Australian Capital Territory
Physiotherapists Registration Act 1977
A1977-60
Republication No 1 (RI)
Effective:  31 January 1991 – 28 February 1993
Republication date of printed version: 30 June 1991
Reissued electronically: 8 August 2011
Last amendment made by A1990-63
(republication for initial republication 
since self-government)

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

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The republished law
This is a republication of the Physiotherapists Registration Act 1977 effective 31 January 1991 to 28 February 1993.
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Australian Capital Territory

physiotherapists registration act 1977
Reprinted as at 30 June 1991
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
part I—preliminary
	1.	Short title
	2.	Commencement
	3.	Interpretation
Part II—The Physiotherapists Board
	4.	Establishment of Board
	5.	Constitution of Board
Part III—Registration and Qualifications
	13.	Register of Physiotherapists
	14.	Persons entitled to apply for registration
	15.	Board to authorise registration
	16.	Registration
	17.	Certificate of Registration
	18.	Physiotherapist to notify address and pay annual fee
	19.	Change of address to be notified
	20.	Alteration of Register
	21.	Provisional registration
	22.	Temporary registration
	23.	Special registration
	24.	Effect of provisional etc. registration
	26.	Cancellation or suspension of registration
	27.	Suspension of registration or restriction of practice on health grounds
	28.	Removal of name from Register in certain circumstances
	29.	Inquiry by Board
	30.	Application for re-registration
Part IV—The Conduct of the practice of
physiotherapy
	31.	Persons who may practise physiotherapy
	32.	Use of title of physiotherapist
	33.	Unregistered person may not recover fees
	33A.	Only registered physiotherapist may sue for fees etc.
	33B.	Review of accounts for fees for physiotherapy services
	34.	Administration of estate of deceased physiotherapist
Part V—Miscellaneous
	35.	Appeal
	35A.	Publication of notice of decision of Board or Tribunal
	35B.	Publication of registered physiotherapists
	36.	Inspection of Register
	40.	Obstruction of members of Board
	41.	Payment of prescribed fees
	45.	Regulations

