Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts Australian Capital Territory Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) In this Act:
Note A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001 , s 155).
"board" means the Optometrists Board established by section 6.
"chairperson" means the chairperson of the board.
"deputy chairperson" means the deputy chairperson of the board.
"member" means a member of the board.
"Mutual Recognition Act" means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 (Cwlth).
"optometry" means—
(a) the employment of methods, other than methods that involve surgery, in—
(i) the examination of the eyes for evidence of abnormal or defective vision; or
(ii) the measurement of the powers of vision; or
(iii) the measurement of ocular motility or coordination; or
(b) the adaptation of lenses for the aid of the powers of vision;
but does not include—
(c) the dispensing of prescriptions for lenses written by medical practitioners; or
(d) the craft of lens grinding or spectacles making.
"register" means the register of optometrists kept in accordance with section 22.
"registered optometrist" means a person—
(a) who is registered under this Act; or
(b) who is to be deemed to be registered under this Act because of the Mutual Recognition Act, section 25.
(2) For this Act—
(a) an individual shall be deemed to practise optometry if—
(i) he or she practises optometry personally on his or her own account or as a member of a firm; or
(ii) in the course of a business carried on by him or her, a person or persons employed by him or her is or are engaged in optometry; or
(iii) he or she is engaged in optometry as a person employed in a business carried on by another person (including a company) or by a firm;
(b) a company or firm shall be deemed to practise optometry if, in the course of a business carried on by the company or firm, a person or persons employed by the company or firm or, for a firm, a member or members of the firm, is or are engaged in optometry.