New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 130

130 Membership

(1) The Board is to consist of 20 members who are to be appointed by the Governor.

(2) Of the members:

(a) 1 is to be a registered medical practitioner who is an officer of the Department of Health or an employee of a public health organisation within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1997 (not being a person nominated under any other paragraph), and

(b) 1 is to be an Australian lawyer nominated by the Minister, and

(c) 2 are to be registered medical practitioners nominated by the Australian Medical Association (NSW) Limited, and

(d) 1 is to be a person nominated by the Community Relations Commission, and

(e) 1 is to be a registered medical practitioner nominated jointly by the Senate of the University of Sydney, the Council of the University of New South Wales and the Council of the University of Newcastle, and

(f) 8 are to be registered medical practitioners nominated respectively by the following bodies:

• The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, New South Wales State Committee,

• The Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, New South Wales State Committee,

• The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, New South Wales State Committee,

• The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, New South Wales Faculty,

• The Royal Australian College of Medical Administrators, New South Wales State Committee,

• The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, New South Wales Branch,

• The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia,

• The Royal Australasian College of Radiologists, and

(g) 6 are to be persons nominated by the Minister, not less than 4 of whom are to be persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, are conversant with the interests of patients as consumers of medical services.

(3) Schedule 3 has effect with respect to the members and procedure of the Board.