Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

NURSES (AMENDMENT) ACT 1994 (NO 47 OF 1994)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY SHORT TITLE

   1.      This Act may be cited as the Nurses (Amendment) Act 1994.  
   3.      In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Nurses Act 1988.1  

   PART II--AMENDMENTS OF PRINCIPAL ACT INTERPRETATION

   4.      Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   5.      After section 3 of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted in Part I:  
   6.      Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   7.      Sections 8 and 9 of the Principal Act are repealed.  
   8.      Sections 10 to 15 (inclusive) of the Principal Act are repealed and the following Divisions and Division heading substituted:  
   9.      Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:  
   10.     Section 17 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:  
   11.     Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   12.     Sections 19 to 24 (inclusive) of the Principal Act are repealed.  
   13.     Section 25 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   14.     Section 26 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) “ceased to be registered” and substituting “whose registration has been cancelled”.  
   15.     After section 26 of the Principal Act the following sections and Division are inserted in Part IV:  
   16.     Sections 27, 28 and 29 of the Principal Act are repealed and the following Divisions and Division heading substituted:  
   17.     Section 30 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:  
   18.     After section 30 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:  
   19.     Section 31 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   20.     Sections 32 to 35 (inclusive) of the Principal Act are repealed.  
   21.     Section 36 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   22.     Section 37 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) “ceased to be enrolled” and substituting “whose enrolment has been cancelled”.  
   23.     After section 37 of the Principal Act the following sections and Division are inserted in Part V:  
   24.     Sections 38 and 39 of the Principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted:  
   25.     Section 40 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   26.     Section 41 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “or subsection 39 (1) or” and substituting “, subsection 39 (1), section 39A or subsection”.  
   27.     Section 42 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   28.     Section 50 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   29.     Section 52 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) “section 7, 10, 11 or 27” and substituting “paragraph 10 (1) (a), (b) or (c), 12 (1) (a), (b) or (c), (2) (a), (b) or (c) or subsection 27 (1)”.  
   30.     Sections 54 and 55 of the Principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted:  
   31.     Section 59 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “January” and substituting “April”.  
   32.     Section 63 of the Principal Act is repealed.  
   33.     Section 64 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   34.     Section 65 of the Principal Act is repealed.  
   35.     The Principal Act is further amended as set out in the Schedule.  

   PART III--TRANSITIONAL CONTINUATION OF REGISTRATION OR ENROLMENT

   36.     A person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act—  
   38.     An application for registration or enrolment under the Principal Act as in force before the commencement of this Act that had not been determined before the commencement of this Act shall be taken to be an application for registration or enrolment under the Principal Act as amended by this Act.  
   43.     A direction having effect under subsection 39 (2) of the Principal Act immediately before the commencement of this Act is, by this section, converted to an equivalent direction under subsection 39 (2) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.  

   PART IV--MISCELLANEOUS RENUMBERING OF PROVISIONS
           SCHEDULE