Australian Capital Territory

physiotherapists registration act 1977
An Act to provide for the Registration of Persons engaged in Physiotherapy, and for other purposes
Part I—Preliminary
Short title
1.  This Act may be cited as the Physiotherapists Registration Act 1977.1
Commencement
2.  This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Minister of State for the Capital Territory by notice published in the Gazette.1
Interpretation
3.  (1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
“Board” means the Physiotherapists Board constituted under this Act;
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board;
“Deputy Chairman” means the Deputy Chairman of the Board;
“medical practitioner” means a person registered as a medical practitioner under the Medical Practitioners Registration Act 1930;
“member” means a member of the Board, and includes the Chairman;
“nurse” means a person registered as a nurse under the Nurses Act 1988;
“physiotherapist” means a person engaged in the practice of physiotherapy;
“physiotherapy” means the application to the body, for the purpose of curing or alleviating any abnormal condition, of manipulation, massage, therapeutic exercise, electricity, heat, light or any prescribed treatment;
“Register” means the Register of Physiotherapists kept in accordance with section 13;
“registered” means registered under this Act, and “registration” has a corresponding meaning;
“registered physiotherapist” means a person who is for the time being registered;
“registration authority” means a person or body empowered by or under a law of a State, Territory or place outside Australia to register or license physiotherapists or otherwise to authorize the practice of physiotherapy;
“Tribunal” means the Australian Capital Territory Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
(2)  Nothing in this Act applies to or in relation to the carrying on by a person, in accordance with the laws of the Territory, of the business or profession of beautician, chiropractor, masseur, medical practitioner, nurse, osteopath or podiatrist.
(3)  Nothing in this Act applies to or in relation to a person who is registered as a physiotherapist in a State or another Territory and who practises as a physiotherapist solely in the performance of his duties as—
	(a)	a public servant; or
	(b)	a member of the Defence Force engaged on continuous full-time service.
(4)  Nothing in this Act applies to or in relation to a person who is practising as a physiotherapist under the supervision of a registered physiotherapist while—
	(a)	undertaking a course of study and training referred to in paragraphs 14 (2) (b) and 14 (2) (c); or
	(b)	undergoing a period of supervised practice in a hospital for the purpose of obtaining the qualification referred to in paragraph 14 (2) (d). 
Part II—The Physiotherapists Board
Establishment of Board
4.  (1)  For the purposes of this Act, there shall be a Board to be known as the Physiotherapists Board.
Constitution of Board
5.  (1)  The Board shall consist of—
	(a)	a Chairman, and 3 other members, appointed in accordance with the Health Professions Boards (Procedures) Act 1981; and
	(b)	3 members elected, as occasion requires, in accordance with the Health Professions Boards (Elections) Act 1980.
(2)  A person is not eligible for appointment as a member unless—
	(a)	he is a registered physiotherapist; and
	(b)	he was, at all times during the period of 3 years immediately preceding his appointment, entitled, under the law of a State or Territory, to practise as a physiotherapist in that State or Territory.
(3)  The Chairman shall be the executive officer of the Board.
Part III—Registration and Qualifications
Register of Physiotherapists
13.  The Board shall keep a register called “The Register of Physiotherapists”.
Persons entitled to apply for registration
14.  (1)  In this section, “qualification” includes degree, certificate or diploma.
(2)  A person is entitled to apply to the Board for registration if he is a fit and proper person to be registered as a physiotherapist, he has an adequate knowledge of the English language and—
	(b)	he holds a qualification in physiotherapy granted by an institution in a State or Territory after a course of study and training that is recognized by the registration authority in that State or Territory and, if required to do so by the Board, completes to the satisfaction of the Board such additional course of study and training as the Board specifies;
	(c)	he holds a qualification in physiotherapy—
	(i)	that is granted in a place outside Australia and that would entitle him to be registered in that place under a law of that place providing for the registration of physiotherapists; and
	(ii)	that is a qualification declared by the Minister on the recommendation of the Board, by notice published in the Gazette, to be an acceptable qualification,
and, if required to do so by the Board, completes to the satisfaction of the Board such additional course of study and training as the Board specifies; or
	(d)	he holds a certificate granted by the Board for the purposes of this section.
(3)  The Minister shall not declare a qualification to be an acceptable qualification unless the qualification is substantially equivalent to a qualification referred to in paragraph 14 (2) (b).
(4)  The Board shall not grant a certificate to a person unless the person—
	(a)	holds a qualification in physiotherapy that is granted in a place outside Australia and that would entitle him to be registered in that place under a law of that place providing for the registration of physiotherapists, not being a qualification referred to in paragraph 14 (2) (c);
	(b)	has completed at least 2 years full-time, or 4 years part-time, postgraduate clinical practice;
	(c)	has passed, to the satisfaction of the Board, an examination in the prescribed subjects conducted by or on behalf of the Board in Australia or elsewhere for the purpose of this paragraph;
	(d)	has completed, to the satisfaction of the Board, at least 6 months supervised practice in a hospital in Australia; and
	(e)	has passed, to the satisfaction of the Board, the clinical examination in the practice of physiotherapy conducted by or on behalf of the Board for the purpose of this paragraph.
(5)  An application for registration shall be in writing.
(6)  The Board may require an applicant to attend personally before the Board and, if he fails to attend as required, may refuse the application.
Board to authorise registration
15.  Subject to subsection 14 (6), where the Board is satisfied that a person who has applied for registration is entitled so to apply and has paid the prescribed fee, the Board shall authorize the registration of the person.
