Our role in Australia’s health system
The National Health Funding Body (NHFB) and the Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool (the Pool) were established through the National Health Reform Agreement of August 2011 (NHR Agreement).
The NHFB operates as a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA) and is funded as a small agency within the Commonwealth Department of Health, Disability and Ageing Portfolio.
The NHFB is an independent agency with 35 people that support the Administrator to oversee the administration of Commonwealth, State and Territory public hospital funding and payments under the NHR Agreement.
The functions of the Administrator are set out in the National Health Reform Act 2011 (NHR Act) and common provisions in relevant State and Territory legislation.
