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Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 · s 16
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Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 · s 16
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Upon receiving an application for a licence to operate or provide a private healthcare facility or service other than a private medical clinic or a private dental clinic, the Director General shall appoint in writing two or more persons, one of whom shall be a registered medical practitioner—
to inspect the premises of the private healthcare facility or service to ascertain that it complies with the building layout plan, design, construction and specification to which the approval to establish or maintain relates;
to inspect any equipment, apparatus, instrument, material, article, sample or substance or any other thing found in the premises, or any matter connected therewith; and
to inspect the premises of the private healthcare facility or service to ascertain that it complies with standards or requirements, including inspection of books, records, policies, standard operating procedures, clinical practice guidelines or the management or matters connected therewith.
The persons appointed under subsection (1) shall submit a report of the inspection to the Director General as soon as practicable.