Registration
16.  (1)  Where the Board authorizes the registration of a person, registration shall be effected by entering in the Register—
	(a)	the name of the person;
	(b)	the person’s professional address or addresses in the Territory or, if he has no professional address in the Territory, his place of residence, whether within or outside the Territory;
	(c)	particulars of the person’s qualifications;
	(d)	the registration number allotted to the person; and
	(e)	the date of registration.
(2)  An entry in the Register shall be signed by the Chairman or, in his absence, the Deputy Chairman.
Certificate of Registration
17.  (1)  Where a person is registered as a physiotherapist the Board shall cause to be issued to him a certificate of registration under the hand of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman.
(2)  A certificate of registration issued under subsection (1) is evidence that the person specified in the certificate was registered on the date specified in the certificate.
(3)  Where a certificate issued under subsection (1) has been destroyed or lost, the Board shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, cause to be issued to the registered physiotherapist a duplicate certificate.
(4)  Where—
	(a)	the Board has given to a person notice in writing that his registration has been cancelled or that his name has been removed from the Register in pursuance of this Part; and
	(b)	a period of 14 days has elapsed since the notice referred to in paragraph (a) was given,
the person shall deliver his certificate of registration to the Chairman.
(5)  A person who fails to comply with subsection (4) is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding $100.
(6)  A notice for the purpose of paragraph 4 (a) may be given to a person by post addressed to him at his address last known to the Chairman.
(7)  It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (4) that—
	(a)	the certificate has been destroyed; or
	(b)	after diligent search, the defendant has been unable to find the certificate.
Physiotherapist to notify address and pay annual fee
18.  (1)  A registered physiotherapist shall, on or before 1 September in each year—
	(a)	notify the Board of his professional address or addresses in the Territory or, if he has no professional address, of his place of residence; and
	(b)	pay the prescribed fee.
(2)  Where a registered physiotherapist does not comply with the provisions of subsection (1), the Board shall cause to be sent to the physiotherapist a notice advising the physiotherapist that, if he does not—
	(a)	notify the Board of his professional address or addresses in the Territory or, if he has no professional address, of his place of residence; and
	(b)	pay the fee prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1),
within one month of the date of the notice, his registration will be cancelled.
(3)  A notice sent under subsection (2) shall be posted to the physiotherapist at his professional address in the Territory or, if he has no professional address in the Territory, at his last known place of residence.
(4)  Where a physiotherapist to whom a notice has been sent under subsection (2) does not comply with the provisions of the notice, the Board shall cancel his registration.
(5)  Where a physiotherapist whose registration has been cancelled under subsection (4)—
	(a)	notifies the Board of his professional address or addresses in the Territory or, if he has no professional address in the Territory, of his place of residence; and
	(b)	pays the fee prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1),
within 12 months after the date on which his registration was so cancelled, the Board shall re-register the physiotherapist.
Change of address to be notified
19.  Where—
	(a)	a change occurs in an address of a registered physiotherapist entered in the Register under subsection 16 (1) or furnished to the Board under section 18; or
	(b)	a registered physiotherapist establishes a professional address, or an additional professional address, in the Territory,
the registered physiotherapist shall, within one month of the change or establishment, as the case requires, notify the Chairman in writing accordingly.
Penalty:  $100.
Alteration of Register
20.  (1)  The Board shall cause to be removed from the Register the name of a registered physiotherapist who has died.
(2)  The Board may, from time to time, at the request of a person or of its own accord, make such other alterations to particulars in the Register as are necessary.
(3)  The Board shall not make an alteration to particulars in the Register at the request of a person unless it is satisfied that the prescribed fee has been paid.
Provisional registration
21.  (1)  Upon application by a person who has applied under section 14 for registration and on payment of the prescribed fee, the Chairman may grant provisional registration to the person.
(2)  Provisional registration granted under this section shall, subject to subsection (3), be in force for a period of 3 months from the date of the grant and shall not be renewed.
(3)  Where, within the period of 3 months referred to in subsection (2) the Board makes a decision on the application under section 14, the provisional registration ceases to be in force.
Temporary registration
22.  (1)  Upon application by a person who—
	(a)	is registered as a physiotherapist in a State or another Territory; and
	(b)	wishes to carry on the practice of physiotherapy in the Territory on behalf of a registered physiotherapist,
and on payment of the prescribed fee, the Chairman may grant temporary registration to the person.
(2)  Temporary registration granted under this section shall be in force for a period of 3 months and may, subject to this section, upon application by the person to whom temporary registration was granted, and on payment of the prescribed fee, be renewed for a further period of 3 months.
(3)  Temporary registration shall not be granted or renewed under this section where the applicant has been temporarily registered for a period of 6 months during the period of 24 months immediately preceding the date of his application for temporary registration or renewal, as the case may be.
Special registration
23.  (1)  This section applies to a person who—
	(a)	holds a qualification granted in a place outside Australia that would entitle him to be registered in that place under a law of that place providing for the registration of physiotherapists; and
