Our role in Australia’s health system
The Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool
The Administrator is an independent statutory office holder. All Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments have to agree on their appointment to the position. The functions of the Administrator are set out in the National Health Reform Act 2011 (NHR Act)(Opens in a new tab/window)(Opens in a new tab/window) and common provisions in relevant State and Territory legislation.
The National Health Funding Body
The NHFB's primary purpose is to support the obligations and responsibilities of the Administrator through best practice administration of public hospital funding.
The NHFB, led by CEO Shannon White, operates as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity under the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) and is funded as a small
agency under the Commonwealth Department of Health, Disability and Ageing Portfolio.
The NHFB is an independent agency with 35 staff that support the Administrator to oversee the administration of Commonwealth, State and Territory public hospital funding and payments under the NHR Agreement.
To assist the Administrator and achieve their vision of improving the transparency of public hospital funding in Australia, the NHFB works collaboratively across the four key functions as outlined in What we do.
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