Australian Capital Territory

Nurses Act 1988     No 61
Republication No 4A
As in force on 31 January 2000
Includes all amendments up to Act 1998 No 54

Prepared by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
This republication is not an authorised republication for the Legislation (Republication) Act 1996.
As in force on
31 January 2000

Australian Capital Territory

Nurses Act 1988
CONTENTS
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Part 1—Preliminary
	1	Short title	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Interpretation	1
	4	Competence to practise nursing	3
	5	Impairment	3
Part 2—The Nurses Board
	6	Establishment of board	4
	7	Constitution of board	4
	8	Chairperson etc of board	4
Part 3—Education and Assessment
	9	Courses	5
Part 4—Registraton
Division 1—Qualifications for registration
	10	Entitlement to registration as a general nurse	6
	11	Registration as a general nurse under mutual recognition principle	7
	12	Registration as a mental health nurse or midwife	7
	13	Registration as a mental health nurse or midwife under mutual recognition principle	9
	14	Registration at discretion of board	9
	15	Interim registration	10
	16	Conditions of registration in cases of impairment	11
	17	Refusal of registration where applicant convicted of offence	11
	18	Refusal of registration where applicant deregistered under foreign law	12
	19	Applicants to be competent and of good character	12
	20	Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons	13
Division 2—Registration procedure
	21	Applications for registration	13
	22	Applications to be considered and determined	13
	23	Registration of applicants	14
	24	Fee for registration pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act	14
	25	Conditions of registration	14
Division 3—Register of Nurses
	26	Register	14
	27	Particulars to be entered in register	14
	28	Certificate of registration	15
	29	Change of address	17
	30	Alteration of register	17
	31	Deregistration on basis of deregistration under foreign law	17
	32	Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law	18
	33	Cessation of registration	18
Division 4—Annual fees
	34	Annual fee payable	19
	35	Registration to be cancelled for nonpayment	19
	36	Entitlement to re-registration if fee paid	19
Part 5—Enrolment
Division 1—Qualifications for enrolment
	37	Entitlement to enrolment as an enrolled nurse	21
	38	Enrolment as an enrolled nurse under mutual recognition principle	22
	39	Interim enrolment	22
	40	Conditions of enrolment in cases of impairment	23
	41	Refusal of enrolment where applicant convicted of offence	23
	42	Refusal of enrolment where applicant removed from roll under foreign law	23
	43	Applicants to be competent and of good character	24
	44	Restriction on enrolment of persons removed from roll or whose enrolment has been suspended	24
Division 2—Enrolment procedure
	45	Applications for enrolment	24
	46	Applications to be considered and determined	25
	47	Enrolment of applicants	25
	48	Fee for enrolment pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act	25
	49	Conditions of enrolment	25
Division 3—Roll of Enrolled Nurses
	50	Roll	26
	51	Particulars to be entered in roll	26
	52	Certificate of enrolment	27
	53	Change of address	28
	54	Alteration of roll	28
	55	Removal from roll on basis of removal from roll under foreign law	28
	56	Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law	29
	57	Cessation of enrolment	29
Division 4—Annual fees
	58	Annual fee payable	30
	59	Enrolment to be cancelled for nonpayment	30
	60	Entitlement to re-enrolment if fee paid	30
Part 6—Cancellation and Suspension
	61	Cancellation or suspension of registration or enrolment	32
	62	Cancellation, suspension or restriction of right of practise on health grounds	33
	63	Practising when registration or enrolment suspended	33
	64	Power of board to caution, reprimand etc	33
	65	Power of board to impose fines	34
	66	Inquiry by board	34
	67	Effect of suspension	35
	68	Application for re-registration or re-enrolment	35
Part 7—The Conduct of the practice of Nursing
	69	Persons who may practise nursing	36
	70	Use of title of nurse	36
	71	Registered nurse or enrolled nurse—provision of services etc	37
	72	Employment of enrolled nurses	37
	73	Signing of certificates	37
	74	Recovery of fees	38
	75	Review of accounts for fees for nursing service	38
	76	Administration of estate of deceased nurse	39
	77	Substitutes for registered nurses	39
	78	Application	40
Part 8—Miscellaneous
	79	Offence—false statements	41
	80	Review of decisions	41
	81	Notification of decisions	42
	82	Publication of notice of decision of board or tribunal	44
	83	Committees	44
	84	Inspection of register or roll	44
	85	Publication of names of registered or enrolled nurses	45
	86	Power to determine fees	45
	87	Regulations	45
	88	Repeal	45
Part 9—Transitional
	89	Persons entitled to apply for registration as mental health nurses	46
	SCHEDULE
	ORDINANCES REPEALED	47
	ENDNOTES
	1	About this republication	48
	2	About the republished Act	48
	3	Abbreviation key	48
	4	Table of legislation	49
	5	Table of amendments	50
	6	Table of earlier republications	54
	7	Table of renumbered provisions	54

As in force on
31 January 2000

Australian Capital Territory

Nurses Act 1988
An Act to provide for the registration and enrolment of nurses, the supervision of nursing education and standards, and for related purposes
Part 1—Preliminary
1 	Short title
	This Act may be cited as the Nurses Act 1988.
2 	Commencement
	This Act shall come into operation on such date as is fixed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.
3 	Interpretation
(1) 	In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
board means the Nurses Board established under this Act.
chairperson means the chairperson of the board.
deputy chairperson means the deputy chairperson of the board.
determined fee means the fee determined under section 86 for the purposes of the provision in which the expression occurs.
enrolled means enrolled under this Act.
enrolled nurse means a person—
	(a)	whose enrolment as a nurse or mothercraft nurse is effected under section 51; or
	(b)	who is to be deemed to be enrolled as an enrolled nurse or mothercraft nurse under this Act by virtue of section 25 of the Mutual Recognition Act; or
	(c)	whose enrolment as an enrolled nurse or mothercraft nurse is continued under paragraph 36 (b) of the Nurses (Amendment) Act 1994.
member means a member of the board, and includes the chairperson.
Mutual Recognition Act  means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 (Cwlth).
registered means registered under this Act.
registered nurse means a person—
	(a)	whose registration as a general nurse, mental health nurse or midwife is effected under section 27; or
	(b)	who is to be deemed to be registered under this Act as a general nurse, mental health nurse or midwife by virtue of section 25 of the Mutual Recognition Act; or
	(c)	whose registraton as a general nurse, mental health nurse, midwife or infants’ nurse is continued under paragraph 
36 (a) of the Nurses (Amendment) Act 1994.
register means the Register of Nurses kept pursuant to section 26.
registration authority means a person or body empowered by a law of a place outside the Territory to register, enrol or license nurses or otherwise authorise practising nursing.
repealed ordinance means the Nurses Registration Ordinance 1933.
roll means the Roll of Enrolled Nurses kept pursuant to section 50.
(2) 	A reference in this Act to practising shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as a reference to practising in any branch of the nursing profession.
(3) 	Nothing in this Act applies in relation to the carrying on by a person, in accordance with the laws of the Territory, of the business or profession of chiropractor, dentist, masseur, medical practitioner, osteopath, physiotherapist or podiatrist.
4 	Competence to practise nursing
	For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be taken to be competent to practise nursing only if the person—
	(a)	has sufficient physical capacity, mental capacity and skill to practise nursing; and
	(b)	has sufficient communication skills for practising nursing, including an adequate command of the English language.
5 	Impairment
(1) 	For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be taken to suffer from an impairment if the person suffers from any physical or mental impairment, disability, condition or disorder which detrimentally affects, or is likely to detrimentally affect, the person’s physical or mental capacity to practise nursing.
(2) 	For the purposes of subsection (1), habitual drunkenness or addiction to a deleterious drug shall be taken to be a physical or mental disorder.

Part 2—The Nurses Board
6 	Establishment of board
	There is established by this Act a board to be known as the Nurses Board.
7 	Constitution of board
(1) 	The board shall consist of—
	(a)	the chairperson, and 4 other members of whom not more than 2 may be enrolled nurses, appointed in accordance with the Health Professions Boards (Procedures) Act 1981; and
	(b)	4 members elected in accordance with the Health Professions Boards (Elections) Act 1980.
(2) 	A person is not eligible for appointment as a member unless—
	(a)	the person is a registered nurse or enrolled nurse; and
	(b)	the person was, at all times during the immediately preceding 3 years entitled, under the law of a State or Territory, to practise nursing in that State or Territory.
8 	Chairperson etc of board
(1) 	A person is not eligible for appointment as chairperson or election as deputy chairperson, as the case requires, unless the person is a registered nurse.
(2) 	The chairperson shall be the executive officer of the board.

Part 3—Education and Assessment
9 	Courses
(1) 	The board may accredit courses of education or training for the purposes of this Act.
(2) 	The board shall, as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act —
	(a)	cause to be prepared a statement setting out particulars of the courses of education or training accredited by the board; and 
	(b)	cause copies of the statement to be made available, on request, to members of the public.
(3) 	The board shall from time to time, as occasion requires, prepare a statement bringing up to date the particulars contained in the statement referred to in subsection (2) and make copies of the firstmentioned statement available, on request, to members of the public.

Part 4—Registraton
Division 1—Qualifications for registration
10 	Entitlement to registration as a general nurse
(1) 	A person is entitled to be registered as a general nurse if—
	(a)	the person—
	(i)	is a graduate of a course of education or training in general nursing offered by an Australian institution, being a course that is accredited by the board or approved by a registration authority of a State or another Territory; and
	(ii)	has graduated from that course, or has practised as a general nurse, within the period of 5 years immediately preceding the date of application; or
	(b)	the person—
	(i)	has completed a course of education or training in a place outside Australia that is substantially equivalent to a course referred to in paragraph (a) and that qualifies the person to practise nursing in that place; and
	(ii)	has undertaken such further education or training, gained such experience in practising nursing and passed such examinations as the board requires; or
	(c)	the person—
	(i)	has graduated from a course referred to in subparagraph (a) (i) more than 5 years before the date of application; and
	(ii)	has not practised as a general nurse within the period of 5 years immediately preceding the date of application; and
	(iii)	has undertaken such further education or training and passed such examinations as the board requires.
(2) 	For the purposes of subparagraphs (1) (a) (ii) and (c) (ii), a person shall be taken to have practised as a general nurse within the period of 5 years immediately preceding the date of application if the person has attended and satisfactorily completed a refresher course of education or training in general nursing, being a course that is accredited by the board or approved by a registration authority of a State or another Territory.
11 	Registration as a general nurse under mutual recognition principle
(1) 	A person who is registered as a general nurse under the law in force in a State, or another Territory, that is a participating jurisdiction within the meaning of the Mutual Recognition Act is entitled to be registered as a general nurse under this Act.
(2) 	If the person’s registration in the State or other Territory is not subject to any condition or restriction, the person’s entitlement to registration under this Act is an entitlement to registration that is not subject to any condition.
(3) 	If the person’s registration in the State or other Territory is subject to any condition or restriction, the person’s entitlement to registration under this Act is an entitlement to registration subject to the conditions to which that registration is subject or conditions appropriate to give effect to any restriction to which that registration is subject.
12 	Registration as a mental health nurse or midwife
(1) 	A person is entitled to be registered as a mental health nurse if—
	(a)	the person—
	(i)	is registered, or entitled to be registered, under this Act as a general nurse;  and
	(ii)	is a graduate of a course of education or training in mental health nursing offered by an Australian institution, being a course that is accredited by the board or approved by a registration authority of a State or another Territory; and
	(iii)	has graduated from that course, or has practised as a general nurse or mental health nurse, within the period of 5 years immediately preceding the date of application; or
	(b)	the person—
	(i)	is registered, or entitled to be registered, under this Act as a general nurse; and
	(ii)	has completed a course of education or training in a place outside Australia that is substantially equivalent to a course referred to in subparagraph (a) (ii) and that qualifies the person to practise mental health nursing in that place; and
	(iii)	has undertaken such further education or training, gained such experience in practising mental health nursing and passed such examinations as the board requires; or
	(c)	the person—
	(i)	is registered, or entitled to be registered, under this Act as a general nurse; and
	(ii)	has graduated from a course referred to in subparagraph (a) (ii) more than 5 years before the date of application; and
	(iii)	has not practised as a general nurse or mental health nurse within the period of 5 years immediately preceding the date of application; and
	(iv)	has undertaken such further education or training and passed such examinations as the board requires.
(2) 	A person is entitled to be registered as a midwife if—
	(a)	the person—
	(i)	is registered, or entitled to be registered, under this Act as a general nurse; and
	(ii)	is a graduate of a course of education or training in midwifery offered by an Australian institution, being a course that is accredited by the board or approved by a registration authority of a State or another Territory; and
	(iii)	has graduated from that course, or has practised as a general nurse or midwife, within the period of 5 years immediately preceding the date of application; or
	(b)	the person—
	(i)	is registered, or entitled to be registered, under this Act as a general nurse; and
	(ii)	has completed a course of education or training in a place outside Australia that is substantially equivalent to a course referred to in subparagraph (a) (ii) and that qualifies the person to practise as a midwife in that place; and
	(iii)	has undertaken such further education or training, gained such experience in practising midwifery and passed such examinations as the board requires; or
	(c)	the person—
	(i)	is registered, or entitled to be registered, under this Act as a general nurse;and
	(ii)	has graduated from a course referred to in subparagraph (a) (ii) more than 5 years before the date of application; and
	(iii)	has not practised as a general nurse or midwife within the period of 5 years immediately preceding the date of application; and
	(iv)	has undertaken such further education or training and passed such examinations as the board requires.
(3) 	For the purposes of subparagraphs (1) (a) (iii), (c) (iii) and (2) (a) (iii) and (c) (iii), a person shall be taken to have practised as a general nurse, mental health nurse or midwife within the period of 5 years immediately preceding the date of application if the person has attended and satisfactorily completed a refresher course of education or training in general nursing, mental health nursing or midwifery, being a course that is accredited by the board or approved by a registration authority of a State or another Territory.
13 	Registration as a mental health nurse or midwife under mutual recognition principle
(1) 	A person who is registered as a mental health nurse or midwife in a State, or another Territory, that is a participating jurisdiction within the meaning of the Mutual Recognition Act is entitled to be registered as a nurse of that kind under this Act.
(2) 	If the person’s registration as a nurse of that kind in the State or other Territory is not subject to any condition or restriction, the person’s entitlement to registration as a nurse of that kind under this Act is an entitlement to registration that is not subject to any condition.
(3) 	If the person’s registration as a nurse of that kind in the State or other Territory is subject to any condition or restriction, the person’s entitlement to registration as a nurse of that kind under this Act is an entitlement to registration subject to the conditions to which that registration is subject or conditions appropriate to give effect to any restriction to which that registration is subject.
14 	Registration at discretion of board
(1) 	Where a person is a graduate of a course of education or training in general nursing, mental health nursing or midwifery that is not accredited by the board or approved by a registration authority of a State or another Territory, the board may register the person as a general nurse, mental health nurse or midwife on a temporary basis to enable him or her to—
	(a)	undertake a course of education or training approved by the board; or
	(b)	gain experience in practising nursing.
(2) 	Where a person—s
	(a)	graduated from a course of education or training in general nursing, mental health nursing or midwifery more than 5 years before the date of application for registration; and
	(b)	has not practised as a nurse of that kind within the period of 5 years immediately preceding the date of application;
the board may register the person as a general nurse, mental health nurse or midwife on a temporary basis to enable him or her to undertake a course of education or training approved by the board.
(3) 	The board may register a person as a general nurse, mental health nurse or midwife for the purpose of enabling the person to fill a teaching or research position if—
	(a)	the person has qualifications that the board considers appropriate for that purpose; and
	(b)	the application is supported in writing by the hospital, professional association, university or other institution by which it is proposed that the person be engaged for that purpose.
(4) 	The board may register a person as a general nurse, mental health nurse or midwife on a temporary basis if it is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so.
(5) 	The board may impose such conditions on the registration of a person under this section as it considers appropriate.
15 	Interim registration
(1) 	An applicant for registration as a general nurse, mental health nurse or midwife may be granted interim registration where—
	(a)	the applicant is entitled to registration as such a nurse under section 10 or 12 but it is not practicable to wait until the board can consider the application; or
	(b)	the applicant would be entitled to registration as such a nurse under section 10 or 12 except for the fact that a degree or award to which the applicant is entitled has not yet been conferred or granted by the institution concerned.
(2) 	A person authorised by the board for the purposes of this section may, on payment of the determined fee, grant an applicant for registration interim registration in accordance with this section.
(3) 	Interim registration granted to a person under this section remains in force from the time at which it is granted until the person is given notice in writing that the board has—
	(a)	granted him or her registration; or
	(b)	refused his or her application for registration; or
	(c)	cancelled the interim registration.
(4) 	The board may cancel a person’s interim registration for any reason that it considers proper and shall immediately give the person notice in writing of the cancellation.
(5) 	A person who holds interim registration is for all purposes to be taken to be registered.
16 	Conditions of registration in cases of impairment
(1) 	The board may impose conditions on a person’s registration as a registered nurse if the board is satisfied that the person suffers from an impairment and the conditions are reasonably required having regard to the impairment.
(2) 	Where conditions have been imposed on a person’s registration under this section (including conditions imposed on a review under this section), the board may, if so requested by the person, review the conditions and, if satisfied—
	(a)	that the person no longer suffers from the impairment; or
	(b)	that the impairment has lessened;
the board may alter or remove the conditions or impose new conditions.
17 	Refusal of registration where applicant convicted of offence
(1) 	Subject to subsection (3), the board may refuse an application for registration if—
	(a)	the applicant has been convicted in the Territory of an offence or has been convicted outside the Territory by a court for or in respect of an act or omission that would, had it taken place in the Territory, have constituted an offence; and
	(b)	the board is of the opinion that the conviction renders the person unfit in the public interest to practise nursing.
(2) 	The board shall have regard to the nature of an offence and the circumstances in which it was committed in making a decision under subsection (1).
(3) 	Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to registration pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
18 	Refusal of registration where applicant deregistered under foreign law
(1) 	Subject to subsection (3), the board may refuse an application for registration if the applicant’s name has been removed from a foreign 
register of nurses for any reason relating to conduct of the person as a nurse or on any basis relating to the person’s physical or mental capacity to practise nursing.
(2) 	A person’s name shall be taken to have been removed from a foreign register of nurses if it is removed from any register or roll established or kept under any law of a State, another Territory or a place outside Australia providing for the registration, enrolment or licensing of nurses or the authorisation of persons to practise nursing.
(3) 	Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to registration pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
19 	Applicants to be competent and of good character
(1) 	Subject to subsection (3), the board shall not register a person as a general nurse unless satisfied that the person is competent to practise nursing and is of good character.