	(b)	is visiting the Territory in connexion with research into, or dissemination of knowledge of the theory and practice of, physiotherapy.
(2)  Upon application on behalf of a person to whom this section applies by—
	(a)	a hospital or a university, college of advanced education or other educational institution; or
	(b)	a professional association whose objects include the promotion of research into, or the dissemination of knowledge of the theory and practice of, physiotherapy,
and on payment of the prescribed fee, the Board may grant special registration to the person.
(3)  Special registration granted under this section—
	(a)	shall be in force for such period, not exceeding one year, as the Board specifies;
	(b)	may, on payment of the prescribed fee, be renewed for a further period of not more than one year; and
	(c)	may be granted subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Board thinks fit.
Effect of provisional etc. registration
24.  Subject to paragraph 23 (3) (c), a person who has been granted provisional, temporary or special registration shall, while the registration is in force, be deemed to be registered for the purposes of sections 26, 27 and 28 and Part IV.
Cancellation or suspension of registration
26.  (1)  The Board may order the cancellation of the registration of a person—
	(a)	whose registration has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;
	(b)	whose qualification is withdrawn or cancelled by the body which granted it;
	(c)	whose registration in a State or another Territory is cancelled, suspended or otherwise withdrawn on a ground other than the non-payment of a fee;
	(d)	who is convicted in the Territory or elsewhere of an offence punishable by imprisonment for a period of one year or longer or any other offence that renders him unfit to practise as a physiotherapist; or
	(e)	who is guilty of any conduct that renders him unfit to practise as a physiotherapist.
(2)  The Board may order the suspension, for such period as it thinks fit, of the registration of a person—
	(a)	whose registration in a State or another Territory is suspended on a ground other than the non-payment of a fee; or
	(b)	who is found by the Board to have been guilty of habitual drunkenness or addiction to a drug.
(3)  In the case of a person to whom paragraph (1) (d) or (1) (e) applies, the Board may, instead of cancelling the registration of the person—
	(a)	order the suspension of the registration of the person for such period as it thinks fit; or
	(b)	reprimand the person.
(4)  In the case of a person to whom paragraph (2) (b) applies, the Board may, instead of suspending the registration of the person, reprimand the person.
Suspension of registration or restriction of practice on health grounds
27.  (1)  Subject to this section, the Board shall, where it is satisfied that the mental or physical condition of a registered physiotherapist is such as to render him unfit to practise, make an order suspending the registration of that person.
(2)  The Board may, instead of suspending the registration of a person under subsection (1), where it is satisfied that that person’s unfitness does not extend to the whole of the practice of physiotherapy and that it would not be contrary to the public interest to make an order under this subsection, make an order directing that person not to give or perform the service or services of physiotherapy specified, whether individually or otherwise, in the order.
(3)  The Board shall, within 12 months of the making of an order under this section and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 12 months, and, subject to subsection (4), at any other time if so requested by the person in respect of whom the order was made, review that order and, where the Board is satisfied that the mental or physical condition of that person has changed since the making of the order, it may set aside that order and may, if it thinks fit, make such other order as it could have made under this section that would be appropriate in the changed circumstances.
(4)  Where the Board—
	(a)	makes an order under this section; or
	(b)	reviews an order made under this section,
the person in respect of whom the order was made shall not be entitled to—
	(c)	a review of the order; or
	(d)	a further review of the order,
as the case requires, within a period of 3 months from the date of the order or review.
(6)  Where a person in respect of whom the Board has made an order in pursuance of subsection (2) or (3) gives or performs a service of physiotherapy in contravention of that order, he shall, in giving or performing that service, be deemed to be a person other than a registered physiotherapist.
Removal of name from Register in certain circumstances
28.  Where, by reason of his giving or performing a service of physiotherapy while his registration is suspended or of contravening or failing to comply with an order made under subsection 27 (2) or (3), a person is convicted of an offence against section 31, the Board may remove the name of that person from the Register.
Inquiry by Board
29.  (1)  The Board, before—
	(a)	ordering the cancellation of the registration of a person;
	(b)	suspending the registration of a person;
	(c)	reprimanding a person; or
	(d)	making an order in pursuance of subsection 27 (2),
shall hold an inquiry.
(5)  Pending the holding of the inquiry, the Board may suspend temporarily the registration of the person.
Application for re-registration
30.  (1)  Where the registration of a person has been cancelled or suspended, the person may apply for re-registration on the ground that, by reason of a specified change in the circumstances that has occurred since the date of the cancellation or suspension, it is just that his registration should be restored.
(2)  Upon an application under this section the Board may, if it is satisfied that, by reason of the change in circumstances, the registration of the person should be restored, order that the registration be restored.
Part IV—The Conduct of the Practice of Physiotherapy
Persons who may practise physiotherapy
31.  (1)  A person other than a registered physiotherapist shall not practise physiotherapy.
Penalty:  $1,000.
(2)  A registered physiotherapist shall not practise physiotherapy under a name other than the name under which the physiotherapist is registered.
Penalty:  $250.
(3)  In proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) or (2), a certificate given by the Chairman that—
	(a)	the person named in the certificate is not a registered physiotherapist; or
	(b)	the name of a person named in the certificate is the name under which that person is registered,
is evidence of that fact.

