New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DENTAL TECHNICIANS REGISTRATION ACT 1975 - SECT 35

35 Regulations

(1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter which, by this Act, is required or permitted to be prescribed or which is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by subsection (1), the Governor may make regulations for or with respect to:

(a) the manner in which applications for registration as a dental technician or for practising certificates shall be made,

(b) forms of application for, and fees to be paid in connection with, registration as a dental technician and the grant of a practising certificate,

(c) fees to be paid under this Act,

(d) notations to be made in the register or index,

(e) the duties of the secretary and any inspectors, other officers and persons employed in connection with the administration of this Act,

(f) standards of hygiene to be observed by and protective clothing to be worn by dental technicians and persons employed in and about premises used for or in connection with technical work,

(g) standards to be observed in the fitting out of premises to be used for or in connection with technical work,

(h) regulating advertising by dental technicians, whether or not they are dental prosthetists,

(i) fixing maximum fees to be charged by dental technicians or dental prosthetists in respect of any work performed by them, and

(j) infection control standards to be followed by dental prosthetists engaged in the practice of dental prosthetics and by dental technicians in carrying out technical work.

(3) Regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to such factors as are specified in the regulations.

(3A) A regulation may apply, adopt or incorporate any publication as in force from time to time.

(4) A regulation may impose a penalty not exceeding 10 penalty units for any breach thereof.