— "__________________ SCHEDULE 6 Section 3 WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES The following incorporated associations— Gippsland Women's Health Service Inc. Multicultural Centre for Women's Health Inc. Women's Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West Inc. Women's Health East Inc. Women's Health Goulburn North-East Incorporated Women's Health Grampians Inc. Women's Health Loddon Mallee Inc. See: Act No. 49/1998. Reprint No. 13 as at 24 August 2011 and amending Act Nos 49/2010, 17/2011, 20/2012 and 21/2012. LawToday: www. legislation. vic.gov.au s. 3 -- 3 of 5 -- Health Services Amendment (Health Purchasing Victoria) Act 2013 No. 8 of 2013 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Women's Health in the North Inc. Women's Health in the South-East Inc. Women's Health Victoria Inc. Women's Health West Inc.". 5 Repeal of amending Act This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of its commencement. Note The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984). ═══════════════ s. 5 -- 4 of 5 -- Health Services Amendment (Health Purchasing Victoria) Act 2013 No. 8 of 2013 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 29 November 2012 Legislative Council: 7 February 2013 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Health Services Act 1988 to expand the range of health or related services in relation to which Health Purchasing Victoria performs functions and exercises powers to include registered community health centres and women's health services and for other purposes." Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --