Australian Capital Territory
Health Professionals Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 3)
Subordinate Law SL2007-28

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Health Professionals Act 2004.
Dated 25 September 2007.
Simon Corbell
Minister
Andrew Barr
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Health Professionals Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 3)
Subordinate Law SL2007-28
made under the
Health Professionals Act 2004

    

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Health Professionals Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 3).
2	Commencement
This regulation 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)).
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the Health Professionals Regulation 2004.
4	Schedule 15, new section 15.3
insert
15.3	First members of board—Act, s 24
	(1)	The Minister may, under section 5 (Board president), appoint a member of the board appointed under subsection (2) to be president of the board.
Note 1	For making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3
Note 2	Certain Ministerial appointments require consultation with an Assembly committee and are disallowable (see Legislation Act, div 19.3.3).
	(2)	The Minister may, under section 10 (Appointment of board members), appoint a person to be a member of the board, other than as the community representative, if satisfied the person—
	(a)	has appropriate qualifications and expertise as a medical radiation scientist; and
	(b)	has practised as a medical radiation scientist for a continuous period of at least 3 years immediately before the day of the appointment.
	(3)	The Minister may appoint a person, other than a medical radiation scientist, to be the community representative member if satisfied that the person has interests, skills or qualifications that will help the board in carrying out the main object of the Act.
Note	The main object of the Act is set out in the Act, s 13.
	(4)	Subsections (1) to (3) have effect despite any of the following:
	(a)	section 5 (2) (Board president); 
	(b)	section 10 (2) and (4) (Appointment of board members); 
	(c)	section 12 (Community representatives).

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 27 September 2007.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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