(2) 	Subject to subsection (4), the board shall not register a person as a mental health nurse or midwife unless satisfied that the person is competent to practise as a nurse of that kind and is of good character.
(3) 	Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to registration as a general nurse pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under section 19 of that Act seeking registration as a general nurse. 
(4) 	Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to registration as a mental health nurse or midwife pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under section 19 of that Act seeking registration as such a nurse.
20 	Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons
(1) 	Subject to subsection (2), where the registration of a person under this Act has been cancelled (otherwise than under section 31 or subsection 35 (2)) or suspended (otherwise than under subsection 66 (2)) the person may not apply for re-registration or termination of the suspension, as the case may be, otherwise than under section 68.
(2) 	Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to be re-registered pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
Division 2—Registration procedure
21 	Applications for registration
(1) 	This section applies to an application for registration as a general nurse, mental health nurse or midwife, other than an application by a person who is entitled to registration as such a nurse pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who lodges with the board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
(2) 	An application for registration to which this section applies shall—
	(a)	be in a form approved by the board; and
	(b)	be accompanied by the determined fee.
22 	Applications to be considered and determined
	The board shall consider each application under section 21 and—
	(a)	register the applicant in accordance with section 27 unconditionally or subject to conditions; or
	(b)	refuse the application.
23 	Registration of applicants
	Where a person who is applying for registration as a general nurse, mental health nurse or midwife, otherwise than under the Mutual Recognition Act—
	(a)	complies with section 21; and
	(b)	appears personally before the board or a nominee of the board in support of his or her application if required by the board to do so; and
	(c)	is entitled to registration as such a nurse in accordance with this Act;
the board shall, subject to this Act, register the person as such a nurse in accordance with section 27.
24 	Fee for registration pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act
	A person who applies for registration under this Act pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act shall pay the determined fee.
25 	Conditions of registration
	The conditions that the board may impose on the registration of a person as a general nurse, mental health nurse or midwife at the time of registration include conditions relating to the duration of registration, the aspects of practise in which the person may be engaged and conditions relating to any other matters the board considers appropriate.
Division 3—Register of Nurses
26 	Register
(1) 	The board shall keep a register to be called the Register of Nurses.
(2) 	The register may be maintained by electronic means.
27 	Particulars to be entered in register
	The registration of a person as a general nurse, mental health nurse or midwife shall be effected—
	(a)	in the case of a person who is not currently registered under this Act—by entering in the register—
	(i)	the name of the person; and
	(ii)	the person’s professional address in the Territory or, if he or she has no professional address in the Territory, his or her place of residence, whether within or outside the Territory; and
	(iii)	the branch of nursing in which the person is being registered; and
	(iv)	the qualifications of the person relevant to practising that branch of nursing; and
	(v)	the course of education or training undertaken by the person in that branch of nursing; and
	(vi)	any condition to which the person’s registration in that branch of nursing is subject; and
	(vii)	the registration number allotted to the person; and
	(viii)	the date of registration in that branch of nursing; and
	(ix)	the provision by virtue of which the person is entitled to be registered in that branch of nursing; and
	(x)	such other particulars (if any) as are prescribed; or
	(b)	in the case of a person who is currently registered under this Act—by adding to the particulars entered in the register in relation to the person—
	(i)	the additional branch of nursing in which the person is being registered; and
	(ii)	the qualifications of the person relevant to practising that branch of nursing; and
	(iii)	the course of education or training undertaken by the person in that branch of nursing; and
	(iv)	any condition to which the person’s registration in that branch of nursing is subject; and
	(v)	the date of registration in that branch of nursing; and
	(vi)	the provision by virtue of which the person is entitled to be registered in that branch of nursing; and
	(vii)	such other particulars (if any) as are prescribed.
28 	Certificate of registration
(1) 	The board shall issue a certificate of registration to a person who is registered.
(1A) 	A certificate of registration shall state the provision by virtue of which the person specified in the certificate is entitled to be registered and set out any conditions to which his or her registration is subject.
(2) 	Where a person to whom a certificate of registration is issued is subsequently registered as a nurse in a branch of nursing other than that specified in the certificate, the board shall, upon production of the certificate by the person for the purpose, cause to be entered on the certificate particulars of the subsequent registration of the person.
(3) 	A certificate of registration issued and any entry made on that certificate under subsection (2), is evidence that the person specified in the certificate was registered on the date specified in the certificate or entry, as the case may be, as a nurse in the branch of the nursing profession specified in the certificate or entry.
(4) 	Where—
	(a)	a person ceases to be registered; or
	(b)	the registration of a person is suspended;
the board may, by notice in writing given to the person, require the person to deliver his or her certificate of registration to the board within 14 days.
(5) 	Where a person whose registration has been suspended delivers his or her certificate of registration to the board, the board shall retain the certificate during the period of the suspension and return it to the person at the expiration of that period unless the person’s registration has sooner been cancelled.
(6) 	Where, after a certificate of registration has been issued to a person—
	(a)	conditions are imposed on the registration of the person; or
	(b)	conditions imposed on the registration of the person are varied;
the board may, by notice in writing given to the person, require the person to deliver his or her certificate of registration to the board within 14 days to enable a statement of the conditions imposed, or the conditions as varied, to be endorsed on the certificate.
(6A) 	A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a notice under subsection (4) or (6).
Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.
(7) 	Where a certificate of registration has been lost or destroyed, the board shall, on payment of the determined fee, issue a duplicate certificate.
29 	Change of address
	Where—
	(a)	a change occurs in an address of a registered nurse shown in the register; or
	(b)	a registered nurse establishes, or ceases to have, a professional address in the Territory; or
	(c)	in the case of a registered nurse who has no professional address in the Territory—a change occurs in the address of his or her usual place of residence, whether within or outside the Territory;
the registered nurse shall, within 1 month after the change or establishment, as the case may be, notify the chairperson in writing.
Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.
30 	Alteration of register
(1) 	The board shall remove from the register the name of a registered nurse who has died or whose registration has been cancelled.
(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 alter the register by including particulars of a qualification obtained or held by a registered nurse other than a qualification that entitled the registered nurse to apply for registration.
(4) 	The board shall not alter the register at the request of a person unless the determined fee has been paid.
31 	Deregistration on basis of deregistration under foreign law
(1) 	Where the board is satisfied that the name of a person who is registered under this Act has been removed from a register kept under a law of a State or another Territory for any reason relating to—
	(a)	conduct of the person as a nurse; or
	(b)	the physical or mental capacity of the person to practise nursing;
the board shall cancel the registration of the person.
(2) 	Where—
	(a)	the name of a person whose registration has been cancelled under subsection (1) is restored to the register referred to in that subsection; and
	(b)	the person applies to the board to be re-registered under this Act;
the board shall re-register the person.
(3) 	Where the board is satisfied that the name of a person who is registered under this Act has been removed from any register or roll kept under a law of a place outside Australia for any reason relating to—
	(a)	conduct of the person as a nurse; or
	(b)	the physical or mental capacity of the person to practise nursing;
the board may cancel the registration of the person.
(4) 	The board may re-register a person whose registration has been cancelled under subsection (3) if the board is satisfied that it is appropriate in the circumstances to do so.
32 	Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law
(1) 	Where the board is satisfied that after a person has been registered under this Act a condition has been imposed on the registration of the person as a nurse under a law of a State or another Territory, the board shall impose a similar condition on the registration of the person under this Act.
(2) 	Where the board is satisfied that after a person has been registered under this Act a condition has been imposed on the registration or enrolment of the person as a nurse under a law of a place outside Australia, the board may impose a similar condition on the registration of the person under this Act.
33 	Cessation of registration
(1) 	A person who is registered as a general nurse ceases to be so registered—
	(a)	when the board gives the person notice that his or her registration as a general nurse has been cancelled in accordance with this Act; or
	(b)	if the registration is conditional and the period of registration is specified in a condition—when that period expires.
(2) 	A person who is registered as a mental health nurse or midwife ceases to be so registered—
	(a)	when the board gives the person notice that his or her registration as such a nurse, or as a general nurse, has been cancelled in accordance with this Act; or
	(b)	if the registration is conditional and the period of registration is specified in a condition—when that period expires.
Division 4—Annual fees
34 	Annual fee payable
(1) 	A registered nurse shall, on or before 1 April in each year, pay the Territory the determined fee.
(2) 	The board shall cause to be sent to each registered nurse, not less than 1 month before 1 April in each year, a notice requiring him or her to comply with subsection (1).
(3) 	The liability of a registered nurse for a fee payable by him or her under subsection (1) is not affected by a failure of the board to comply with subsection (2).
35 	Registration to be cancelled for nonpayment
(1) 	Where a registered nurse does not comply with subsection 34 (1), the board shall cause to be sent to the nurse a notice requiring him or her to pay the fee due under that subsection by a day specified in the notice and advising him or her that if the fee is not paid on or before that day his or her registration will be cancelled.
(2) 	The board shall cancel the registration of a nurse to whom a notice has been sent under subsection (1) and who has not paid the fee due by the day specified in the notice.
36 	Entitlement to re-registration if fee paid
(1) 	A person whose name has been removed from the register for failure to pay an annual fee is entitled to be re-registered if he or she—
	(a)	makes application in a form approved by the board; and
	(b)	pays the determined fee.
(2) 	The entitlement of a person to re-registration under this section is an entitlement to registration on the same terms and subject to the same conditions (if any) as applied to the person’s registration immediately before the removal of his or her name from the register.
(3) 	The board may refuse to re-register a person under this section if it is satisfied that the person is not competent to practise nursing or is not of good character.
(4) 	An entitlement to re-registration under this section is subject to the provisions of this Act pursuant to which a person’s name is authorised or required to be removed from the register.

