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DENTAL PRACTICE ACT 2001 - SECT 4

Definitions

4 Definitions

In this Act:
"Australian Dental Council" means the body incorporated in Victoria for the purpose of advising on standards for the registration of dentists, called the Australian Dental Council.
"Board" means the Dental Board constituted under this Act.
"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Tribunal.
"Commission" means the Health Care Complaints Commission constituted under the Health Care Complaints Act 1993 .
"Committee" means the Dental Care Assessment Committee constituted under this Act.
"competence to carry out dental auxiliary activities" has the meaning given by section 22.
"competence to practise dentistry" has the meaning given by section 9.
"complaint" means a complaint against a dental care provider under Part 5 (Complaints and disciplinary proceedings).
"conduct" means any act or omission.
"criminal finding" means a finding by a court that a person is guilty of an offence without proceeding to conviction.

Note: Section 143 makes special provision with respect to the application for the purposes of this Act of the Criminal Records Act 1991 in respect of criminal findings.
"Dental Auxiliaries Register" means the Register of Dental Auxiliaries kept by the Board under this Act.
"dental auxiliary activity" means an activity prescribed under section 19 as an authorised activity for a class of dental auxiliary.
"dental auxiliary student" means a student enrolled in a course of study recognised by the Board for the purposes of section 21 (Qualifications for registration).
"dental care provider" means a dentist or a dental auxiliary.
"dental student" means a dentistry student or a dental auxiliary student.
"dentistry student" means a student enrolled in a course of dental study at a Dental School in Australia accredited by the Australian Dental Council, being a course of study recognised by the Board for the purposes of section 8 (Qualifications for registration).
"Dentists Register" means the Register of Dentists kept by the Board under this Act.
"Deputy Chairperson" means a Deputy Chairperson of the Tribunal.
"Director-General" means the Director-General of the Department of Health.
"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
"function" includes a power, authority or duty.
"health registration Act" has the same meaning as in the Health Care Complaints Act 1993 .
"health service" has the same meaning as in the Health Care Complaints Act 1993 .
"Impaired Registrants Panel" means an Impaired Registrants Panel constituted under this Act.
"impairment as a dental auxiliary" has the meaning given by section 23.
"impairment as a dentist" has the meaning given by section 10.
"Mutual Recognition laws" means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth and the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 of the Commonwealth.
"professional misconduct" is defined in Part 5 (Complaints and disciplinary proceedings).
"prohibition order" has the same meaning as in section 71 (3A).
"public health organisation" has the same meaning as in the Health Services Act 1997 .
"registered" means registered under this Act.
"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Board.
"registration authority" has the same meaning as in the Health Care Complaints Act 1993 .
"restricted dental practice" has the same meaning as in section 10AF of the Public Health Act 1991 .
"sex/violence criminal finding" means a criminal finding for a sex/violence offence.
"sex/violence offence" means an offence involving sexual activity, acts of indecency, child pornography, physical violence or the threat of physical violence.
"Tribunal" means the Dental Tribunal constituted under this Act.
"unsatisfactory professional conduct" is defined in Part 5 (Complaints and disciplinary proceedings).


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