Australian Capital Territory
Health (Local Hospital Network Council Member) Appointment 2011 (No 1)

Disallowable instrument DI2011–228

made under the 

Health Act 1993

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This instrument is made under section 16 of the Health Act 1993.
 
Part 3A of the Health Act 1993 establishes the ACT Local Hospital Network Council.  Members of the ACT Local Hospital Network Council are appointed by the Minister for Health under section 16.  

This instrument appoints Megan Cahill (experience in managing public consultations) as a member of the ACT Local Hospital Network Council for a period of two years.  Megan Cahill has the required experience.  She is currently employed by KPMG as an Associate Director in the Health and Human Services Practice and works with public health organisations across Australia to assist them to improve their health service delivery. Ms Cahill was also an Executive Director with ACT Health for nearly six years, providing high level advice on a range of issues including health reform, clinical service redesign, governance arrangements, health workforce management and leading community consultation processes for health service planning in the ACT. 

The appointee is not an ACT Public Servant and this instrument makes an appointment to which the Legislation Act 2001, Division 19.3.3 applies. Accordingly, under section 229 of the Legislation Act 2001, the instrument is a disallowable instrument.

This appointment has been approved by the Minister for Health and the Standing Committee on Health, Community and Social Services has been consulted in accordance with section 228 (Consultation with appropriate Assembly committee) of the Legislation Act 2001.