Health (Cervical Cytology Register) Amendment Regulations 2007 (WA)

2 October 2007 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4963

HE301*

Health Act 1911

Health (Cervical Cytology Register) Amendment

Regulations 2007

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Health (Cervical Cytology Register) Amendment Regulations 2007.
2.	Commencement These regulations come into operation as follows:

(a)	regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette ("Gazettal day");
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after Gazettal day.

the woman or determining when she

3.            The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Health (Cervical
Cytology Register) Regulations 1991.

4.           Regulation 6 amended

(1) Regulation 6(1) is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting paragraph (c) and inserting instead

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(c) to provide a linked record of results for every
woman on the Register, which is available —

(i)     to the woman; and

(ii)     to the persons referred to in subregulation (3) for the purpose of assisting in the diagnosis or treatment of

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should have her next cervical cancer

test;

and

(b) by inserting after each of paragraphs (a) and (b) —

" and ".

(2) After regulation 6(2) the following subregulation is inserted

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(3) The record of results for a woman is available to the
following people —

(a)	a medical practitioner who is, or was formerly, the woman's medical practitioner;
(b)	a nurse who is, or was formerly, engaged by the woman to conduct a cervical cancer test;
(c)	a person in charge of a laboratory engaged by or on behalf of the woman;
(d)	a member of the staff at —

(i)     the practice at which a medical practitioner or nurse referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) practices; or

(ii)     a laboratory referred to in paragraph (c).

5.            Regulation 7 amended

Regulation 7(1) is amended as follows:

(a)	after paragraph (a) by inserting — " or ":
(b)	by deleting paragraph (b).

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.