Western Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

OSTEOPATHS ACT 2005 - SECT 46

46 .         Information about professional indemnity insurance

        (1)         If it is a condition of an osteopath’s registration that —

            (a)         the osteopath must hold professional indemnity insurance;

            (b)         osteopathic care provided by the osteopath must be covered by professional indemnity insurance; or

            (c)         the osteopath must be specified or referred to in professional indemnity insurance, whether by name or otherwise, as a person to whom the professional indemnity insurance extends even though the osteopath is not a party to the professional indemnity insurance,

                the osteopath must give the registrar written advice —

            (d)         if the professional indemnity insurance is cancelled; or

            (e)         of any change in the terms or conditions of the professional indemnity insurance.

        Penalty: $1 000.

        (2)         The advice referred to in subsection (1) must be given no later than 30 days after the cancellation or change in the terms or conditions.