AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Health Professions Boards (Procedures)
 – Medical Board Appointments 2003 (No.1)

DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT DI2003-187

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Section 8 of the Medical Practitioners Act 1930 (the Act) provides for the constitution of the Board.  Paragraph 8(1)(a) of the Act requires that the chairperson and five (5) other members be appointed in accordance with the Health Professions Boards (Procedures) Act 1981.  Of these five members, two are to be community representatives whilst the Chairperson and three members are to be registered medical practitioners.

The Act provides for the registration of persons engaged in medical practice to enable them to practise medicine in the ACT.

The chairperson and each member of the Medical Board, other than a member of that board elected under the Election Act, shall be appointed in writing by the Minister.

	A person is not eligible for appointment as a member unless the person is a registered medical practitioner; and was, at all times during the 3 years immediately before appointment, entitled, under the law of a State or Territory, to practise as a medical practitioner in that State or Territory.

This instrument makes appointments under the Legislation Act 2001.  Accordingly, the instrument is a disallowable instrument.

The Standing Committee on Health has considered the appointments hand has made no comment.

Dr Heather Munro, Dr Phillip Barraclough, Dr Antony Sangster and Dr Brenda Tait are appointed for a three year period.