Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) Subject to regulation 11.055, if a medical practitioner has applied for appointment as a DAO in accordance with this Subpart, CASA must appoint the practitioner as a DAO if the practitioner has the qualifications mentioned in subregulation (4).
Note: Under regulation 201.004, an application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of:
(a) a decision refusing to appoint, or cancelling, suspending or varying, the appointment of, a person as a DAO; or
(b) a decision imposing a condition on an appointment.
(4) The qualifications are:
(a) in the case of a practitioner who is an ophthalmologist practising in Australia--being a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists or otherwise having postgraduate qualifications in ophthalmology entitling him or her to be recognised as an ophthalmologist by the Human Services Department or by the public hospital service or public health service of a State or Territory of Australia; and
(b) in the case of a practitioner who is an ophthalmologist
practising in a country other than Australia--having postgraduate
qualifications in ophthalmology that are acceptable to CASA.