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HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (SPECIAL EVENTS EXEMPTION) ACT 2000 - SECT 8

8 .         Conditions on practice by visiting health professionals

        (1)         It is a condition on the provision of health care services by each visiting health professional that the visiting health professional is not to provide health care services other than health care services that may be lawfully provided in this State by a registered health professional of the like profession.

        (2)         It is a condition on the provision of health care services by each visiting health professional that the visiting health professional is not to possess, use or supply a substance in the course of providing health care services authorised under this Act other than a substance that may be lawfully possessed, used or supplied in this State by a registered health professional of the like profession.

        (3)         The Minister may, by an order under section 6, do one or more of the following:

            (a)         impose further conditions on the provision of health care services by a visiting health professional;

            (b)         exempt a visiting health professional from the condition referred to in subsection (1);

            (c)         exempt a visiting health professional from the condition referred to in subsection (2).

        (4)         A condition or exemption may apply generally or apply to a particular special event or to a particular person or class of persons specified in the order.

        (5)         The regulations may make provision for or with respect to conditions to be imposed on the provision of health care services by a visiting health professional.

        (6)         If there is conflict or inconsistency between a regulation referred to in subsection (5) and a condition imposed under subsection (3), the regulation, to the extent of the conflict or inconsistency, prevails.



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