Section 1 definition of "PHSA" BEFORE amended by 2015-18-338, effective November 28, 2016 (BC Reg 216/2015).
"PHSA" means the Provincial Health Services Authority, a society incorporated under the Society Act;
Section 6 (1) (h) (ii) (A) and (B) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-790, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
(A) his or her powers and duties under section 13 or 15, or
(B) allowing him or her to assess the extent to which any information about the care quality complaint should and can be disclosed under section 19, and
Section 16 (1) (f) (i) (A) and (B) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-791, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
(A) his or her powers and duties under section 13 or 15, or
(B) allowing him or her to assess the extent to which any information about the care quality complaint should and can be disclosed under section 19, and
Section 17 (2) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-792, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
(2) Without limiting any other power of the minister under the common law or an enactment to require, receive, collect, use or disclose information, the minister may receive, collect, use and disclose personal information in or for the performance of his or her powers and duties under this Act.
Section 18 (b) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-793, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
(b) must not communicate any of that personal information except to the extent that he or she is authorized or required to do so under this Act or any other enactment, and
Section 23 BEFORE self-repealed by 2008-35-23(3), effective October 14, 2010 [2 years after coming into force].
Implementation regulations
23 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations considered appropriate to
(a) more effectively bring this Act into operation, and
(b) remedy any transitional difficulties encountered in doing so,
and, for that purpose, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, disapply or vary any provision of this Act.
(2) A regulation made under this section may be made retroactive to a date not earlier than the coming into force of this section.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), this section is repealed on the date that is 2 years after the coming into force of this section and on its repeal any regulations made under it are also repealed.
(4) The Lieutenant Governor in Council by regulation may substitute a date that is no later than 3 years after the coming into force of this section for the date referred to in subsection (3).