National Health Performance Authority

Established in 2011 under the National Health Reform Act 2011, as amended by the National Health Reform Amendment (National Health Performance Authority) Act 2011 (assented 14 October 2011), as part of the National Health Reform Agreement; it began full operations in 2012.

Legislation: National Health Reform Act 2011

1. 2016The Budget Savings (Omnibus) Act 2016 provided for the formal abolition of the Authority, commenced by the Budget Savings (Omnibus) (Abolishing the National Health Performance Authority) Commencement Proclamation 2016 after its functions had already moved to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

Ceased operating at the end of 30 June 2016 after the government decided to close it; from 1 July 2016 its hospital and primary health care performance reporting, including MyHospitals, passed to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, with some staff going to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. The Authority was formally abolished under the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Act 2016, on a date fixed by a commencement proclamation made in October 2016.

• Hospital performance reporting
• MyHospitals website
• Healthy Communities reports on primary health care
• Performance and Accountability Framework indicators
• Reporting on Local Hospital Networks and Medicare Locals

Last in the portfolio of Department of Health.

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