Western Australian Repealed Acts Western Australian Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
Preamble
PART 1 -- Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Terms used in this Act
4. Application
PART 2 -- Optometrists Registration Board and committees
Division 1 -- The Board
5. Board established
6. Membership of Board
7. Presiding member and deputy presiding member
8. Constitution and proceedings
9. Remuneration and allowances
Division 2 -- Functions and powers
10. Functions
11. Powers
12. Delegation by Board
Division 3 -- Relationship of Board with Minister
13. Directions by Minister
14. Minister to have access to information
Division 4 -- Committees
15. Committees
16. Provisions relating to committees
Division 5 -- Registrar and other staff
17. Registrar
18. Other staff
Division 6 -- General
19. Duty not to make improper use of information
20. Meetings and minutes of meetings
21. Execution of documents by Board
PART 3 -- Finance and reports
22. Funds of the Board
23. Accounts
24. Audit
25. Annual report and other reports
PART 4 -- Registration of optometrists
Division 1 -- Registration
26. Natural persons may be registered
27. Registration
28. Provisional registration
29. Conditional registration at the discretion of the Board
30. Professional indemnity insurance
31. Application
32. Effect of registration
33. Duration of registration
34. Renewal of registration
35. Application for registration by a person whose registration has been cancelled under section 78(1)(i)
Division 2 -- The register
36. The register
37. Inspection of register
38. Certificate of registration
39. Voluntary removal from register and cancellation of registration
40. Removal of name and cancellation of registration of person in certain circumstances
41. Effect of removal of name from register
Division 3 -- Notifications to Board
42. Change of address
43. Loss of qualifications
44. Insolvency
45. Civil or criminal proceedings
46. Information about professional indemnity insurance
PART 5 -- Disciplinary and impairment matters
Division 1 -- Preliminary
47. Disciplinary matters
48. Impairment matters
Division 2 -- Committees
49. Complaints assessment committee
50. Impairment review committee
Division 3 -- Complaints
51. Complaints
52. Complaints assessment committee to determine action required
53. Complaints assessment committee may reject certain complaints
Division 4 -- Summary orders of Board
54. Interim orders by Board
55. Complaint dealt with summarily to be referred to the State Administrative Tribunal
56. Complaint not dealt with summarily to be referred to relevant committee
Division 5 -- Disciplinary matters
57. Investigation and recommendation
58. Role of Board
59. Alternative to making allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal
Division 6 -- Impairment matters
60. Request by optometrist for imposition of condition
61. Revocation of condition
62. Investigation
63. Optometrist to be notified about investigation
64. Examination
65. Report of examination
66. Role of the impairment review committee
67. Recommendation
68. Role of Board
Division 7 -- Investigator’s role and powers
69. Interpretation
70. Investigator
71. Report of investigator
72. Powers of investigator
73. Warrant to enter premises
74. Issue of warrant
75. Execution of warrant
Division 8 -- Conciliation
76. Conciliation process
77. Action if conciliation fails
Division 9 -- Role of the State Administrative Tribunal
78. Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with a disciplinary matter
79. Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with an impairment matter
Division 10 -- Miscellaneous
80. Suspension
81. Costs and recovery
PART 6 -- Offences
82. Persons who may practise optometry
83. Persons who may be employed or engaged to practise optometry
84. Exceptions to sections 82 and
85. Use of title “optometrist” or “optician”, or pretending to be registered
86. Undue influence
87. Failure to comply with disciplinary action
88. False or misleading information
89. Offences in relation to investigation
90. Obstruction of investigator
91. Assistance to execute warrant
92. Surrender of certificate
93. Incriminating information, questions, or documents
94. Legal professional privilege
PART 7 -- Codes of practice, rules and regulations
95. Codes of practice
96. Rules
97. Regulations
98. Forms
PART 8 -- Miscellaneous
99. Protection
100. Notice of decision to be given
101. Review
102. Publication of proceedings etc.
103. Legal proceedings
104. Liability of certain officers of body corporate: offences
105. Review of Act
106. Optometrists Act 1940 repealed
107. Optometrists Registration Board Rules 1941 repealed
108. Transitional and savings provisions
109. Consequential amendments
SCHEDULE 1 -- Constitution and proceedings of the Board
SCHEDULE 2 -- Transitional and savings
SCHEDULE 3 -- Consequential amendments
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