What are the powers of HPV?
HPV values a cooperative and collaborative relationship with hospitals and health services and does not wish to invoke its reserve powers. Notwithstanding, Section 132 of the Health Services Act 1988 states that (1) HPV has all the powers necessary to perform its functions. (2) Without limiting sub-section (1), HPV may: (a) enter into contracts or arrangements, including joint ventures, on its own behalf or on behalf of one or more health or related services; (b) call and award tenders and advertise; (c) give written directions to one or more public hospitals (i) relating to the purchase of goods and services by public hospitals and the management and disposal of goods by public hospitals; (ii) to ensure that probity is maintained in purchasing, tendering and contracting activities; (d) require the chief executive officer of a public hospital to audit compliance with purchasing policies and HPV directions and provide audit reports to HPV; (e) require the chief executive officer of a pu
