Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HEALTH LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1985 No. 167 of 1985 - SECT 35

35. Section 19D of the Principal Act is amended -

   (a)  by omitting from sub-sections (1) and (3) ",either personally or
by post, on a convicted practitioner after the day that is the
prescribed day in relation to the practitioner" and substituting "on
a disqualified practitioner";

   (b)  by omitting from sub-section (1) "practitioner becomes a disqualified
practitioner" and substituting "instrument is served on the
practitioner";

   (c)  by omitting from sub-section (4) "convicted" and substituting

"disqualified";

   (d)  by omitting sub-section (6) and substituting the following
subsection:

"(6) Unless sooner revoked, a direction given under sub-section

(1) or (3) in relation to a disqualified practitioner continues in
force until the practitioner ceases to be a disqualified practitioner.";
and

   (e)  by omitting sub-sections (11) and (12) and substituting the following
sub-sections:

"(11) In this section -
'disqualified practitioner' means a practitioner in relation to whom
a determination under paragraph 124F (2) (d) or (e) is in
effect;
'patients', in relation to a practitioner, means the persons to whom
the practitioner or a person acting on behalf of the practitioner
has rendered, or, in the opinion of the Minister, may render,
professional services;
'practitioner' has the same meaning as in section 124B.

"(12) In this section, a reference to the effects of the
disqualification of a practitioner is a reference to the effects of the
disqualification on the financial relationships (if any) between all or
any of the following, namely, the practitioner, any other practitioner,
the Commission and the patients of the practitioner.".