Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AMENDMENT REGULATION 2007 (NO 1) (NO 1 OF 2007) - REG 24

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Note to sch 3

The Act and Regulation contain other provisions that apply to applications and the regulation of the profession under this schedule, for example:

              •     under the Act, s 37 (1) (b), an applicant must have a knowledge of written and spoken English that is adequate to allow the person to practise

              •     under s 4 (3), if a schedule requires or allows something to be approved by a health profession board, the approval must be in writing and is a notifiable instrument, which must be notified under the Legislation Act

              •     under s 112, certain matters must be included in an application for registration

              •     under s 115, a health profession board, in deciding whether a person is generally competent in relation to a health profession, must consider—

        (a)     whether the person is mentally and physically well enough to practise; and

        (b)     whether the person has communication skills that allow the person to practise effectively without endangering patients; and

        (c)     whether the person has an addiction to alcohol, another drug or another substance that may affect the person's ability to practise; and

        (d)     whether the person has been convicted or found guilty of an offence that indicates that the person may not be competent to practise; and

        (e)     whether the person's experience is recent and sufficient to allow the person to practise.