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CLAUSE NOTES
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania)
(Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010
Clause 1 Short Title
Clause 2 The Act will commence on a day or days to be proclaimed.
Clause 3 This clause provides that any regulations, rules or by-laws that
are amended by this Act may be amended or rescinded by a
subsequent regulation, rule or by-law
Clause 4 This clause provides that the legislation set out in Schedule 1 is
amended as specified in the Schedule.
Clause 5 This clause provides that the Act is repealed on the 90th day
after all the provisions of the Act commence.
Schedule 1 Consequential amendments
The Schedule sets out the 75 Acts and regulations that are
amended. See attached list for the titles of all Acts and
regulations amended in the Schedule. Most of the amendments
relate to the definitions and terminology of the various health
practitioners. The following three Acts have specific
amendments in response to the National Law.
Acts Interpretation New definitions of "medical practitioner", "registered nurse"
Act 1931 and "enrolled nurse" are inserted in the Acts Interpretation Act.
As a result these terms are not defined in other Acts. Hence
any definitions in those Acts are omitted by these consequential
amendments.
Annulled The National Law provides that the relevant annulled
Convictions Act convictions Acts in the participating jurisdictions do not apply to
2003 health practitioners' police checks. The amendment to the
Annulled Convictions Act confirms that such checks are
non-exempt applications under that Act.
Health Complaints The National Law sets out the relationship between the
Act 1995 National Boards and the Health Complaints Commissioner and
the process for deciding which entity will deal with a complaint
or notification about a health practitioner. The amendments to
the Health Complaints Act complement the changes brought
about by the National Law.
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LIST OF LEGISLATION AMENDED IN SCHEDULE 1
Acts Interpretation Act 1931 Forensic Procedures Act 2000
Adoption Act 1988 Freedom of Information Act 1991
Adoption Regulations 2006 Guardianship and Administration Act 1995
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Guardianship and Administration Regulations
(Control of Use) Act 1995 2007
Alcohol and Drug Dependency Act 1968 Health (Fees) Regulations 2007
Ambulance Service (Fees) Regulations 2001 Health Complaints Act 1995
Annulled Convictions Act 2003 Health Professionals (Special Events
Exemption) Act 1998
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act
1999 Health Services Act 1960
Blood Transfusion (Limitation of Liability) Act HIV/AIDS Preventive Measures Act 1993
1986
Human Tissue Act 1985
Burial and Cremation (Cremation)
Industrial Relations Act 1984
Regulations 2002
Juries Act 2003
Burial and Cremation (Handling Of Human
Remains) Regulations 2005 Justices Act 1959
Children, Young Persons and Their Families Legal Profession Act 2007
Act 1997
Long Service Leave (Casual Wharf
Civil Liability Act 2002 Employees) Act 1982
Conveyancing Act 2004 Long Service Leave (State Employees) Act
1994
Coroners Act 1995
Marine Safety (Misuse of Alcohol) Act 2006
Corrections Act 1997
Marine Safety (Pilotage and Navigation)
Criminal Code Act 1924
Regulations 2007
Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act
Medical Radiation Science Professionals
1999
Registration Act 2000
Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport)
Mental Health Act 1996
Regulations 1998
Misuse of Drugs Act 2001
Disability Services Act 1992
Motor Accidents (Liabilities and
Education Act 1994
Compensation) Act 1973
Family Violence Act 2004
Motor Accidents (Liabilities and
Firearms Act 1996 Compensation) Regulations 2000
Fluoridation Act 1968 Perinatal Registry Act 1994
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Personal Information Protection Act 2004 Retirement Benefits Regulations 2005
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Management Right to Information Act 2009
of Safety on Offshore Facilities) Regulations
Road Rules 2009
2008
Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1970
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Occupational
Health and Safety) Regulations 2008 State Service Regulations 2001
Pharmacists Registration Act 2001 Status of Children (Parentage Testing)
Regulations 2007
Poisons Act 1971
Therapeutic Goods Act 2001
Poisons List Order 2001
Traffic Act 1925
Poisons Regulations 2008
Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999
Police Service Act 2003
Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund
Police Service Regulations 2003
Act 1954
Public Health Act 1997
Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation
Public Trustee Act 1930 Act 1988
Radiation Protection Regulations 2006 Workplace Health and Safety Regulations
1998
Rail Safety Regulations 1999
Youth Justice Act 1997
Retirement Benefits (Parliamentary
Superannuation) Regulations 2002
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