Part 5—Enrolment
Division 1—Qualifications for enrolment
37 	Entitlement to enrolment as an enrolled nurse
(1) 	A person is entitled to be enrolled as a nurse, other than a mothercraft nurse, if—
	(a)	the person is a graduate of a course of education or training offered by an Australian institution, being a course that is accredited by the board or approved by a registration authority of a State or another Territory for the training of persons to be enrolled nurses; or
	(b)	the person—
	(i)	has completed a course of education or training in a place outside Australia that is substantially equivalent to a course referred to in paragraph (a) and that qualifies the person to practise nursing in that place; and
	(ii)	has undertaken such further education or training, gained such experience in practising nursing and passed such examinations as the board requires.
(2) 	A person is entitled to be enrolled as a mothercraft nurse if—
	(a)	the person is a graduate of a course of education or training offered by an Australian institution, being a course that is accredited by the board or approved by a registration authority of a State or another Territory for the training of persons to be mothercraft nurses; or
	(b)	the person—
	(i)	has completed a course of education or training in a place outside Australia that is substantially equivalent to a course referred to in paragraph (a) and that qualifies the person to practise mothercraft nursing in that place; and
	(ii)	has undertaken such further education or training, gained such experience in practising nursing and passed such examinations as the board requires.
38 	Enrolment as an enrolled nurse under mutual recognition principle
(1) 	A person who is an enrolled nurse under the law in force in a State, or another Territory, that is a participating jurisdiction within the meaning of the Mutual Recognition Act is entitled to be enrolled as a nurse or mothercraft nurse under this Act.
(2) 	If the person’s enrolment in the State or other Territory is not subject to any condition or restriction, the person’s entitlement to enrolment under this Act is an entitlement to enrolment that is not subject to any condition.
(3) 	If the person’s enrolment in the State or other Territory is subject to any condition or restriction, the person’s entitlement to enrolment under this Act is an entitlement to enrolment subject to the conditions to which that enrolment is subject or conditions appropriate to give effect to any restriction to which that enrolment is subject.
39 	Interim enrolment
(1) 	An applicant for enrolment as a nurse or mothercraft nurse may be granted interim enrolment where—
	(a)	the applicant is entitled to enrolment as such a nurse under section 37 but it is not practicable to wait until the board can consider the application; or
	(b)	the applicant would be entitled to enrolment as such a nurse under section 37 except for the fact that a certificate or award to which the applicant is entitled has not yet been conferred or granted by the institution concerned.
(2) 	A person authorised by the board for the purposes of this section may, on payment of the determined fee, grant an applicant for enrolment interim enrolment in accordance with this section.
(3) 	Interim enrolment remains in force from the time at which it is granted until the person is given notice in writing that the board has—
	(a)	granted him or her enrolment; or
	(b)	refused his or her application for enrolment; or
	(c)	cancelled the interim enrolment.
(4) 	The board may cancel a person’s interim enrolment for any reason it considers proper and shall immediately give the person notice in writing of the cancellation.
(5) 	A person who holds interim enrolment is for all purposes to be taken to be an enrolled nurse.
40 	Conditions of enrolment in cases of impairment
(1) 	The board may impose conditions on the enrolment of a person as an enrolled nurse if the board is satisfied that the person suffers from an impairment and the conditions are reasonably required having regard to the impairment.
(2) 	Where conditions have been imposed on a person’s enrolment under this section (including conditions imposed on a review under this section), the board may, if so requested by the person, review the conditions and, if satisfied—
	(a)	that the person no longer suffers from the impairment; or
	(b)	that the impairment has lessened;
the board may alter or remove the conditions or impose new conditions.
41 	Refusal of enrolment where applicant convicted of offence
(1) 	Subject to subsection (3), the board may refuse an application for enrolment if—
	(a)	the applicant has been convicted in the Territory of an offence or has been convicted outside the Territory by a court for or in respect of an act or omission that would, had it taken place in the Territory, have constituted an offence; and
	(b)	the board is of the opinion that the conviction renders the person unfit in the public interest to practise nursing as an enrolled nurse.
(2) 	The board shall have regard to the nature of an offence and the circumstances in which it was committed in making a decision under subsection (1).
(3) 	Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to enrolment pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
42 	Refusal of enrolment where applicant removed from roll under foreign law
(1) 	Subject to subsection (3), the board may refuse an application for enrolment if the applicant’s name has been removed from a foreign roll of nurses for any reason relating to conduct of the person as a nurse or on any basis relating to the person’s physical or mental capacity to practise nursing.
(2) 	A person’s name shall be taken to have been removed from a foreign roll of nurses if it is removed from any roll or register established or kept under a law of a State, another Territory or a place outside Australia providing for the enrolment, registration or licensing of nurses or the authorisation of persons to practise nursing.
(3) 	Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to enrolment pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
43 	Applicants to be competent and of good character
(1) 	Subject to subsection (2), the board shall not enrol a person as an enrolled nurse unless satisfied that the person is competent to practise as an enrolled nurse and is of good character.
(2) 	Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is entitled to enrolment as an enrolled nurse pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under section 19 of that Act seeking enrolment as such a nurse.
44 	Restriction on enrolment of persons removed from roll or whose enrolment has been suspended
(1) 	Subject to subsection (2), where the enrolment of a person under this Act has been cancelled (otherwise than under section 55 or subsection 59 (2)) or suspended (otherwise than under subsection 66 (2)) the person may not apply for re-enrolment or termination of the suspension, as the case may be, otherwise than under section 68.
(2) 	Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to be re-enrolled pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
Division 2—Enrolment procedure
45 	Applications for enrolment
(1) 	This section applies to an application for enrolment as a nurse or mothercraft nurse, other than an application by a person who is entitled to enrolment as such a nurse pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who lodges with the board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
(2) 	An application for enrolment to which this section applies shall—
	(a)	be in a form approved by the board; and
	(b)	be accompanied by the determined fee.
46 	Applications to be considered and determined
	The board shall consider each application under section 45 and—
	(a)	enrol the applicant in accordance with section 51 unconditionally or subject to conditions; or
	(b)	refuse the application.
47 	Enrolment of applicants
	Where a person who is applying for enrolment as a nurse or mothercraft nurse otherwise than under the Mutual Recognition Act—
	(a)	complies with section 45; and
	(b)	appears personally before the board or a nominee of the board in support of his or her application if required by the board to do so; and
	(c)	is entitled to enrolment;
the board shall, subject to this Act, enrol the person as such a nurse in accordance with section 51.
48 	Fee for enrolment pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act
	A person who applies for enrolment under this Act pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act shall pay the determined fee.
49 	Conditions of enrolment
	The conditions that the board may impose on the enrolment of a person as an enrolled nurse at the time of enrolment include conditions relating to the duration of enrolment, the aspects of practice in which the person may be engaged and conditions relating to any other matters the board considers appropriate.
Division 3—Roll of Enrolled Nurses
50 	Roll
(1) 	The board shall keep a roll to be called the Roll of Enrolled Nurses.
(2) 	The roll may be maintained by electronic means.
51 	Particulars to be entered in roll
	The enrolment of a person as a nurse or mothercraft nurse shall be effected—
	(a)	in the case of a person who is not presently enrolled under this Act—by entering in the roll—
	(i)	the name of the person; and
	(ii)	the person’s professional address in the Territory or, if he or she has no professional address in the Territory, his or her place of residence, whether within or outside the Territory; and
	(iii)	the branch of nursing in which the person is being enrolled; and
	(iv)	the qualifications of the person relevant to practising that branch of nursing; and
	(v)	the course of education or training undertaken by the person in that branch of nursing; and
	(vi)	any condition to which the person’s enrolment in that branch of nursing is subject; and
	(vii)	the enrolment number allotted to the person; and
	(viii)	the date of enrolment in that branch of nursing; and
	(ix)	the provision by virtue of which the person is entitled to be enrolled in that branch of nursing; and
	(x)	such other particulars (if any) as are prescribed; or
	(b)	in the case of a person who is currently enrolled under this Act—by adding to the particulars entered in the roll in relation to that person—
	(i)	the additional branch of nursing in which the person is being enrolled; and
	(ii)	the qualifications of that person relevant to practising that branch of nursing; and
	(iii)	the course of education or training undertaken by the person in that branch of nursing; and
	(iv)	any condition to which the person’s enrolment in that branch of nursing is subject; and
	(v)	the date of enrolment in that branch of nursing; and
	(vi)	the provision by virtue of which the person is entitled to be enrolled in that branch of nursing; and
	(vii)	such other particulars (if any) as are prescribed.
52 	Certificate of enrolment
(1) 	The board shall issue to an enrolled nurse a certificate of enrolment.
(1A) 	A certificate of enrolment shall state the provision by virtue of which the person specified in the certificate is entitled to be enrolled and set out any condition to which his or her enrolment is subject.
(2) 	A certificate of enrolment is evidence that the person specified in the certificate was enrolled on the date specified in the certificate.
(3) 	Where—
	(a)	a person ceases to be enrolled; or
	(b)	the enrolment of a person is suspended;
the board may, by notice in writing given to the person, require the person to deliver his or her certificate of enrolment to the board within 14 days.
(4) 	Where a person whose enrolment has been suspended delivers his or her certificate of enrolment to the board, the board shall retain the certificate during the period of the suspension and return it to the person at the expiration of that period unless the person’s enrolment has sooner been cancelled.
(5) 	Where, after a certificate of enrolment has been issued to a person—
	(a)	conditions are imposed on the enrolment of the person; or
	(b)	conditions imposed on the enrolment of the person are varied;
the board may, by notice in writing given to the person, require the person to deliver his or her certificate of enrolment to the board within 14 days to enable a statement of the conditions imposed, or the conditions as varied, to be endorsed on the certificate.
(5A) 	A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a notice under subsection (3) or (5).
Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.
(6) 	Where a certificate has been lost or destroyed, the board shall, on payment of the determined fee, issue a duplicate certificate.
53 	Change of address
	Where—
	(a)	a change occurs in an address of a person shown in the roll; or
	(b)	a person who is enrolled establishes, or ceases to have, a professional address in the Territory;
the person shall, within 1 month after the change or establishment, as the case may be, notify the chairperson in writing.
Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.
54 	Alteration of roll
(1) 	The board shall remove from the roll the name of an enrolled nurse who has died or whose enrolment has been cancelled.
(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 roll as are necessary.
(3) 	The board shall not alter the roll by including particulars of a qualification obtained or held by an enrolled nurse other than a qualification that entitled the person to apply for enrolment.
(4) 	The board shall not alter the roll at the request of a person unless the determined fee has been paid.
55 	Removal from roll on basis of removal from roll under foreign law
(1) 	Where the board is satisfied that the name of a person who is enrolled under this Act has been removed from any roll or register kept under a law of a State or another Territory for any reason relating to—
	(a)	conduct of the person as a nurse; or
	(b)	the physical or mental capacity of the person to practise nursing;
the board shall cancel the enrolment of the person.
(2) 	Where—
	(a)	the name of a person whose enrolment has been cancelled under subsection (1) is restored to the roll or register referred to in that subsection; and
	(b)	the person applies to the board to be re-enrolled under this Act;
the board shall re-enrol the person.
(3) 	Where the board is satisfied that the name of a person who is enrolled under this Act has been removed from any roll or register kept under a law of a place outside Australia for any reason relating to—
	(a)	conduct of the person as a nurse; or
	(b)	the physical or mental capacity of the person to practise nursing;
the board may cancel the enrolment of the person.
(4) 	The board may re-enrol a person whose enrolment has been cancelled under subsection (3) if the board is satisfied that it is appropriate in the circumstances to do so.
56 	Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law
(1) 	Where the board is satisfied that after a person has been enrolled under this Act a condition has been imposed on the enrolment of the person as a nurse under a law of a State or another Territory, the board shall impose a similar condition on the enrolment of the person under this Act.
(2) 	Where the board is satisfied that after a person has been enrolled under this Act a condition has been imposed on the enrolment or registration of the person as a nurse under a law of a place outside Australia, the board may impose a similar condition on the enrolment of the person under this Act.
57 	Cessation of enrolment
	A person who is enrolled as an enrolled nurse or a mothercraft nurse ceases to be so enrolled—
	(a)	when the board gives the person notice that his or her enrolment as such a nurse has been cancelled in accordance with this Act; or
	(b)	if the enrolment is conditional and the period of enrolment is specified in the condition—when that period expires.
Division 4—Annual fees
58 	Annual fee payable
(1) 	An enrolled nurse shall, on or before 1 April in each year, pay the Territory the prescribed fee.
(2) 	The board shall cause to be sent to each enrolled nurse, not less than 1 month before 1 April in each year, a notice requiring him or her to comply with subsection (1).
(3) 	The liability of an enrolled nurse for a fee payable by him or her under subsection (1) is not affected by a failure of the board to comply with subsection (2).
59 	Enrolment to be cancelled for nonpayment
(1) 	Where an enrolled nurse does not comply with subsection 58 (1), the board shall cause to be sent to the nurse a notice requiring him or her to pay the fee due under that subsection by a day specified in the notice and advising him or her that if the fee is not paid on or before that day his or her enrolment will be cancelled.
(2) 	The board shall cancel the enrolment of an enrolled nurse to whom a notice has been sent under subsection (1) and who has not paid the fee due by the day specified in the notice.
60 	Entitlement to re-enrolment if fee paid
(1) 	A person whose name has been removed from the roll for failure to pay an annual fee is entitled to be re-enrolled if he or she—
	(a)	makes application in a form approved by the board; and
	(b)	pays the determined fee.
(2) 	The entitlement of a person to re-enrolment under this section is an entitlement to re-enrolment on the same terms and subject to the same conditions (if any) as applied to the person’s enrolment immediately before the removal of his or her name from the roll.
(3) 	The board may refuse to re-enrol a person under this section if it is satisfied that the person is not competent to practise nursing or is not of good character.
(4) 	An entitlement to re-enrolment under this section is subject to the provisions of this Act pursuant to which a person’s name is authorised or required to be removed from the roll.

