STATUTE LAW AMENDMENT (NATIONAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION) ACT 2010 (NO. 13 OF 2010)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purposes  
• 2 Commencement  

PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS REGISTRATION ACT 2005

• 3 Definitions  
• 4 Statute law revision  
• 5 Requirements for registration  
• 6 Endorsement of registration for nurse practitioners  
• 7 Endorsement of registration—midwives  
• 8 Endorsement of registration of nurses—medication  
• 9 Endorsement of registration of optometrists  
• 10 Endorsement of registration of podiatrists  
• 11 Endorsement of registration of pharmacists  
• 12 Endorsement of registration for specialist practitioners  
• 13 Endorsement of registration of health practitioners for acupuncture  
• 14 Reporting of ill-health of health practitioners  
• 15 Immunity of health practitioners  
• 16 Claims by persons as to registration  
• 17 Clinical training  
• 18 References to pharmacists  
• 19 Division 2—Offences for nurses  

Division 2--of Part 5 of the Health Professions Registration Act 2005 is repealed.

• 20 Division 3—Dental care providers  

Division 3--of Part 5 of the Health Professions Registration Act 2005 is repealed.

• 21 Division 4—Optometrists  

Division 4--of Part 5 of the Health Professions Registration Act 2005 is repealed.

• 22 Definition for Part 6  
• 23 New Division 1A inserted in Part 6  
• 24 Revocation of approvals  
• 25 Powers and functions of responsible boards  
• 26 Establishment of prescribing practice advisory committees  
• 27 Membership of committees  
• 28 General powers of entry with warrant  
• 29 New Division 5 inserted in Part 11  
• 30 Schedule 1 amended—responsible boards  
• 31 Schedule 4  

PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO THE HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (VICTORIA) ACT 2009

• 32 Exclusion of legislation  
• 33 New section 8 inserted  

PART 4--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

Division 1--Amendments to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996

• 34 Definitions  

Division 2--Amendments to the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981

• 35 Definitions  
• 36 Act not to derogate from provisions of other Acts  
• 37 Persons authorized to have possession etc. of poisons or controlled substances  
• 38 Chinese medicine practitioners and herbal dispensers must establish therapeutic need  
• 39 Special provisions as to medical practitioners  
• 40 Minister to approve scope of prescribing rights  
• 41 Offences concerning labelling and other matters  
• 42 Definitions  
• 43 Administration of drugs etc. in aged care services  
• 44 Section 36F substituted  
• 45 Regulations  
• 46 Construction of section 129  
• 47 General regulations  
• 48 Statute law revision  

Division 3--Amendment to the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984

• 49 New section 38E inserted  

Division 4--Amendments to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998

• 50 Amendment of Schedule 1  

Division 5--Consequential amendments to other Acts

• 51 Consequential amendments  

PART 5--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

• 52 Repeal of amending Act  
• SCHEDULE
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