ACT Health Authority
Australian Capital Territory Health Authority
19 February 1985 – 11 May 1989
Statutory authority, created by ordinance of the Australian Capital Territory, that provided and conducted public hospital, community health and other public health services in the ACT while the territory was administered by the Commonwealth.
How it came into existence
Established by a 1985 ACT ordinance (cited in later amendments as the Health Authority Ordinance 1985), expressed to come into operation on 19 February 1985, which abolished the Capital Territory Health Commission and set up the Authority in its place as a transitional step towards a wider restructuring of ACT health services. The ordinance also created the post of General Manager and Hospital Services and Community Health Services Boards.
- ACT public hospital and community health services
Legislation: Health Authority Ordinance 1985 (ACT)
How it ended
Passed to the Australian Capital Territory Government at self-government on 11 May 1989, ceasing to be a Commonwealth body.
Main functions
- Public hospital services in the ACT
- Community health services
- Other public health services in the ACT
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Community Services and Health.
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Sources
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