Dentists Registration Act 1933 (ACT)

[Extract from Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. 54, dated

28th September, 1933.]

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THE TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT

OF GOVERNMENT.

I No. 22 of 1933.

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Dentists Registration Ordinance

1931-1932.

BE it ordained by the Governor-General in and over the Executive Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Commonwealth of Australia, with the advice of the Federal	Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909 and the Seat of Govern-
ment (Administration) Act 1910-1933, as follows:—

1.—(1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Dentists Registrar short title.

tion Ordinance 1933.

(2.) The Dentists Registration Ordinance 1931-1932 is in this

Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance,

may be cited as the Dentists Registration Ordinance 1931-1933.

2. Section nine of the Principal Ordinance is repealed and the

following section inserted in its stead:—

has been guilty of misbehaviour or is incapacitated, remove the office.er rom " 9. The Governor-General may, if satisfied that any member Removal of

member from office.".

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adding at the end of sub-section (4.) the words "whose decision fraud and orf°r	3. Section thirty of the Principal Ordinance is amended by cancellation of
shall be final and conclusive and without appeal".	other «voul«is-

4. After section thirty-eight of the Principal Ordinance the

following section is inserted:—

" 38A. A registered dentist shall be entitled to sue in any Court Registered

I	demand for any dental operation, attendance and advice and for
performance of any dental operation or for any dental attendance
demand the words " for dental services " which shall include every
remuneration for his professional services in dentistry or in the
or advice, and it shall be sufficient to state in the particulars of
of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of his fees or other sue for teel, &c,

any articles supplied by the plaintiff to the defendant for dental
purposes.".

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Power of	5. Section forty of the Principal Ordinance is amended by
Minister to
determine	omitting from sub-section (2.) the words "and may be enforced
charges.	in the same manner as the order of a Court of summary jurisdic-
tion " and inserting in their stead the words " The amount specified
in any such order shall be a debt due to the Crown and may be
sued for and recovered by action instituted by any officer
authorized in writing by the Director-General of Health in any
Court of Petty Sessions as a civil debt recoverable summarily ". •

6. After section forty-one of the Principal Ordinance the

following section is inserted:—

Penalty for

offences where	" 4lA. Any person who commits any breach of the provisions
no special	of this Ordinance, for which a penalty is not specially provided,
penalty
provided.	shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding Fifty pounds.".

Dated this twenty-seventh day of September, 1933.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

C. W. C. MARR

for Minister of State for the Interior.

By Authori ty: L. F. JOHNSTOX, Commonwealth Government Printer. Canberra. I