Western Australian Numbered Acts

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 2008 (NO. 22 OF 2008) - SECT 33

33 .         Conditional registration for general practice in remote and rural WA

        (1)         In this section —

        "practise as a general practitioner" means practise as a medical practitioner engaged in primary, continuing, comprehensive, whole-patient care of individuals, families and their community;

        “remote and rural WA” means any part of the State outside the metropolitan region, as defined in the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 4(1), determined by the Minister to be remote and rural WA for the purposes of this section.

        (2)         The Board is to register an applicant as a medical practitioner if satisfied that the applicant has —

            (a)         complied with the requirements of subsection (3); and

            (b)         paid the registration fee, if any, prescribed by the regulations.

        (3)         The requirements for registration are that the applicant —

            (a)         meets the requirements of section 30(2)(a), (b) and (d); and

            (b)         is competent, having regard to the person’s qualifications and experience, to practise as a general practitioner in this State; and

            (c)         has qualifications and experience in general practice obtained outside Australia.

        (4)         Registration under this section is subject to the following conditions —

            (a)         that the person practises only as a general practitioner; and

            (b)         that the person practises only in remote and rural WA; and

            (c)         if the person is not a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners or a member of a body (if any) prescribed under the regulations at the time of registration under this section, that he or she becomes such a fellow or member within 2 years of being so registered.

        (5)         The Board may, on the application of a person the subject of a condition imposed under subsection (4)(c), if satisfied that there is good reason to do so, vary the period of 2 years.

        (6)         The Board may, by written notice to the person, impose such other conditions as it thinks appropriate on the registration of a person under this section as the Board reasonably requires to ensure the competent and safe practice of medicine by the person.

        (7)         The Board may, on its own motion or on the application of a person the subject of a condition imposed under subsection (6), on reasonable grounds, revoke or vary the condition.

        (8)         The Board may at any time on reasonable grounds cancel registration under this section.