❓ Mr. Trenorden questions the Minister for Health (Mr. Kucera) about reporting requirements after the sacking of area health boards. Mr. Kucera initially misunderstands but confirms reporting will continue, likely delegated to the Director General of Health until legislative changes are made.
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Given that the legislation requires the minister to take on the role of the boards, once the boards are sacked the minister will be required by legislation to report in that manner. Why will he not do so? He will have to. Mr KUCERA
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I am sorry, I misunderstood the question. Of course, we will still have to report according to the requirements of the individual area health boards. Mr Trenorden: You will have to. Mr KUCERA: Yes. I do not have the papers in front of me, but I can provide advice on that to the member for Avon later. I understand that I can delegate my authority, similar to what happened with the Metropolitan Health Service Board and the Director General of Health. In any case, I intend to have the director general prepare those kinds of reports until such time as we bring the legislative change into this House.
Mr KUCERA replied: I am sorry, I misunderstood the question. Of course, we will still have to report according to the requirements of the individual area health boards. Mr Trenorden: You will have to. Mr KUCERA: Yes. I do not have the papers in front of me, but I can provide advice on that to the member for Avon later. I understand that I can delegate my authority, similar to what happened with the Metropolitan Health Service Board and the Director General of Health. In any case, I intend to have the director general prepare those kinds of reports until such time as we bring the legislative change into this House.
I am sorry, I misunderstood the question. Of course, we will still have to report according to the requirements of the individual area health boards. Mr Trenorden: You will have to. Mr KUCERA: Yes. I do not have the papers in front of me, but I can provide advice on that to the member for Avon later. I understand that I can delegate my authority, similar to what happened with the Metropolitan Health Service Board and the Director General of Health. In any case, I intend to have the director general prepare those kinds of reports until such time as we bring the legislative change into this House.
Mr Trenorden: You will have to. Mr KUCERA: Yes. I do not have the papers in front of me, but I can provide advice on that to the member for Avon later. I understand that I can delegate my authority, similar to what happened with the Metropolitan Health Service Board and the Director General of Health. In any case, I intend to have the director general prepare those kinds of reports until such time as we bring the legislative change into this House.
Mr KUCERA: Yes. I do not have the papers in front of me, but I can provide advice on that to the member for Avon later. I understand that I can delegate my authority, similar to what happened with the Metropolitan Health Service Board and the Director General of Health. In any case, I intend to have the director general prepare those kinds of reports until such time as we bring the legislative change into this House.
Mr KUCERA replied: I am sorry, I misunderstood the question. Of course, we will still have to report according to the requirements of the individual area health boards. Mr Trenorden: You will have to. Mr KUCERA: Yes. I do not have the papers in front of me, but I can provide advice on that to the member for Avon later. I understand that I can delegate my authority, similar to what happened with the Metropolitan Health Service Board and the Director General of Health. In any case, I intend to have the director general prepare those kinds of reports until such time as we bring the legislative change into this House.
I am sorry, I misunderstood the question. Of course, we will still have to report according to the requirements of the individual area health boards. Mr Trenorden: You will have to. Mr KUCERA: Yes. I do not have the papers in front of me, but I can provide advice on that to the member for Avon later. I understand that I can delegate my authority, similar to what happened with the Metropolitan Health Service Board and the Director General of Health. In any case, I intend to have the director general prepare those kinds of reports until such time as we bring the legislative change into this House.
Mr Trenorden: You will have to. Mr KUCERA: Yes. I do not have the papers in front of me, but I can provide advice on that to the member for Avon later. I understand that I can delegate my authority, similar to what happened with the Metropolitan Health Service Board and the Director General of Health. In any case, I intend to have the director general prepare those kinds of reports until such time as we bring the legislative change into this House.
Mr KUCERA: Yes. I do not have the papers in front of me, but I can provide advice on that to the member for Avon later. I understand that I can delegate my authority, similar to what happened with the Metropolitan Health Service Board and the Director General of Health. In any case, I intend to have the director general prepare those kinds of reports until such time as we bring the legislative change into this House.
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