Australian Capital Territory
Health (Local Hospital Network Council Member) Appointment 2014 (No 2)

Disallowable instrument DI2014–235

made under the 

Health Act 1993, section 16 (Membership of council)

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 re-appoints Ms Darlene Cox (expertise in consumer health services) as a member of the ACT Local Hospital Network Council for a period of two years.  Ms Cox has expertise in consumer health services.  Ms Cox has been a member of Health Care Consumers Association since 1996. She is an eminent advocate for health consumers with an excellent knowledge of the health system, both locally and nationally. Ms Cox has a strong, practical understanding of community engagement principles. She has been the Executive Director of the Health Care Consumers’ Association Incorporated since 2008.  Since 2009 she has been a member of 
ACT Council of Social Services General Committee and a member of the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners Board. She is a member of the Annual Report Working Group for the Australian Medical Council and was recently appointed to the Community Reference Group for the Australian Health Professional Regulation Agency.

Ms Cox has been a member of the ACT Local Hospital Network Council since 
19 August 2011.

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