Dental Act 1939 (WA)

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Dental Act 1939

This Act was repealed by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 s. 14(b) (No. 35 of 2010) as at 18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075-6).

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Dental Act 1939 ContentsPart I — Preliminary1. Short title and commencement 24 — InterpretationPart II — The Dental Board5 — Dental Board established6 — Tenure of office7 — The Board to be a body corporate8 — Proceedings of the Board9 — Resignation10 — Disqualifications11 — Vacancies12 — Governor may remove any member12A — Remuneration of members13 — Officers of the Board14 — Funds of the Board14A — Accounts14B — Audit14C — Annual report15 — Board may make rules16 — Registrar or other authorised person may take and defend proceedingsPart III — The RegisterDivision 1 — 17 — Register to be kept by Registrar18 — The RegisterDivision 2 — 22 — Register open to inspection23 — Withdrawal of name from Register24 — Name of person may be re‑entered in Register25 — Registrar to remove names of deceased persons from Register26 — Registrar to amend Register to ensure accuracy27 — List of registered persons to be published annually28 — Copy or extract of Register to be 29. Certificate of President or Registrar to be prima facie evidence — Part IV — Disciplinary proceedingsDivision 1 — Investigation29A. Investigator 1829B. Report of investigator 1829C. Powers of investigator 1929D. Warrant to enter premises 2129E. Issue of warrant 2129F. Execution of warrant 2229G. Incriminating information, questions, or documents 2329H. Failure to comply with investigation 2329I. Obstruction of investigator 24Division 2 — 30 — Disciplinary powers30A — Breach of undertaking31 — Name of person struck off may be restored32 — Effect of striking off32A — Effect of suspension33 — ReviewPart VI — Registration44 — Qualifications for registration as a dentist44A — Temporary registration44B — Qualification for registration as dental therapist44C — Qualifications for registration as dental hygienist44D — Qualifications for registration as school dental therapistPart VII — Miscellaneous45 — Board may require attendance at inquiries, etc.46 — Annual licence fees47 — Person making default in payment of licence fee to be struck off48 — Offences49. No person other than dentist to use name or title of dentist, etc. — 50 — Practise of dentistry by certain persons prohibited50A — Acts which may be performed by dental therapist50B — Acts which may be performed by a dental hygienist50C — Supervision of dental therapist or dental hygienist50D — Acts which may be performed by a school dental therapist50E — Clinics50F — Employment of dental therapists and dental hygienists51 — Persons other than…

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