Use of title of physiotherapist
32.  A person other than a registered physiotherapist shall not—
	(a)	take or use, either alone or in combination with any other words or letters, the title of physiotherapist, physiotherapeutist, physical therapist, physical therapeutist, electrotherapist or a name, title, addition or description (including initials or letters placed after his name) indicating or implying that he is a registered physiotherapist or that he is a person who practises, or is qualified to practise physiotherapy; or
	(b)	hold himself out, by advertisement or otherwise, as being qualified or authorized to practice physiotherapy or as being a person who practises physiotherapy.
Penalty:  $1,000.
Unregistered person may not recover fees
33.  A person other than a registered physiotherapist is not entitled to sue or counterclaim for, or set-off or recover, a charge for remuneration for a service of physiotherapy rendered by him.
Only registered physiotherapist may sue for fees etc.
33A.  (1)  A registered physiotherapist is not entitled to commence an action for the recovery of fees or remuneration for a physiotherapy service unless he was the registered physiotherapist who gave the physiotherapy service.
(2)  A registered physiotherapist who has given a physiotherapy service to a person is not entitled to commence an action for recovery from that person of fees or remuneration for that physiotherapy service unless—
	(a)	he has served or caused to be served on that person by delivery to that person personally or by post addressed to that person at his last-known place of residence, an account for the fees or remuneration setting out the account claimed, a brief statement of the nature of the physiotherapy service given, the date or dates on which it was given and the person for whom it was given; and
	(b)	a period of 6 months has elapsed since that service of the account and the account is unpaid at the end of that period.
(3)  Notwithstanding subsection (2), an action for the recovery of fees or remuneration for a physiotherapy service may be commenced without the service of an account for those fees or that remuneration in accordance with that subsection or, if such an account has been so served, before the expiration of the period of 6 months from the service of the account, if the action is one in which an application could, but for that subsection, be made for an order under Part II of the Arrest on Mesne Process Act, 1902 of the State of New South Wales in its application to the Territory.
Review of accounts for fees for physiotherapy services
33B.  (1)  A person liable to pay fees or remuneration to a registered physiotherapist for a physiotherapy service may, within 6 months after service upon him of an account for the fees or remuneration in accordance with section 33A apply in writing to the Board to review the account.
(2)  The Board shall, on receipt of an application under subsection (1), review the account and certify, under the hand of the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman, the amount which, in the Board’s opinion, is a reasonable amount of fees or remuneration for the physiotherapy service.
(3)  The Board shall, in a certificate referred to in subsection (2), set out the facts on which the certificate is based.
(4)  The Board may request a person to furnish such information as it thinks necessary or desirable for the purpose of a review under this section and may fix a time within which the information should be furnished.
(5)  If a person does not furnish information requested by the Board under subsection (4) within the time fixed by the Board under that subsection, the Board may proceed to review the account for fees or remuneration without that information.
(6)  In reviewing an account for fees or remuneration under this section, the Board is not required to conduct a formal hearing, but the Board shall provide the parties to the application with any information furnished to the Board under subsection (4).
(7)  In reviewing an account for fees or remuneration under this section, the Board shall have regard to the time occupied in giving, and the nature of, the physiotherapy service and any other circumstances submitted by the physiotherapist with respect to the provision of the physiotherapy service.
(8)   In proceedings for the recovery of fees or remuneration in respect of a physiotherapy service, a certificate of the Board under subsection (2) in relation to that service is evidence that the amount certified in the certificate is a reasonable amount of fees or remuneration for the physiotherapy service.
(9)  The Board shall cause a copy of a certificate of the Board under subsection (2) to be sent by post to the registered physiotherapist at his professional address, or at one of his professional addresses, as last recorded in the Register.
Administration of estate of deceased physiotherapist
34.  Upon the death of a registered physiotherapist who was at the time of his death carrying on business as a physiotherapist, an executor, administrator or trustee of his estate may continue the business for a period of 6 months or for such longer period as the Board, on application by the executor, administrator or trustee, permits, if the practice of physiotherapy in the business is carried on by a registered physiotherapist.
Part V—Miscellaneous
Appeal
35.  (1)  Application may be made to the Tribunal for a review of a decision of the Board—
	(a)	refusing to register, or to re-register, a person;
	(b)	refusing to grant a certificate under subsection 14 (4);
	(c)	cancelling the registration of a person;
	(ca)	refusing to grant special registration to a person or to renew a special registration;
	(d)	suspending, otherwise than under subsection 29 (5), the registration of a person;
	(e)	making an order under section 27;
	(f)	reprimanding a person; or
	(g)	refusing to permit an extension of the period under section 34.
(2)  Application may be made to the Tribunal for a review of a decision of the Chairman refusing to grant, or to renew, temporary registration to a person.

