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South Australia
Criminal Law (High Risk Offenders) (Psychologists)
Amendment Bill 2019
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the
Criminal
Law (High Risk Offenders) Act 2015
.
Contents
Part 2—Amendment of Criminal Law (High
Risk Offenders) Act 2015
3Amendment of section
4—Interpretation
4Amendment of section
7—Proceedings
5Amendment of section 21—Inquiries by
health professionals
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the Criminal Law (High Risk Offenders)
(Psychologists) Amendment Act 2019.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a
specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment
of Criminal Law (High Risk Offenders)
Act 2015
3—Amendment
of section 4—Interpretation
(1) Section 4(1)—after the definition of interim supervision
order insert:
medical practitioner means a person registered under the
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical
profession (other than as a student);
(2) Section 4(1)—after the definition of Parole Board
insert:
prescribed authority means the authority prescribed by the
regulations for the purposes of sections 7(3) and 21;
prescribed health professional means—
(a) a psychologist; or
(b) a medical practitioner,
nominated by the prescribed authority;
(3) Section 4(1)—after the definition of prisoner
insert:
psychologist means a person registered under the Health
Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the psychology
profession (other than as a student);
4—Amendment
of section 7—Proceedings
(1) Section 7(3)—delete "legally qualified medical practitioners (to
be nominated by a prescribed authority for the purpose)" and
substitute:
prescribed health professionals
(2) Section 7(6)(b)—delete "medical practitioner (as directed and
nominated" and substitute:
prescribed health professional (as directed
5—Amendment
of section 21—Inquiries by health professionals
(1) Section 21—delete "legally qualified medical practitioners (to
be nominated by a prescribed authority) to examine the respondent to the
application and report to the Court on the results of the examination, each
medical practitioner" and substitute:
prescribed health professionals to examine the respondent to the
application and report to the Court on the results of the examination, each
prescribed health professional
(2) Section 21(c)—after "assistance of a" insert:
medical practitioner,