Part 6—Cancellation and Suspension
61 	Cancellation or suspension of registration or enrolment
	The board may—
	(a)	cancel the registration or enrolment of a person; or
	(b)	by order served on the person, suspend the registration or enrolment of the person for such period as the board thinks fit;
if satisfied—
	(c)	that the registration or enrolment of the person was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; or
	(d)	that the nursing qualification of the person has been withdrawn or cancelled by the body which granted it; or
	(e)	that the person has contravened this Act or the regulations; or
	(f)	that the person has contravened a condition to which his or her registration or enrolment under this Act is subject; or
	(g)	that the person has been convicted in the Territory or elsewhere of an offence punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year or any offence that, in the opinion of the board, renders him or her unfit to practise as a nurse; or
	(h)	that the person has engaged in canvassing, or employed an agent or canvasser, for the purpose of procuring patients or practice; or
	(j)	that the person is guilty of habitual drunkenness or addiction to a deleterious drug that renders him or her unfit to practise as a nurse; or
	(k)	that the person has engaged in conduct, whether in practising nursing or not, that adversely affects practising nursing by the person; or
	(m)	that the person has engaged in any improper or unethical conduct relating to the practice of nursing; or
	(n)	that the person has failed to exercise adequate judgment or care in practising nursing; or
	(p)	that the person is not competent to practise nursing.
62 	Cancellation, suspension or restriction of right of practise on health grounds
(1) 	Subject to subsection (2), the board shall, when it is satisfied that the mental or physical condition of a person who is registered or enrolled as a nurse renders him or her unfit to practise as a nurse—
	(a)	cancel the registration or enrolment of the person; or
	(b)	by order served on the person, suspend the registration of the person for such period as the board thinks fit.
(2) 	The board may, instead of cancelling or suspending the registration or enrolment of a person, where it is satisfied that the person is fit to give or perform some nursing services and that it would not be contrary to the public interest to make an order under this subsection, by order served on the person direct the person not to give or perform the nursing services specified, whether individually or otherwise, in the order.
(3) 	Where the board has made an order under subsection (2) in relation to a person, it may, if so requested by the person, review the order and, if satisfied that the mental or physical condition of the person has changed since the order was made, amend or revoke the order.
(4) 	A person on whom an order under subsection (2) has been served who gives or performs a nursing service in contravention of that order shall, in giving or performing the service, be deemed to be a person other than a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse.
63 	Practising when registration or enrolment suspended
	Where a person whose registration or enrolment as a nurse has been suspended is convicted of an offence against section 69, 70 or 71, the board may—
	(a)	cancel the registration or enrolment of the person; or
	(b)	by order served on the person, suspend the registration or enrolment of the person for such further period as the board thinks fit.
64 	Power of board to caution, reprimand etc
(1) 	Subject to subsection (2), the board may do any 1 or more of the following in relation to the conduct of a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse:
	(a)	caution or reprimand the nurse;
	(b)	order that the nurse seek and undergo medical or psychiatric treatment or counselling;
	(c)	impose on the nurse’s registration or enrolment such conditions relating to practising nursing as the board considers appropriate;
	(d)	order that the nurse seek and follow advice, in relation to the management of his or her nursing practice, from persons specified by the board;
	(e)	order that the nurse complete specified educational courses.
(2) 	Paragraph (1) (e) does not apply in relation to a nurse who obtained registration or enrolment under this Act pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act.
65 	Power of board to impose fines
(1) 	Subject to subsection (2), where the board finds that a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse has failed to comply with an order of the board under section 64 it may, by order served on the nurse, impose on him or her a fine not exceeding $1,000.
(2) 	The board shall not impose a fine under subsection (1) in respect of conduct for which a court has already imposed a fine or other penalty.
(3) 	A fine imposed under this section shall be paid to the Territory within the time specified in the order imposing the fine.
(4) 	Where a nurse on whom the board has imposed a fine under subsection (1) fails to pay the fine by the time specified in the order, the board may—
	(a)	cancel the registration or enrolment of the nurse; or
	(b)	by order served on the nurse, suspend the registration or enrolment of the nurse for such period as the board thinks fit.
66 	Inquiry by board
(1) 	The board shall hold an inquiry before—
	(a)	cancelling or suspending the registration or enrolment of a person, other than under subsection 31 (1), section 35, subsection 55 (1) or section 59; or
	(b)	making an order under subsection 62 (2); or
	(c)	taking any action under subsection 64 (1).
(2) 	Pending the holding of an inquiry, the board may, by order served on the person to whom the inquiry relates, suspend temporarily the registration or enrolment of the person.
67 	Effect of suspension
	A person whose registration or enrolment has been suspended under section 61, subsection 62 (1), section 63 or subsection 66 (2) shall, during the period of the suspension, be deemed not to be registered or enrolled under this Act.
68 	Application for re-registration or re-enrolment
(1) 	Where the registration or enrolment of a person has been cancelled or suspended, other than under section 31, subsection 35 (2), section 55 or subsection 59 (2) or 66 (2), the person may apply in writing to the board for re-registration or re-enrolment, or for termination of the suspension, as the case may be.
(2) 	An application under subsection (1) shall specify—
	(a)	the change in the circumstances that has occurred since the date of the cancellation or suspension; and
	(b)	the reasons why the registration or enrolment of the person should be restored or the suspension should be terminated.
(3) 	If the board is satisfied that, by reason of a change in circumstances, the registration or enrolment of the person should be restored, or the suspension should be terminated, as the case may be, it shall restore the registration or enrolment.