Publication of notice of decision of Board or Tribunal
35A.  (1)  The Chairman may, if he thinks fit, cause a notice of a decision of the Board or of the Tribunal on application for review of a decision of the Board—
	(a)	ordering the cancellation of the registration of a person;
	(b)	reprimanding a person; or
	(c)	suspending, otherwise than under subsection 29 (5), the registration of a person,
and the reasons for the decision, including the findings on material questions of fact, to be published in the Gazette.
(2)  A notice of a decision shall not be published under subsection (1) until—
	(a)	the period within which an application may be made to the Tribunal for review of the decision has expired; and
	(b)	if an application for review of the decision is made, the Tribunal has given its decision on the application.
Publication of registered physiotherapists
35B.  The Board shall as soon as practicable after 1 September in each year cause to be published in the Gazette a notice containing the names of all physiotherapists registered under this Act on that day and the professional address or professional addresses, if any, of those physiotherapists.
Inspection of Register
36.  (1)  A person may, on payment of the prescribed fee—
	(a)	inspect an entry in the Register; and
	(b)	obtain a certified copy of an entry in the Register.
(2)  The Board may, on request by the registration authority of a State, Territory or place outside Australia, and without payment by the registration authority of a fee, forward a certified copy of the Register to that registration authority.

Obstruction of members of Board
40.  A person who obstructs the Chairman or another member of the Board in the exercise of the powers conferred on him under this Act is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding $500.
Payment of prescribed fees
41.  Where a prescribed fee is payable under this Act, the prescribed fee shall be paid to the Board of Health.
Regulations
45.  The Executive may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act and, in particular, prescribing matters for and in relation to—
	(b)	treatment that is to be considered physiotherapy for the purposes of this Act.

