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MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT 2004 (NO 53 OF 2004)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Interpretation
4. Medical fitness to provide medical treatment
PART 2--Medical Board of South Australia
Division 1--Establishment of Board
5. Establishment of Board
Division 2--Board's membership
6. Composition of Board
7. Terms and conditions of membership
8. Presiding member and deputy
9. Vacancies or defects in appointment of members
10. Remuneration
Division 3--Registrar and staff of Board
11. Registrar of Board
12. Other staff of Board
Division 4--General functions and powers
13. Functions of Board
14. Committees
15. Delegations
Division 5--Board's procedures
16. Board's procedures
17. Conflict of interest etc under Public Sector Management Act
18. Powers of Board in relation to witnesses etc
19. Principles governing proceedings
20. Representation at proceedings before Board
21. Costs
Division 6--Accounts, audit and annual report
22. Accounts and audit
23. Annual report
PART 3--Medical Professional Conduct Tribunal
24. Continuation of Tribunal
25. Composition of Tribunal
26. Terms and conditions of appointed members
27. Vacancies or defects in appointment of members
28. Remuneration
29. Registrar of Tribunal
30. Protection from personal liability
PART 4--Registration and practice
Division 1--Registers
31. Registers
32. Authority conferred by registration
Division 2--Registration
33. Registration of natural persons on general or specialist register
34. Registration of medical students
35. Application for registration and provisional registration
36. Removal from register or specialty
37. Reinstatement on register or in specialty
38. Fees and returns
Division 3--Special provisions relating to medical services providers
39. Information to be given to Board by medical services providers
Division 4--Restrictions relating to provision of medical treatment
40. Illegal holding out as registered person
41. Illegal holding out concerning limitations or conditions
42. Use of certain titles or descriptions prohibited
43. Restrictions on provision of medical treatment by unqualified persons
44. Board's approval required where medical practitioner or medical student has not practised for 3 years
PART 5--Investigations and proceedings
Division 1--Preliminary
45. Interpretation
46. Cause for disciplinary action
Division 2--Investigations
47. Powers of inspectors
48. Offence to hinder etc inspector
Division 3--Proceedings before Board
49. Obligation to report medical unfitness or unprofessional conduct of medical practitioner or medical student
50. Medical fitness of medical practitioner or medical student
51. Inquiries by Board as to matters constituting grounds for disciplinary action
52. Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Board
53. Suspension of registration of non-residents
54. Constitution of Board for purpose of proceedings
55. Provisions as to proceedings before Board
Division 4--Proceedings before Tribunal
56. Constitution of Tribunal for purpose of proceedings
57. Inquiries by Tribunal as to matters constituting grounds for disciplinary action
58. Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Tribunal
59. Provisions as to proceedings before Tribunal
60. Powers of Tribunal
61. Costs
62. Contravention of prohibition order
63. Register of prohibition orders
64. Power of Tribunal to make rules
PART 6--Appeals
65. Right of appeal to Supreme Court
66. Operation of order may be suspended
67. Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Court
PART 7--Miscellaneous
68. Interpretation
69. Offence to contravene conditions of registration
70. Offence to practise medicine while deregistered
71. Registered person etc must declare interest in prescribed business
72. Offence to give, offer or accept benefit for referral or recommendation
73. Improper directions to medical practitioners or medical students
74. Procurement of registration by fraud
75. Statutory declarations
76. False or misleading statement
77. Medical practitioner or medical student must report his or her medical unfitness to Board
78. Report to Board of cessation of status as student
79. Registered persons and medical services providers to be indemnified against loss
80. Information relating to claim against registered person or medical services provider to be provided
81. Victimisation
82. Self-incrimination
83. Punishment of conduct that constitutes an offence
84. Vicarious liability for offences
85. Application of fines
86. Board may require medical examination or report
87. Ministerial review of decisions relating to courses
88. Confidentiality
89. Service
90. Evidentiary provision
91. Regulations
SCHEDULE 1--Repeal and transitional provisions
SCHEDULE 2--Further provisions relating to Board
Legislative history
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