Part 7—The Conduct of the practice of Nursing
69 	Persons who may practise nursing
(1) 	A person other than a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse shall not give or perform, for fee or reward, any nursing service.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
(2) 	A registered nurse or an enrolled nurse shall not practise nursing under a name other than the name under which the registered nurse or enrolled nurse is registered or enrolled, as the case may be.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units.
(3) 	In proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) or (2), a certificate given by the chairperson that—
	(a)	the person named in the certificate is not a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse; or
	(b)	the name of a person named in the certificate is the name under which that person is registered or enrolled;
is evidence of that fact.
70 	Use of title of nurse
(1) 	A person other than a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse shall not—
	(a)	take or use, either alone or in combination with any other words or letters, the name or title of a nurse or a name, title, addition or description (including inititals or letters placed after his or her name) indicating or implying that the person is a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse or that the person is a person who practises, or is qualified to practise, nursing; or
	(b)	hold himself or herself out, by advertisement or otherwise, as being qualified or authorised to practise nursing or as being a person who practises nursing.
Maximum penalty:  30 penalty units.
(2) 	An enrolled nurse shall not hold himself or herself out, by advertisement or otherwise, as being qualified or authorised to practise nursing, or as being a person who practises nursing, as a registered nurse.
Maximum penalty:  30 penalty units.
71 	Registered nurse or enrolled nurse—provision of services etc
(1) 	A registered nurse or an enrolled nurse shall not give or perform, for fee or reward, a nursing service in a branch of the nursing profession in relation to which the registered nurse or enrolled nurse is not registered or enrolled, as the case may be, unless the service is given or performed under the immediate supervision of a registered nurse who is registered in that branch.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units.
(2) 	A registered nurse or an enrolled nurse shall not—
	(a)	take or use, either alone or in combination with any other words or letters, a name, title, addition or description (including initials or letters placed after his or her name) indicating or implying that the person is registered or enrolled, or that the person is a person who practises or is qualified to practise as a nurse, in a branch of the nursing profession in relation to which the person is not registered or enrolled, as the case may be; or
	(b)	hold himself or herself out, by advertisement or otherwise, as being qualified or authorised to practise in a branch of the nursing profession in relation to which the person is not registered or enrolled, as the case may be.
Maximum penalty:  30 penalty units.
72 	Employment of enrolled nurses 
	A person who employs an enrolled nurse shall not require or permit that nurse to practise nursing in the course of that employment otherwise than under the immediate supervision of a registered nurse.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units.
73 	Signing of certificates 
	A person other than a registered nurse shall not sign any certificate or other document required or permitted by any law of the Commonwealth or of the Territory to be furnished by a nurse.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units.
74 	Recovery of fees
(1) 	Subject to subsection (3), a person other than a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse is not entitled to sue or counterclaim for, or set off or otherwise recover, any remuneration for a nursing service.
(2) 	A registered nurse or an enrolled nurse is not entitled to commence an action for the recovery from a person of a fee or other remuneration for a nursing service given to that person, or a dependant of that person, unless the registered nurse or enrolled nurse 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 or her last-known place of residence, an account for the fee or other remuneration setting out the amount claimed, a brief statement of the nature of the nursing service given, the date or dates on which it was given and the person to whom it was given.
(3) 	An action for the recovery of a fee or other remuneration for a nursing service may be commenced without the service of an account for that fee or remuneration in accordance with subsection (2) if the action is one in which an application could, but for that subsection, be made for an order under Part 2 of the Arrest on Mesne Process Act 1902.
75 	Review of accounts for fees for nursing service
(1) 	A person liable to pay a fee or other remuneration to a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse for a nursing service may, within 1 month after service upon him or her of an account for the fee or other remuneration in accordance with section 74, 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 chairperson or the deputy chairperson, the amount which in the opinion of the board, is a reasonable amount of the fee or other remuneration for the nursing 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 purposes 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 the fee or other remuneration without that information.
(6) 	In reviewing an account for a fee or other remuneration under this section, 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 a fee or other remuneration under this section, the board shall have regard to the time occupied in giving, and the nature of, the nursing service and any other circumstances submitted by the registered nurse or enrolled nurse with respect to the provision of the nursing service.
(8) 	The board shall cause a copy of a certificate of the board under subsection (2) to be sent by post to the registered nurse or enrolled nurse at the professional address last recorded in the register of that registered nurse or enrolled nurse.
(9) 	In proceedings for the recovery of a fee or other remuneration in respect of a nursing 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 fee or other remuneration for the nursing service.
76 	Administration of estate of deceased nurse
	Upon the death of a registered nurse who was at the time of death carrying on business as a nurse, an executor or executrix of the will of the registered nurse, or an administrator, administratrix or trustee of the estate of the registered nurse may continue the business for a period of 6 months or for such longer period as the board, on application by the executor, executrix, administrator, administratrix or trustee, permits, if the practice of nursing in the business is carried on by a registered nurse.
77 	Substitutes for registered nurses
	A registered nurse shall not knowingly or recklessly employ a person other than a registered nurse as his or her locum.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units.

