Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

HEALTH PRACTITIONERS ACT - SECT 3

The objectives of this Act are as follows:

        (a)     to protect and promote the health and safety of the people of the Territory;

        (b)     to promote the highest standard of professional health care practice in the Territory;

        (c)     to determine the standards for registration of health practitioners and for professional health care practice in the Territory;

        (d)     to facilitate the continuing competence of health practitioners in the Territory.