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NURSING ACT 1995

- Act 100 of 1995
- Royal Assent 24 November 1995

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      1. Short title
   2.      2. Commencement
   3.      3. Interpretation
   4.      4. Act binds Crown

   PART 2 - Nursing Board of Tasmania Division 1 - The Board

   5.      5. Establishment of Board
   6.      6. Membership of Board

           Division 2 - Functions, powers and objectives

   7.      7. Functions of Board
   8.      8. Powers of Board
   9.      9. Objectives of Board

           Division 3 - Miscellaneous

   10.     10. Delegation
   11.     11. Nursing Code
   12.     12. Committees
   13.     13. Staff and superannuation
   13A.    13A. Executive Officer
   14.     14. Use by Board of services of persons
   15.     15. Protection from liability

           Division 4 - Finance and reports

   16.     16. Funds of Board
   17.     17. Audit
   18.     18. Accounts
   19.     19. Annual report

   PART 3 - Registration and Enrolment Division 1 - Applying for
   registration or enrolment

   20.     20. Who may apply for registration or enrolment
   21.     21. Requirements of application for registration or enrolment

           Division 2 - Determination of entitlement

   22.     22. Entitlement to registration or enrolment
   23.     23. Interim registration or enrolment
   24.     24. Cancellation of interim registration or enrolment
   25.     25. Assessment of entitlement
   26.     26. Recommendation of committee of assessors

           Division 3 - Grant or refusal of registration or enrolment

   27.     27. Determination of application
   28.     28. Special grounds for refusing to grant registration or
           enrolment
   29.     29. Person cannot be registered and enrolled at same time
   30.     30. Review of registration or enrolment conditions

           Division 4 - Authorisations to practise in restricted practice areas

   31.     31. Restricted practice areas
   32.     32. Who may apply for authorisation?
   33.     33. Requirements of application for authorisation
   34.     34. Entitlement to authorisation
   35.     35. Assessment and determination of applications
   36.     36. Interim authorisation
   37.     37. Cancellation of authorisations

           Division 5 - Certificates

   38.     38. Registered or enrolled person to be issued with certificates
   39.     39. Certificates of registration and enrolment
   40.     40. Practising certificates
   41.     41. Replacement and amendment of certificates
   42.     42. Offences in relation to certificates

           Division 6 - Register and Roll of Nurses

   43.     43. Register
   44.     44. Roll
   45.     45. Correction of register and roll
   46.     46. Notice of change of name or address
   47.     47. Inspection of register or roll
   48.     48. Publication of register or roll, &c.
   49.     49. Protection of private information
   50.     50. Annual practising certificate fees
   51.     51. Removal from register or roll
   52.     52. Persons taken off register or roll must surrender certificate
   53.     53. Restoring name to register or roll
   54.     54. Evidentiary provisions

   PART 4 - Discipline Division 1 - Complaints

   55.     55. Making complaints
   56.     56. Specific matters in respect of which complaints may be made
   57.     57. Complaints procedure
   57A.    57A. Division is subject to Health Complaints Act
   57B.    57B. Complaints must be investigated

           Division 1A - Investigation of complaints

   58.     58. Preliminary investigation of complaints, &c.
   59.     59. Referral of complaints, &c.
   60.     60. Certain complaints to be dismissed
   61.     61. Procedure for less serious complaints

           Division 2 - The Professional Review Tribunal

   62.     62. Establishment and constitution of Tribunal, &c.
   62A.    62A. Alternate permanent members of Tribunal
   63.     63. Function of Tribunal

           Division 3 - Action following inquiry

   64.     64. Actions that may be taken by Tribunal
   65.     65. Costs and expenses of inquiries
   66.     66. Notice of decision

           Division 4 - Suspension

   67.     67. Suspension of right of practice or authorisation
   68.     68. Revocation of suspension

           Division 5 - Inspectors

   69.     69. Appointment of inspectors
   70.     70. Power of inspectors
   71.     71. Specific investigative powers of inspectors

   PART 5 - Appeals

   72.     72. Right of appeal
   73.     73. Hearing of appeals

   PART 6 - Offences Division 1 - Public and professional safeguards

   74.     74. 
   75.     75. False claims
   76.     76. Unauthorised use of certain titles
   77.     77. 
   78.     78. Failure to notify Board of civil claims

           Division 2 - General offences

   79.     79. Offences of dishonesty
   80.     80. Obstruction
   81.     81. Offences relating to assessments and inquiries, &c.
   82.     82. Failure to comply with orders

   PART 7 - Miscellaneous Division 1 - Obligations to provide
   information

   83.     83. Medical practitioners' notices relating to fitness to practise
   84.     84. Provision of information by bodies corporate
   85.     85. Employer notices of misconduct or incapacity

           Division 2 - Administrative and legal

   86.     86. Service of documents
   87.     87. Common seal of Board
   88.     88. Presumptions
   89.     89. Evidence of facts found in other proceedings
   90.     90. Appropriation of fees, penalties and fines
   91.     91. No right of recovery by unregistered or unenrolled person,
           &c.
   92.     92. Punishment of conduct constituting an offence
   93.     93. Offences by bodies corporate
   94.     94. Act does not prohibit certain practices
   95.     95. Regulations

           Division 3 - Consequential and transitional

   96.     96. Repeal
   97.     97. Consequential amendments
   98.     98. Savings and transitional provisions
   99.     99. Interim fees
   100.    100. 
   101.    101. Administration of Act
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4
           SCHEDULE 5
           SCHEDULE 6
           SCHEDULE 7
           SCHEDULE 8
           SCHEDULE 9
           SCHEDULE 10

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