NURSES ACT 1999

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 3 Interpretation

PART 2--Nurses Board of South Australia

Division 1--Establishment of Board

• 4 Establishment of Board

Division 2--The Board's membership

• 5 Composition of Board
• 6 Terms and conditions of membership
• 7 Vacancies or defects in appointment of members
• 8 Remuneration
• 9 Disclosure of interest

Division 3--The Board's procedures

• 10 The Board's procedures

Division 4--Registrar and staff of the Board

• 11 Registrar of the Board
• 12 Other staff of the Board

Division 5--Committees

• 13 Committees

Division 6--Accounts, audit and annual report

• 14 Accounts and audit
• 15 Annual report

PART 3--Functions and powers of the Board

Division 1--General functions and powers

• 16 Functions of the Board
• 17 Powers of the Board

Division 2--Evidence and procedure

• 18 Proceedings before Board etc
• 19 Principles governing hearings
• 20 Representation at proceedings before the Board
• 21 Costs

PART 4--Registration and enrolment

Division 1--The register and the roll

• 22 The register and the roll

Division 2--Registration and enrolment

• 23 Registration
• 24 Enrolment
• 25 Application for registration or enrolment
• 26 Reinstatement of person on register or roll
• 27 Limited registration or enrolment
• 28 Renewal of registration or enrolment
• 29 Board's approval required where nurse has not practised for five years
• 30 Revocation or variation of conditions
• 31 Removal from register or roll on request
• 32 Removal of name from register or roll on suspension
• 33 Concurrent registration and enrolment
• 34 Fees
• 35 Information to be provided by nurses

Division 3--Restrictions relating to the provision of nursing care

• 36 Illegal holding out as being registered
• 37 Illegal holding out as being enrolled
• 38 Illegal holding out concerning restrictions or conditions
• 39 Other restrictions
• 40 Offence against Division

PART 5--Proceedings before the Board

• 41 Inquiries by the Board as to competence
• 42 Incapacity of nurses
• 43 Obligation to report incapacity
• 44 Inquiries by the Board as to unprofessional conduct
• 45 Obligation to report unprofessional conduct
• 46 Provisions as to inquiries
• 47 Revocation or variation of conditions
• 48 Other matters

PART 6--Appeals

• 49 Appeal to Supreme Court
• 50 Operation of order may be suspended

PART 7--Miscellaneous

• 51 Protection from personal liability
• 52 Delegations
• 53 Board may require examination or report
• 54 Registrar may conduct an investigation
• 55 Retrievals, emergencies etc
• 56 Additional provisions concerning conditions
• 57 Procurement of registration or enrolment by fraud
• 58 False or misleading information
• 59 Continuing offence
• 60 Punishment of conduct that constitutes an offence
• 61 Service of documents
• 62 Ministerial review of decisions relating to courses
• 63 Regulations
• 64 Review of special authorisations
• SCHEDULE -Bodies representing the interests of nurses
Legislative history