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GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT ACT 2005 (NO 73 OF 2005) - SECT 4

4—Amendment of section 3—Interpretation

        (1)         Section 3(1), definition of "dentist"—delete the definition and substitute:

"dentist" means a person who is registered as a dental practitioner under the law of this State;

        (2)         Section 3(1), definition of "health professional —delete the definition and substitute:

"health professional" means a person who is authorised under the law of this State to practise any of the following professions:

            (a)         chiropractic or osteopathy;

            (b)         nursing;

            (c)         occupational therapy;

            (d)         optometry;

            (e)         pharmacy;

            (f)         physiotherapy;

            (g)         podiatry;

            (h)         psychology;

        (3)         Section 3(1), definition of "medical practitioner —delete the definition and substitute:

"medical practitioner" means a person who is registered as a medical practitioner under the law of this State;

        (4)         Section 3(1), definition of "relative", (c)—delete paragraph (c) and substitute:

            (c)         someone (not being a guardian appointed under this Act) who—

                  (i)         if the person is under 18 years of age—acts in loco parentis in relation to the person; or

                  (ii)         in any other case—is charged with overseeing the ongoing day-to-day supervision, care and well-being of the person;



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