78 	Application
	Nothing in this Part prohibits—
	(a)	the giving or performance in any case of emergency of any nursing service by a person entitled to practise nursing under the law of a State or another Territory; and
	(b)	the giving or performance, for quarantine purposes, of any nursing service by a person entitled to practise nursing under the law of a State or another Territory; and
	(c)	the giving or performance of any nursing service by a person who is undergoing a course of training or supplementary training for the purposes of paragraph 10 (1) (a), (b) or (c), 12 (1) (a), (b) or (c), (2) (a), (b) or (c) or subsection 37 (1), if that nursing service is given or performed as part of that course or supplementary training.

Part 8—Miscellaneous
79 	Offence—false statements
(1) 	The board may, by notice in writing, require an applicant for registration or enrolment to furnish to the board, either orally or in writing, such further information relating to the application as is specified in the notice.
(2) 	A person shall not, in purported compliance with a requirement under subsection (1), knowingly or recklessly furnish information that is false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
80 	Review of decisions
	Application may be made to the administrative appeals tribunal for review of a decision of the board—
	(a)	under subsection 14 (5), 16 (1), 32 (2), 40 (1) or 56 (2) to impose conditions on the registration or enrolment of a person; or
	(b)	under subsection 15 (4) or 39 (4) to cancel the interim registration or enrolment of a person; or
	(c)	under subsection 16 (2) or 40 (2) to refuse to review conditions imposed on the registration or enrolment of a person; or
	(d)	under subsection 16 (2) or 40 (2) to refuse to alter or remove conditions imposed on the registration or enrolment of a person; or
	(e)	under subsection 16 (2) or 40 (2) to impose new conditions on the registration or enrolment of a person; or
	(f)	under paragraph 22 (b) or 46 (b) to refuse to register or enrol a person; or
	(g)	under subsection 31 (4), section 36, subsection 55 (4), section 60 or subsection 68 (3) to refuse to re-register or re-enrol a person; or
	(h)	under subsection 31 (3) or 55 (3) or paragraph 61 (a), 62 (1) (a), 63 (a) or 65 (4) (a) to cancel the registration or enrolment of a person; or
	(j)	under paragraph 61 (b), 62 (1) (b), 63 (b) or 65 (4) (b) or subsection 66 (2) to suspend the registration or enrolment of a person; or
	(k)	under subsection 62 (2) to make an order directing a person not to give or perform a nursing service; or
	(m)	under subsection 62 (3) to refuse to review an order directing a person not to give or perform a nursing service; or
	(n)	under subsection 62 (3) to refuse to amend or revoke an order directing a person not to give or perform a nursing service; or
	(o)	under subsection 62 (3) to amend an order directing a person not to give or perform a nursing service; or
	(p)	under subsection 64 (1) to take any action of a kind specified in that subsection in relation to a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse; or
	(q)	under subsection 65 (1) to impose a fine on a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse; or
	(r)	under subsection 68 (3) to refuse to terminate the suspension of the registration or enrolment of a nurse; or
	(s)	under subsection 75 (2) to certify the amount which, in the opinion of the board, is a reasonable amount of fees or remuneration for a nursing service; or
	(t)	under section 76 to refuse to extend beyond 6 months the period during which the executor or executrix of the will of a deceased registered nurse, or the administrator, administratrix or trustee of the estate of a deceased registered nurse, may continue the business of the registered nurse; or
	(u)	under section 76 to fix a period longer than 6 months during which the executor or executrix of the will of a deceased registered nurse, or the administrator, administratrix or trustee of the estate of a deceased registered nurse, may continue the business of the registered nurse.
81 	Notification of decisions
(1) 	Where a decision of the kind referred to in section 80 (other than paragraph (b), (j), (k) or (q)) is made, the board shall, within 28 days after the date of the decision, give notice in writing of the decision—
	(a)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (a)—to the person on whose registration or enrolment conditions have been imposed; or
	(b)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (c) or (d)—to the person whose registration or enrolment is subject to the conditions; or
	(c)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (e)—to the person on whose registration or enrolment new conditions have been imposed; or
	(d)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (f)—to the person whose application for registration or enrolment has been refused; or
	(e)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (g)—to the person whose application for re-registration or re-enrolment has been refused; or
	(f)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (h)—to the person whose registration or enrolment has been cancelled; or
	(g)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (m), (n) or (o)—to the person in relation to whom the order was made; or
	(h)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (p)—to the registered nurse or enrolled nurse in relation to whom the action has been taken; or
	(j)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (r)—to the person whose registration or enrolment has been suspended; or
	(k)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (s)—to the person who requested the review of the account; or
	(m)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (t) or (u)—to the executor or executrix of the will of the deceased nurse or the administrator, administratrix or trustee of the estate of the deceased nurse.
(2) 	A notice under subsection 15 (4) or 29 (4) or subsection (1) of this section shall be in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice in force under subsection 25B (1) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989.
(3) 	An order under paragraph 38 (b) or 39 (1) (b), subsection 39 (2), paragraph 39A (b), subsection 39C (1), paragraph 39C (4) (b) or subsection 40 (2) shall have endorsed on it or attached to it a notice in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice in force under subsection 25B (1) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989.
82 	Publication of notice of decision of board or tribunal
	The chairperson may, if he or she thinks fit, cause a notice of a decision of the board or of the administrative appeals tribunal on application for review of a decision of the board—
	(a)	cancelling the registration or enrolment of a person; or
	(b)	suspending, otherwise than under subsection 66 (2), the registration or enrolment of a person; or
	(c)	imposing a condition on the registration or enrolment of a person; or
	(d)	making or amending an order under subsection 62 (2); or
	(e)	taking any action under subsection 64 (1); or
	(f)	imposing a fine on a person under subsection 65 (1);
and the reasons for the decision, including the findings on material questions of fact, to be published in the Gazette.
83 	Committees
(1) 	The board may appoint such committees as it considers necessary to undertake research or studies, and to advise the board, in relation to the education and training of nurses, the practice of nursing and such other matters related to nursing as the board determines.
(2) 	A committee appointed under this section shall consist of such persons (who may include members of the board) as the board thinks fit.
(3) 	A committee shall conduct such research or studies and make such investigations, and furnish to the board such reports, in connection with the matter in relation to which it has been appointed, as the board directs.
(4) 	A member of a committee is entitled to reimbursement of such of the expenses reasonably incurred by the member in the performance of his or her duties or functions as such a member as are approved by the Minister.
84 	Inspection of register or roll
(1) 	A person may, on payment of the determined fee—
	(a)	inspect an entry in the register or the roll; or
	(b)	obtain a certified copy of an entry in the register or the roll.
(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 or the roll to that registration authority.
(3) 	In this section—
registration authority means a person or body empowered by or under the law of a State, Territory or place outside Australia to register, enroll or license nurses or otherwise to control the practice of nursing.
85 	Publication of names of registered or enrolled nurses
	The board shall, as soon as practicable after 1 April in each year, cause to be published in the Gazette, a list containing the name and professional address (if any) of each person registered or enrolled on that date.
86 	Power to determine fees
	The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, determine fees for the purposes of this Act.
87 	Regulations
	The Executive may make regulations not inconsistent with this Act prescribing matters—
	(a)	required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
	(b)	which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act;
and, in particular, may make regulations—
	(c)	in relation to the control of the professional conduct of registered nurses and the practice of nursing; and
	(d)	in relation to the control of the conduct of enrolled nurses in the course of their employment; and
	(e)	prescribing penalties not exceeding 10 penalty units for offences against the regulations.
88 	Repeal
	The Ordinances specified in the Schedule are repealed.

Part 9—Transitional
89 	Persons entitled to apply for registration as mental health nurses
(1) 	Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 12 (1), a person other than a person who is registered, or entitled to be registered, under this Act as a general nurse is entitled to be registered as a mental health nurse if the person is otherwise entitled to be registered under paragraph 12 (1) (a).
(2) 	An application by a person referred to in subsection (1) for registration as a mental health nurse shall be made before 5 December 1998.

	SCHEDULE	(See s 88)
ORDINANCES REPEALED
Nurses Registration Ordinance 1933
Nurses Registration Ordinance (No. 2) 1933
Nurses Registration Ordinance 1936
Nurses Registration Ordinance 1941
Nurses Registration Ordinance 1949
Nurses Registration Ordinance 1956
Nurses Registration Ordinance 1959
Nurses Registration Ordinance 1960
Nurses Registration Ordinance 1967
Nurses Registration Ordinance 1970
Nurses Registration Ordinance 1971
Nurses Registration Ordinance (No. 2) 1971
Nurses Registration Ordinance 1973
Nurses Registration Ordinance (No. 2) 1973
Nurses Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1977
Nurses Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1978
Nurses Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1980
Nurses Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1981
Nurses Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1982
Nurses Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1984

ENDNOTES
1	About this republication
This is a republication of the Nurses Act 1988 as in force on 31 January 2000.  It includes all amendments made to the Act up to Act 1998 No 54.
Amending laws are annotated in the table of legislation and table of amendments.
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office currently prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws:  authorised printed republications to which the Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 applies and unauthorised electronic republications.  The status of this republication appears on the cover.
Section 13 of the Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel, in preparing a law for republication, to make textual amendments of a formal nature which the Parliamentary Counsel considers desirable in accordance with current legislative drafting practice.  The amendments do not effect a substantive change in the law.
In preparing this republication, amendments have not been made under section 13.
Not all amendments made under section 13 are annotated in the table of amendments.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
2	About the republished Act
The Nurses Act 1988  was originally the Nurses Ordinance 1988.  It became an ACT Act on self-government (11 May 1989).
3	Abbreviation key
Key to abbreviations in tables

am = amended
amdt = amendment
ch = chapter
cl = clause
def = definition
div = division
exp = expires/expired
Gaz = Gazette
hdg = heading
ins = inserted/added
LR = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996
mod = modified
No = number
notfd = notified
o = order
om = omitted/repealed
orig = original
p = page
par = paragraph
pres = present
prev = previous
(prev...) = previously
prov = provision
pt = part
r = rule/subrule
reg = regulation/subregulation
renum = renumbered
reloc = relocated
R[X] = Republication No
s = section/subsection
sch = schedule
sdiv = subdivision
sub = substituted
SL  = Subordinate Law
sp = spent
*  = SL unless otherwise stated
† = Act or Ordinance unless otherwise stated

