New South Wales Repealed Acts New South Wales Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
In this Act, unless the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or
requires:
"Appointed member" means a member referred to in section 5 (2) (b).
"Board" means the Physiotherapists Registration Board constituted under this
Act.
"Corporation" means the Health Administration Corporation constituted by the
Health Administration Act 1982 .
"Elected member" means a member referred to in section 5 (2) (a).
"Member" means a member of the Board.
"Physiotherapist" means a person (whether male or female) registered under
this Act.
"Physiotherapy" means the use by external application to the human body of
massage, being the manipulation of the soft tissues of the human body, passive
movements, remedial exercises, muscle re-education, electricity, heat, light,
sound, water, ultrasonic therapy apparatus, or any proclaimed method, for the
purpose of curing, alleviating or preventing any abnormal condition of the
human body, and includes the application of any medical or surgical appliance
so far as the application of such appliance is necessary in the use as
aforesaid of massage, passive movements, remedial exercises, muscle
re-education, electricity, heat, light, sound, water, or any proclaimed
method.
"Proclaimed method" means any method of practising physiotherapy which on the
recommendation of the Board the Governor by proclamation published in the
Gazette declares to be for the purposes of this Act a proclaimed method.
"Public hospital" includes an area health service established in accordance
with the Health Services Act 1997 .
"Register" means the register of physiotherapists under this Act.
"Regulations" means regulations under this Act.
"Secretary" means the secretary to the Board appointed under this Act.
"Ultrasonic therapy apparatus" means any apparatus employing ultrasonic
mechanical vibrations that is capable of being used for the treatment of the
human body by way of physiotherapy.