Health, ageing & disabilityStatutory authority
Capital Territory Health Commission
CTHC
1975 – 19 February 1985
Statutory commission that ran public hospitals, community health centres and other public health services in the Australian Capital Territory.
How it came into existence
Set up in 1975 by ordinance for the ACT to bring together the territory's public hospital and community health services, taking over the ACT health functions of the Commonwealth Department of Health.
- ACT health services
How it ended
Replaced on 19 February 1985 by the ACT Health Authority, whose functions passed to the ACT Government at self-government in 1989.
- ACT public hospital and community health services
Main functions
- Operation of public hospitals in the ACT, including Canberra Hospital
- Community health centres and services
- Public health and health inspection in the ACT
- Dental, mental health and ambulance services
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Health.
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Sources
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