AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Health Professions Boards (Procedures) – Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists Board of the ACT Appointments 2003 (No.1)

DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT DI2003- 43

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Board is established under Section 5 of the Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists Registration Act 1988 and comprises the Chair and five other members, all of whom are to be appointed by the Minister in accordance with the Health Professions Boards (Procedures) Act 1981.  Section 6 of the Act stipulates that the Chair and two members are to be Dental Prosthetists, two members are to be Dental Technicians and one member is to be a person who is not entitled to be registered under this Act or by another Health Professions Board.

The Act provides for the registration of dental technicians and dental prosthetists and for related purposes.  All registered dental technicians and dental prosthetists were notified by circular of the forthcoming term of office.  The closing date for nominations was 31 October 2002.

A person is not eligible for appointment as chair or as a dental technician or dental prosthetist member unless the person is a registered dental technician or dental prosthetist in the ACT.  The person also needs to have been, at all times during the immediately preceding 3 years, under the law of State or Territory, registered to practise in that State or Territory.  A community representative position is established for a person who is not entitled to be registered under this Act or by another Health Professions Board.

Consultation with the Standing Committee for Health has taken place in accordance with the Legislation Act 2001.  This instrument makes an appointment to which the Legislation Act 2001, division 19.3.3 applies.  Accordingly, the instrument is a disallowable instrument (see Legislation Act 2001, s 229).      

None of the appointees, Terry McHugh, Christopher McCarthy, Garry McDonald, John Tomas, Francis Casey, and Janean Richards are public servants.