HSV has the following functions as per section 131 of the Health Services Act 1988 (Vic):
- to monitor compliance by public hospitals with purchasing policies and HSV directions and to report irregularities to the Minister
- to ensure that probity is maintained in purchasing, tendering and contracting activities of public hospitals
Schedule 1 and 5 public hospitals and health services are required to comply with the Health Purchasing Policies (HPP), together with other legislative and reporting obligations as set out in the Act.
HSV and health services can work cooperatively to achieve this in a number of ways through compliance activities, but primarily through the provision of information and educational opportunities.
Find out more about probity in the public sector context.