Australian Capital Territory
Health Professionals Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 3)
Subordinate Law SL2006-3

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Health Professionals Act 2004.
Dated 13 January 2006.
Ted Quinlan
Minister
John Hargreaves
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Health Professionals Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 3)
Subordinate Law SL2006-3
made under the
Health Professionals Act 2004

    

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Health Professionals Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 3).
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on 17 January 2006.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the Health Professionals Regulation 2004.
4	New section 160
insert
160	Modification of Act, pt 15—Act, s 152
	(1)	The Act is modified by schedule 17.
	(2)	This section and schedule 17 expire on 18 November 2006.
5	New schedule 17
insert
Schedule 17	Modification of Act
(see s 160)
[17.1]	New section 150M
insert
150M	References to nurse etc in certain legislation
	(1)	In the Cemeteries and Crematoria Regulation 2003, section 9 (1) (b), a reference to a nurse includes a reference to a person registered as a midwife under the Health Professionals Act 2004.
	(2)	In the Children and Young People Act 1999, section 159 (1) (c), a reference to a person registered as a nurse under the Health Professionals Act 2004 includes a reference to a person registered as a midwife under the Health Professionals Act 2004.
	(3)	In the Crimes Act 1900, section 76 (2) (a), a reference to a person registered as a nurse under the Health Professionals Act 2004 in the specialist area of midwifery is a reference to a person registered as a midwife under the Health Professionals Act 2004.
	(4)	In the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989, a reference to a nurse includes a reference to a person registered as a midwife under the Health Professionals Act 2004.
	(5)	In the Firearms Act 1996, section 115 (4), definition of health professional, paragraph (a), a reference to a nurse includes a reference to a person registered as a midwife under the Health Professionals Act 2004.
	(6)	In the Juries Act 1967, schedule 2, part 2.2, item 5, a reference to a practising nurse includes a reference to a person registered as a midwife under the Health Professionals Act 2004 who is practising as a midwife.
	(7)	In the Periodic Detention Act 1995, section 22 (3) (c), a reference to the advice of a nurse provided for nursing reasons includes a reference to the advice of a person registered as a midwife under the Health Professionals Act 2004 provided for midwifery reasons.
	(8)	In the Physiotherapists Act 1977, section 3 (2), a reference to a nurse includes a reference to a person registered as a midwife under the Health Professionals Act 2004.
	(9)	In the Public Health Regulation 2000, section 9 (2) (b), a reference to a nurse includes a reference to a person registered as a midwife under the Health Professionals Act 2004.
	(10)	This section expires on 18 November 2006.

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 16 January 2006.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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