EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

PUBLIC HEALTH (HEALTH COMMISSION) REGULATIONS

MEAT REGULATIONS

NURSING REGULATIONS

No. 32 of 1975

	The Minister for Health has made Regulations under the Public Health Ordinance 1928-1975, the Meat Ordinance 1931-1975 and the Nurses Registration Ordinance 1933-1975 to amend the existing Regulations under these Ordinances to incorporate alterations required by the introduction of the Health Commission Ordinance 1975.  Similar amendments have already been made to those three Ordinances and to other Ordinances by the Ordinances Revision (Health Commission) Ordinance 1975 and therefore these Regulations will bring the amended Regulations into line with the Ordinances under which they were made.  The Ordinances Revision (Health Commission) Ordinance 1975 transferred administration of a number of A.C.T. Ordinances from the Department of Health to the Capital Territory Health Commission.