NURSES AND MIDWIVES ACT 2006

Table of Provisions

• Long Title
• Preamble

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Terms used in this Act
 
• 4 Application

PART 2 -- Nurses and Midwives Board and committees

Division 1 -- The Board  

• 5 Board established
 
• 6 Membership of Board
 
• 7 Presiding member and deputy presiding member
 
• 8 Constitution and proceedings
 
• 9 Remuneration and allowances

Division 2 -- Functions and powers  

• 10 Functions
 
• 11 Powers
 
• 12 Delegation by Board

Division 3 -- Relationship of Board with Minister  

• 13 Directions by Minister
 
• 14 Minister to have access to information

Division 4 -- Committees  

• 15 Committees
 
• 16 Provisions relating to committees

Division 5 -- Registrar and other staff  

• 17 Registrar
 
• 18 Other staff

Division 6 -- General  

• 19 Duty not to make improper use of information
 
• 20 Meetings and minutes of meetings
 
• 21 Execution of documents by Board

PART 3 -- Finance and reports  

• 22 Funds of the Board
 
• 23 Accounts
 
• 24 Audit
 
• 25 Annual report and other reports

PART 4 -- Registration of nurses and midwives

Division 1 -- Registration  

• 26 Natural persons may be registered
 
• 27 Registration as an enrolled nurse, midwife or registered nurse
 
• 28 Registration as a nurse practitioner
 
• 29 Provisional registration
 
• 30 Conditional registration as an enrolled nurse, midwife, nurse practitioner or registered nurse at the discretion of the Board
 
• 31 Registration as specialists
 
• 32 Professional indemnity insurance
 
• 33 Application
 
• 34 Effect of registration
 
• 35 Duration of registration
 
• 36 Renewal of registration
 
• 37 Application for registration by a person whose type of registration has been cancelled under section 81(1)(i)

Division 2 -- The register  

• 38 The register
 
• 39 Inspection of register
 
• 40 Certificate of registration
 
• 41 Voluntary removal from register and cancellation of registration
 
• 42 Removal of name and cancellation of registration of person in certain circumstances
 
• 43 Effect of removal of name from register

Division 3 -- Notifications to Board  

• 44 Change of address
 
• 45 Loss of qualifications
 
• 46 Insolvency
 
• 47 Civil or criminal proceedings
 
• 48 Information about professional indemnity insurance

PART 5 -- Disciplinary and impairment matters

Division 1 -- Preliminary  

• 49 Disciplinary matters
 
• 50 Impairment matters

Division 2 -- Committees  

• 51 Complaints assessment committee
 
• 52 Impairment review committee
 
• 53 Deputy member of the complaints assessment committee or the impairment review committee

Division 3 -- Complaints  

• 54 Complaints
 
• 55 Complaints assessment committee to determine action required
 
• 56 Complaints assessment committee may reject certain complaints

Division 4 -- Summary orders of Board  

• 57 Interim orders by Board
 
• 58 Complaint dealt with summarily to be referred to the State Administrative Tribunal
 
• 59 Complaint not dealt with summarily to be referred to relevant committee

Division 5 -- Disciplinary matters  

• 60 Investigation and recommendation
 
• 61 Role of Board
 
• 62 Alternative to making allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal

Division 6 -- Impairment matters  

• 63 Request by nurse or midwife for imposition of condition
 
• 64 Revocation of condition
 
• 65 Investigation
 
• 66 Nurse or midwife to be notified about investigation
 
• 67 Examination
 
• 68 Report of examination
 
• 69 Role of the impairment review committee
 
• 70 Recommendation
 
• 71 Role of Board

Division 7 -- Investigator’s role and powers  

• 72 Interpretation
 
• 73 Investigator
 
• 74 Report of investigator
 
• 75 Powers of investigator
 
• 76 Warrant to enter premises
 
• 77 Issue of warrant
 
• 78 Execution of warrant

Division 8 -- Conciliation  

• 79 Conciliation process
 
• 80 Action if conciliation fails

Division 9 -- Role of the State Administrative Tribunal  

• 81 Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with a disciplinary matter
 
• 82 Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with an impairment matter

Division 10 -- Miscellaneous  

• 83 Suspension
 
• 84 Costs and recovery

PART 6 -- Offences  

• 85 Persons who may practise nursing or midwifery or a specialty
 
• 86 Persons who may be employed or engaged to practise nursing or midwifery or a specialty
 
• 87 Exceptions to sections 85 and
  88. Use of titles or pretending to be registered  
• 89 Name in which practice may be carried on
 
• 90 Unlawful delegation by registered person
 
• 91 Undue influence
 
• 92 Failure to comply with disciplinary action
 
• 93 False or misleading information
 
• 94 Offences in relation to investigation
 
• 95 Obstruction of investigator
 
• 96 Assistance to execute warrant
 
• 97 Surrender of certificate
 
• 98 Incriminating information, questions, or documents
 
• 99 Legal professional privilege

PART 7 -- Codes of practice, rules and regulations  

• 100 Codes of practice
 
• 101 Rules
 
• 102 Regulations
 
• 103 Forms

PART 8 -- Miscellaneous  

• 104 Protection
 
• 105 Notice of decision to be given
 
• 106 Review
 
• 107 Publication of proceedings etc.
 
• 108 Legal proceedings
 
• 109 Liability of certain officers of body corporate: offences
 
• 110 Review of Act
 
• 111 Nurses Act 1992 repealed
 
• 112 Nurses Rules 1993 repealed
 
• 113 Transitional and savings provisions
 
• 114 Consequential amendments
• SCHEDULE 1 -- Constitution and proceedings of the Board
• SCHEDULE 2 -- Transitional and savings  
• SCHEDULE 3 -- Consequential amendments  
• Compilation table