4	Table of legislation
Part 1—Legislation before self-government
Ordinance†	Year and number†	Gazette
notification	Commencement	Transitional provisions	

Nurses Ordinance 1988	1988 No 61	7 Sept 1988	5 Dec 1988 (see Gaz 1988 No S369)		
Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989	1989 No 38	10 May 1989	ss 1 and 2: 10 May 1989
remainder: 11 May 1989 (see s 2 (2) and Gaz 1989
No S164)
	—	
Part 2—Legislation after self-government
Act†	Year and number†	Gazette
notification	Commencement	Transitional provisions	

Health Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990	1990 No 63	28 Dec 1990	ss 1 and 2: 28 Dec 1990
remainder: 31 Jan 1991 (see s 2 (2) and Gaz 1991 No S4)	ss 6-17	
Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993	1993 No 14	1 Mar 1993	1 Mar 1993 (see 
s 2)	pts IV-VI (ss 14-34)	
Nurses (Amendment) Act 1994	1994 No 47	5 Oct 1994	ss 1-3:  5 Oct 1994
remainder:  6 Oct 1994 (see Gaz 1994 No S215)	pt III 
(ss 36-43)	
Administrative Appeals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994	1994 No 60	11 Oct 1994	ss 1 and 2:  11 Oct 1994
remainder:   14 Nov 1994 (see s 2 (2) and Gaz 1994  
No S250)	—	
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1994	1994 No 81	29 Nov 1994	ss 1 and 2:  29 Nov 1994
remainder:  29 Nov 1994 (see Gaz 1994 No S269 p 2)	—	
Statute Law Revision Act 1995	1995  No 46	18 Dec 1995	18 Dec 1995	—	
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998	1998 No 54	27 Nov 1998	ss 1 and 2:  27 Nov 1998
remainder:  9 Dec 1998  (see Gaz 1998 No 49 p 1078)
	—	

5	Table of amendments

Provision	How affected†

s 3	am 1989 No 38; 1990  No 63; 1994 Nos 47 and 60
s 4	(prev s 3A) ins 1994 No 47
	renum  1994 No 47 
s 5	(prev s 3B) ins 1994 No 47
	renum  1994 No 47 
s 6	(prev s 4) renum 1994 No 47
s 7	(prev s 5) am 1994 No 47
	renum  1994 No 47
s 8	orig s 8 om 1994 No 47
	(prev s 6) renum 1994 No 47
s 9	orig s 9 om 1994 No 47
	(prev s 7) am 1994 No 47
	renum  1994 No 47
div 1 of pt 4 (ss 10	ins 1994 No 47
   -15, 15A-15E)
s 10	sub 1994 No 47
s 11	sub 1994 No 47
s 12	sub 1994 No 47
s 13	sub 1994 No 47
s 14	sub 1994 No 47
s 15	sub 1994 No 47
	am 1995 No 46
s 16	(prev s 15A ) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 17	(prev  s 15B ) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 18	(prev s 15C ) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 19	orig s 19 om 1994 No 47 
	(prev s 15D) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 20	orig s 20 om 1994 No 47
	(prev s 15E ) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
div 2 of pt 4 (ss 15F	ins 1994 No 47
  -15K)
s 21	orig s 21 om 1994 No 47
	(prev s 15F ) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 22	orig s 22 om 1994 No 47
	(prev  s 15G ) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 23	orig s 23 om 1994 No 47
	(prev s 15H ) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 24	orig s 24 om 1994 No 47
	(prev s 15J ) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 25	(prev s 15K ) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
hdg to div 3 of pt 4	ins 1994 No 47
s 26	(prev s 16) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 27	(prev s 17) sub 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 28	(prev s 18) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
	pres s 28 am 1994 No 81
s 29 	(prev s 25) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
	pres s 29 am 1994 No 81
s 30	(prev s 26) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 31	(prev s 26A) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 32	orig s 32 om 1994 No 47
	(prev s 26B) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 33	orig s 33 om 1994 No 47
	(prev s 26C) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
div 4 of pt 4 (ss 26D-26F)	ins 1994 No 47
s 34	orig s 34 om 1994 No 47
	(prev s 26D) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 35	orig s 35 om 1994 No 47
	(prev s 26E) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 36	(prev s 26F) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
div 1 of pt 5 (ss 27-29, 	ins 1994 No 47
    29A-28E)
s 37	(prev s 27) sub 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 38	(prev s 28) sub 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 39	(prev s 29) sub 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 40	(prev s 29A) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 41	(prev s 29B) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 42	(prev s 29C) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 43	(prev s 29D) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 44	(prev s 29E) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
div 2 of pt 5 (ss 29F-29K)	ins 1994 No 47
s 45	(prev s 29F) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 46	(prev s 29G) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 47	(prev s 29H) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 48	(prev s 29J) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 49	(prev s 29K) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
hdg  to div 3 of pt 5	ins 1994 No 47
s 50	(prev s 30) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 51	(prev s 30A) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 52	(prev s 31) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
	pres s 52 am 1994 No 81
s 53	(prev s 36) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
	pres s 53 am 1994 No 81
s 54	(prev s 37) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 55	(prev s 37A) renum 1994 No 47
s 56	orig s 56 am 1990 No 63
	om 1993 No 14
	(prev s 37B) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 57	(prev s 37C) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
div 4 of pt 5 (ss 37D-37F)	ins 1994 No 47
s 58	(prev s 37D) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 59	(prev s 37E) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 60	(prev s 37F) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 61	(prev s 38) sub 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 62	(prev s 39) sub 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 63	orig s 63 om 1994 No 47
	(prev s 39A) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 64	(prev s 39B) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 65	orig s 65 om 1994 No 47
	(prev s 39C) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 66	(prev s 40) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 67	(prev s 41) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 68	(prev s 42) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 69	(prev s 43) am 1994 No  47
	renum 1994 No 47
	pres s 69 am 1994 No 81
s 70	(prev s 44) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
	pres s 70 am 1994 No 81
s 71	(prev s 45) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
	pres s 71 am 1994 No 81
s 72	(prev s 46) renum 1994 No 47
	pres s 72 am 1994 No 81
s 73	(prev s 47) renum 1994 No 47
	pres s 73 am 1994 No 81
s 74	(prev s 48) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 75	(prev s 49) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 76	(prev s 50) am 1994 Nos 47 and 81
	renum 1994 No 47
s 77	(prev s 51) renum 1994 No 47
	pres s 77 am 1994 No 81
s 78	(prev s 52) am 1994 No 47
	renum  1994 No 47 
s 79	(prev s 53) renum 1994 No 47
	pres s 79 am 1994 No 81
s 80	(prev s 54) am 1989 No 38
	sub 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
	am 1994 No 60
s 81	(prev s 55) am 1989 No 38
	sub 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
	am 1994 No 60
s 82	(prev s 55A) ins 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
	am 1994 No 60
s 83	(prev s 57) am 1990 No 63; 1993 No 14
	renum 1994 No 47
s 84	(prev s 58)
	renum 1994 No 47
s 85	(prev s 59) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
s 86	(prev s 60)
	renum 1994 No 47
s 87	(prev s 61) am 1989 No 38; 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47
	am 1998 No 54
s 88	(prev s 62)
	renum 1994 No 47
s 89	(prev s 64) am 1994 No 47
	renum 1994 No 47

6	Table of earlier republications
Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
(1)	Act 1990 No 63	31 August 1991	
(2)	Act 1994 No 81	28 February 1995	
(3)	Act 1995 No 46	30 April 1997	
4	Act 1998 No 54	31 January 2000	
7	Table of renumbered provisions
as made by Act 1994 No 47
Previous	Renumbered as	Previous	Renumbered as	
3A		4	26C		33	
3B		5	26D		34	
4		6	26E		35	
5		7	26F		36	
6		8	27		37	
7		9	28		38	
15A		16	29		39	
15B		17	29A		40	
15C		18	29B		41	
15D		19	29C		42	
15E		20	29D		43	
15F		21	29E		44	
15G		22	29F		45	
15H		23	29G		46	
15J		24	29H		47	
15K		25	29J		48	
16		26	29K		49	
17		27	30		50	
18		28	30A		51	
25		29	31		52	
26		30	36		53	
26A		31	37		54	
26B		32	37A		55	

37B		56	47		73	
37C		57	48		74	
37D		58	49		75	
37E		59	50		76	
37F		60	51		77	
38		61	52		78	
39		62	53		79	
39A		63	54		80	
39B		64	55		81	
39C		65	55A		82	
40		66	57		83	
41		67	58		84	
42		68	59		85	
43		69	60		86	
44		70	61		87	
45		71	62		88	
46		72	64		89	

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