Health Ombudsman Act 2013
Queensland Parliamentary Counsel
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General Health Legislation
Queensland
1 July 2014
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The Health Ombudsman Act 2013 is the governing legislation for the Office of the Health Ombudsman and identifies the key objectives of the office:- Protecting the health and safety of the public
- Promoting professional, safe and competent practice by health practitioners
- Promoting high standards of service delivery by health service organisations
- Maintaining public confidence in the management of complaints and other matters relating to the provision of health services.
The primary focus of the Act is to establish a transparent, accountable and fair system for effectively and expeditiously dealing with complaints and other matters relating to the provision of health services in Queensland.
The Act replaced the previous Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 on 1 July 2014.
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