Health Amendment (Quality Assurance Committees) Act 2007

Health Amendment (Quality Assurance Committees) Act 2007

An Act to amend the Ambulance Service Act 1982 and the Health Act 1997

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Health Amendment (Quality Assurance Committees) Act 2007 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

PART 2 - Ambulance Service Act 1982 Amended

3.   Principal Act

In this Part, the Ambulance Service Act 1982 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 36A amended (Quality assurance committees)

Section 36A of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (7) the following subsection:

(8)  Section 62B of the Health Complaints Act 1995 and section 17 of the Ombudsman Act 1978 do not apply to a disclosure or communication of information to which this section refers.

PART 3 - Health Act 1997 Amended

5.   Principal Act

In this Part, the Health Act 1997 is referred to as the Principal Act.

6.    Section 4 amended (Quality assurance committees)

Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (7) the following subsection:

(8)  Section 62B of the Health Complaints Act 1995 and section 17 of the Ombudsman Act 1978 do not apply to a disclosure or communication of information to which this section refers.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 6 JUNE 2007

Legislative Council on 5 SEPTEMBER 2007]