HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 130
Performance agreements between local health districts and affiliated health organisations they subsidise
HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 130
Performance agreements between local health districts and affiliated health organisations they subsidise
130 Performance agreements between local health districts and affiliated
health organisations they subsidise
(1) A local health district exercising a
function delegated under section 129 in respect of an affiliated health
organisation may enter into a performance agreement with the affiliated health
organisation in respect of its recognised establishments and recognised
services.
(2) A performance agreement--
(a) may set operational performance
targets for the affiliated health organisation in the exercise of specified
functions in relation to the health services concerned during a specified
period, and
(b) may provide for the evaluation and review of results in
relation to those targets.
(3) The affiliated health organisation must, as
far as practicable, exercise its functions in accordance with the performance
agreement.
(4) The affiliated health organisation is to report the results of
the organisation's performance under a performance agreement during a
financial year to the local health district within 3 months of the end of that
year.
(5) The local health district is to evaluate and review the results of
the organisation's performance for each financial year under the performance
agreement and to report those results to the Health Secretary.
(6) The Health
Secretary may make such recommendations to the Minister concerning the results
reported to the Health Secretary under subsection (5) as the Health Secretary
thinks fit.
