Powers and Duties of The Board of Directors

Powers and Duties of the Board

Southern Health is incorporated as a metropolitan hospital pursuant to the Health Services Act 1988 (Vic) and:

is a body corporate with perpetual succession;

may sue and be sued in its corporate name;

is capable of purchasing, taking, holding, selling, leasing, taking on lease, exchanging and disposing of real and personal property;

is capable of doing and suffering all acts and things which bodies corporate may by law do or suffer; and

the board has such powers as are necessary to enable it to carry out its function, including the power to make, amend or revoke by-laws.

The functions of the Board of Directors are:

to establish the objects of the hospital;

to establish the organisational structure of the hospital;

to appoint a person to fill a vacancy in the position of Chief Executive Officer;

to appoint senior management staff in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer;

to oversee the management of the hospital by the Chief Executive Officer;

to develop plans, strategies and budgets to ensure the provision of health services by the hospital and the long term financial viability of the hospital;

to monitor the performance of the hospital; and

to monitor the performance of the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital.

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To contact Southern Health email : publicaffairs@southernhealth.org.au .

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