Australian Capital Territory
Health Professionals Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 5)
Subordinate Law SL2006-38

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Health Professionals Act 2004.
Dated 6 July 2006.
Katy Gallagher
Minister
Simon Corbell
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Health Professionals Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 5)
Subordinate Law SL2006-38
made under the
Health Professionals Act 2004

    

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Health Professionals Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 5).
2	Commencement
	(1)	This regulation (other than section 6 and section 7) commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
	(2)	Section 6 and section 7 commence on a day fixed by the Minister by written notice.
Note	If a provision has not commenced within 6 months beginning on the notification day, it automatically commences on the first day after that period (see Legislation Act, s 79).
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the Health Professionals Regulation 2004.
Note	This regulation also amends the Health Professionals Amendment Regulation 2005 (No 1) (see s 8).
4	Section 2 (3)
omit
9 July 2006
substitute
9 January 2007
5	Section 52A (11)
omit 
8 July 2006
substitute
9 January 2007
6	Schedule 1, new item 12
insert
12	ACT Medical Radiation Scientists Board	Medical radiation scientists	13	
7	New schedule 13
insert
Schedule 13	Medical radiation scientists
(see s 4 and sch 1)
13.1	Definitions—sch 13
In this schedule:
board means the ACT Medical Radiation Scientists Board.
Note	Under s 4 (3), if a schedule requires or allows something to be approved by a health profession board, the approval must be in writing and is a notifiable instrument, which must be notified under the Legislation Act.
medical radiation scientist means a person who is—
	(a)	a diagnostic radiographer; or
	(b)	a radiation therapist; or
	(c)	a nuclear medicine scientist.
13.2	Board membership—Act, s 24
	(1)	The board is made up of 7 appointed members including the president.
	(2)	The board must be—
	(a)	2 diagnostic radiographers; and
	(b)	2 radiation therapists; and 
	(c)	2 nuclear medicine scientists; and
	(d)	a community representative.
	(3)	The president of the board must be a medical radiation scientist.
8	Health Professionals Amendment Regulation 2005 (No 1) Section 2 (4)
omit
July 2006
substitute
January 2007

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 7 July 2006.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2006