NOTE
1.	The Physiotherapists Registration Act 1977 as shown in this reprint comprises Act No. 60, 1977 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
	Citation of Laws—The Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989  (No. 21, 1989) altered the citation of most Ordinances so that after Self-Government day they are to be cited as Acts.  That Act also affects references in ACT laws to Commonwealth Acts.
Table 1
Table of Ordinances
Ordinance	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

Physiotherapists Registration Ordinance 1977	60, 1977	18 Nov 1977	15 Feb 1978 (see Gazette 1978, No. S31)		
Physiotherapists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1978	41, 1978	19 Dec 1978	19 Dec 1978	—	
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1978	46, 1978	28 Dec 1978	28 Dec 1978	—	
Physiotherapists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1980	51, 1980	23 Dec 1980	30 June 1981 (see Gazette 1981, No. G26, p. 19)	S. 9	
Physiotherapists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1981	52, 1981	9 Dec 1981	31 Dec 1981 (see Gazette 1981, No. S273, p. 3)	S. 13	
Physiotherapists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1982	45, 1982	30 June 1982	30 June 1982	—	
Physiotherapists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance (No. 2) 1982	72, 1982	27 Aug 1982	31 Aug 1982 (see Gazette 1982, No. S185)	—	
Nurses (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1988	62, 1988	7 Sept 1988	5 Dec 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S369)	—	
Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989	38, 1989	10 May 1989	Ss. 1 and 2: 10 May 1989
Remainder: 11 May 1989 (see s. 2 (2) and Gazette 1989, No. S164)
	—	

Self-Government day 11 May 1989

Table 2
Table of Acts

Act	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

Health Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990	63, 1990	28 Dec 1990	Ss. 1 and 2: 28 Dec 1990
Remainder: 31 Jan 1991 (see 
s. 2 (2) and Gazette 1991, No. S4)
	Ss. 6-17	

Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision	How affected

S. 3	am. No. 51, 1980; No. 52, 1981; No. 72, 1982; No. 62, 1988; No. 38, 1989
S. 4	am. No. 52, 1981
S. 5	am. No. 51, 1980; No. 52, 1981
S. 6	am. No. 51, 1980
	rep. No. 52, 1981
S. 7	rs. No. 51, 1980 
	rep. No. 52, 1981
S. 7A	ad. No. 51, 1980
	rep. No. 52, 1981
Ss. 8, 9	rep. No. 52, 1981
S. 10	am. No. 51, 1980
	rep. No. 52, 1981
Ss. 11, 12	rep. No. 52, 1981
S. 14	am. Nos. 45 and 72, 1982
S. 15	am. No. 45, 1982
S. 17	am. No. 72, 1982
S. 18	am. No. 46, 1978; No. 72, 1982
S. 20	am. No. 45, 1982
Ss. 22, 23	am. No. 72, 1982
S. 25	rep. No. 52, 1981
S. 27	am. No. 52, 1981
S. 29	am. No. 52, 1981
S. 31	am. No. 72, 1982
Ss. 33A, 33B	ad. No. 72, 1982
S. 35	am. No. 72, 1982
Ss. 35A, 35B	ad. No. 72, 1982
S. 36	am. No. 72, 1982
Ss. 37-39	rep. No. 52, 1981
S. 41	rep. No. 52, 1981
	ad. No. 45, 1982
	am. Act No. 63, 1990
S. 42	am. No. 41, 1978
	rep. No. 52, 1981
S. 43	rep. No. 52, 1981
S. 44	rep. No. 72, 1982
S. 45	am. No. 52, 1981; No. 38, 1989
Part VI (ss. 46, 47)	rep. No. 72, 1982
Ss. 46, 47	rep. No. 72, 1982

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