Western Australian Consolidated Acts

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (SPECIAL EVENTS EXEMPTION) ACT 2000 - SECT 3

3 .         Terms used in this Act

        (1)         In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears — 

        drug of addiction means a substance included in Schedule 8 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964 ;

        exemption period , in relation to a special event, means the period or periods specified in an order under section 6 that applies to the event;

        health care services means — 

            (a)         services ordinarily provided by chiropractors, dental hygienists, dental therapists, dental prosthetists, dentists, medical practitioners, nurses, occupational therapists, optometrists, osteopaths, pharmacists, physiotherapists, podiatrists and psychologists; and

            (b)         any other prescribed health care service;

        Health Registration Act means any of the following Acts —

                Chiropractors Act 2005 ;

                Dental Act 1939 ;

                Dental Prosthetists Act 1985 ;

                Medical Practitioners Act 2008 ;

                Medical Radiation Technologists Act 2006 ;

                Nurses and Midwives Act 2006 ;

                Occupational Therapists Act 2005 ;

                Optometrists Act 2005 ;

                Osteopaths Act 2005 ;

                Pharmacy Act 1964 ;

                Physiotherapists Act 2005 ;

                Podiatrists Act 2005 ;

                Psychologists Act 2005 ;

        prepare includes train, practise, rehearse and acclimatize;

        registered means registered, licensed or enrolled under a Health Registration Act, or deemed to be so registered, licensed or enrolled;

        restricted substance means a substance included in Schedule 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964 ;

        special event means an event, or class of event, that is declared to be a special event by order under section 6;

        substance has the meaning given by the Poisons Act 1964 ;

        visiting health professional has the meaning given by section 5;

        visitor has the meaning given by section 4.

        (2)         An order made under this Act is subsidiary legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1984 .

        [Section 3 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. 11 of 2006 s. 4; No. 21 of 2006 s. 105; No. 50 of 2006 s. 114; No. 22 of 2008 s. 162.]