Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts In this
Division —
health professional means any of the
following —
(a) a
chiropractor as defined in the Chiropractors Act 2005 section 3;
(b) a
dentist, dental therapist or dental hygienist, as those terms are defined in
the Dental Act 1939 section 4;
(c) a
dental prosthetist as defined in the Dental Prosthetists Act 1985
section 3(1);
(d) a
medical practitioner as defined in the Medical Practitioners Act 2008
section 4;
(da) a
medical radiation technologist as defined in the Medical Radiation
Technologists Act 2006 section 3;
(e) a
midwife or nurse as defined in the Nurses and Midwives Act 2006
section 3;
(f) an
occupational therapist as defined in the Occupational Therapists Act 2005
section 3;
(g) an
optometrists as defined in the Optometrists Act 2005 section 3;
(h) an
osteopath as defined in the Osteopaths Act 2005 section 3;
(i)
a pharmaceutical chemist as defined in the Pharmacy
Act 1964 section 5(1);
(j) a
physiotherapist as defined in the Physiotherapists Act 2005
section 3;
(k) a
podiatrist as defined in the Podiatrists Act 2005 section 3;
(l) a
psychologist as defined in the Psychologists Act 2005 section 3;
(m) any
other person who practises a discipline or profession in the health area that
involves the application of a body of learning.
[Section 5PA inserted by No. 43 of 2004
s. 5; amended by No. 28 of 2005 s. 108; No. 29 of 2005
s. 109; No. 30 of 2005 s. 109; No. 31 of 2005 s. 109;
No. 32 of 2005 s. 109; No. 33 of 2005 s. 108; No. 42
of 2005 s. 109; No. 21 of 2006 s. 105; No. 50 of 2006
s. 114; No. 22 of 2008 s. 162; No. 25 of 2008 s. 16.]