Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) In this
section —
“visiting force” means any body,
contingent or detachment of the naval, military or air force of a country that
is for the time being present in the State by arrangement with the Minister of
State for Defence for the Commonwealth;
“visiting force medical practitioner”
means a person taken to be registered under subsection (2).
(2) A natural person
who —
(a)
applies to the Board in writing and satisfies it that he or she complies with
the requirements of subsection (3); and
(b) is
given a written notice by the Board that it is satisfied that he or she
complies with the requirements of subsection (3),
is to be taken to be
registered subject to the conditions set out in subsection (4) during
such time as he or she continues to fulfil the requirements of
subsection (3).
(3) The requirements
referred to in subsection (2) are that the applicant —
(a) is
resident in another country; and
(b) has
been appointed, employed, contracted or otherwise engaged by a visiting force
to provide medical services to members of the force while that force is in
this State; and
(c) is
qualified to provide the services referred to in paragraph (b).
(4) The conditions
referred to in subsection (2) are —
(a) that
the visiting force medical practitioner must not provide medical services
other than medical services that may be lawfully provided in this State by a
medical practitioner; and
(b) that
the visiting force medical practitioner must not possess, use or supply a
substance in the course of providing medical services other than a substance
that may be lawfully possessed, used or supplied in this State by a
medical practitioner; and
(c) that
the visiting force medical practitioner provide medical services only for
members of the defence forces of the Commonwealth or a visiting force; and
(d) such
further conditions as the Board may reasonably require and specify in the
written notice to the visiting force medical practitioner.