Health Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2018

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Health Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2018.

2Regulation amended

This part amends the Ambulance Service Regulation 2015.

3Amendment of sch 2 (Agreements)

(1)Schedule 2, part 1—
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Part 1 Agreement with Commonwealth, State or entity

The agreement dated 11 October 2017 called ‘Deed of Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia (as represented by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Repatriation Commission and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission) and the State of Queensland as represented by the Department of Health – Queensland Ambulance Service for the provision and payment of ambulance services to entitled persons’.

(2)Schedule 2, part 2, second item—
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The agreement dated 29 May 2018 called ‘Memorandum of Understanding on the Provision of Transport and Pre-Hospital Patient Care between the Department of Education (Office of Industrial Relations) and Queensland Ambulance Service for 2018-2019’.

4Regulation amended

This part amends the Health Regulation 1996.

5Amendment of s 22 (Definitions)

(1)Section 22, definitions AS 1386 and AS 2639—
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(2)Section 22—
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AS 2252.6 means AS 2252.6—2011 (Controlled environments, Part 6: Clean workstations—Design, installation and use).

AS/NZS means a standard published jointly by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand.

AS/NZS ISO means a standard adopted from the International Organisation for Standardisation and published jointly by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand.

AS/NZS ISO 14644 means each of the following standards—

(a)AS ISO 14644.1:2017 (Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments, Part 1: Classification of air cleanliness by particle concentration);

(b)AS/NZS 14644.3:2009 (Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments, Part 3: Test methods);

(c)AS/NZS ISO 14644.4:2002 (Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments, Part 4: Design, construction and start-up);

(d)AS/NZS ISO 14644.5:2006 (Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments, Part 5: Operations).

6Amendment of s 27 (General requirements)

Section 27(f), from ‘with’—
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with—

(i)AS 2252.6; and

(ii)AS/NZS ISO 14644.

7Amendment of s 29 (Maintenance)

Section 29(2), ‘with AS 1386.’—
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with—

(a)AS 2252.6; and

(b)AS/NZS ISO 14644.

8Amendment of s 32 (Dispensing)

(1)Section 32(1)(a) and (b), ‘AS 2639’—
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AS 2252.5

(2)Section 32—
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(3)In this section—

AS 2252.5 means AS 2252.5:2017 (Controlled environments, Part 5: Cytotoxic drug safety cabinets (CDSC)—Design, construction, installation, testing and use).

9Amendment of s 178 (Compliance of therapeutic goods or other drugs with certain description or standard)

Section 178(2), from ‘the Australian Standard’—
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AS/NZS 2604:2012 (Sunscreen products—Evaluation and Classification).

10Regulation amended

This part amends the Hospital and Health Boards Regulation 2012.

11Replacement of s 3AB (Power to take lease without Minister’s and Treasurer’s approval—Act, s 20A(2))

Section 3AB—
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3AB Power to grant or take lease without Minister’s or Treasurer’s approval—Act, s 20A

(1)For section 20A(2) of the Act, a lease of a type mentioned in schedule 1AB, part 1, column 1, for a Service mentioned in column 2 opposite the lease, may be granted by the Service without the prior written approval of the Treasurer.

(2)For section 20A(2) of the Act, a lease of a type mentioned in schedule 1AB, part 2, column 1, for a Service mentioned in column 2 opposite the lease, may be taken by the Service without the prior written approval of the Treasurer.

(3)For section 20A(2) of the Act, a lease of a type mentioned in schedule 1AB, part 3, column 1, for a Service mentioned in column 2 opposite the lease, may be taken by the Service without the prior written approval of the Minister and Treasurer.

12Replacement of sch 1AB (Leases that may be taken without Minister’s and Treasurer’s approval)

Schedule 1AB—
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Schedule 1AB Leases that may be granted or taken without Minister’s or Treasurer’s approval

section 3AB

Part 1 Leases that may be granted without Treasurer’s approval

Column 1	Column 2
Type of lease	Service
a lease or sublease of land or a building, or part of a building, if— •  the rent payable under the lease or sublease is at least market rent; and •  the term of the lease (including a further term arising under an option to extend the lease) is 10 years or less	a Service

Part 2 Leases that may be taken without Treasurer’s approval

Column 1	Column 2
Type of lease	Service
a lease or sublease of land or a building, or part of a building, to which the Land Act 1994 applies	a Service

Part 3 Leases that may be taken without Minister’s and Treasurer’s approval

Column 1	Column 2
Type of lease	Service
a lease or sublease of land or a building, or part of a building, used or intended for use as office accommodation if the annual rent payable under the lease or sublease is not more than $100,000, but not including a lease or sublease to which the Land Act 1994 applies	•  Cairns and Hinterland •  Central Queensland •  Central West •  Children’s Health Queensland •  Darling Downs •  Mackay •  North West •  South West •  Torres and Cape •  Townsville •  West Moreton •  Wide Bay
a lease or sublease of land or a building, or part of a building, used or intended for use as office accommodation if the annual rent payable under the lease or sublease is not more than $250,000, but not including a lease or sublease to which the Land Act 1994 applies	•  Gold Coast •  Metro North •  Metro South •  Sunshine Coast
a lease or sublease of land or a building, or part of a building, used or intended for use for a purpose other than office accommodation (for example, storage) if the annual rent payable under the lease or sublease is not more than $100,000, but not including— •  a lease or sublease of residential premises; and •  a lease or sublease to which the Land Act 1994 applies	a Service
a lease or sublease of residential premises if the annual rent payable under the lease or sublease is not more than $100,000	a Service

13Amendment of sch 3 (Agreements)

(1)Schedule 3, item 1—
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1The agreement made on 1 December 2016 called ‘Hospital Services Arrangement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Repatriation Commission and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission and the State of Queensland for public hospital services provided to persons entitled for Treatment under Part V and s. 203 of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 or under s. 285 and s. 286 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 or under s. 16 of the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 or under s. 7 of the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006’.

(2)Schedule 3, item 13—
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13The agreement dated 2 November 2017 called ‘Memorandum of Understanding between the Chief Executive of Queensland Health and the Queensland Police Service, Confidential Information Disclosure’.