Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Variation Regulations 2014 (SA)

South Australia

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Variation Regulations 2014

under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Act 2010

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Regulations 2010

4            Insertion of regulation 11A

11A         Use of title "paramedic"—qualifications

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Variation Regulations 2014.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on the day on which the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) (Protection of Title—Paramedics) Amendment Act 2013 comes into operation.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Regulations 2010

4—Insertion of regulation 11A

After regulation 11 insert:

11A—Use of title "paramedic"—qualifications

(1)For the purposes of section 120A(1) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law in Schedule 2 of the Act the following qualifications are prescribed:

(a)a degree in paramedicine from a university in Australia or New Zealand with successful completion of an internship with a prescribed paramedic service;

(b)a diploma or advanced diploma in paramedical science obtained prior to 1 February 2017 from a training organisation registered under the Training and Skills Development Act 2003 of the Commonwealth or a corresponding law;

(c)a diploma or advanced diploma of paramedical science (obtained prior to 1 February 2017) from a New Zealand recognised industry training organisation;

(d)qualifications leading to registration as a paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council (UK) under a law of the United Kingdom;

(e)qualifications leading to registration as a paramedic with the Health Professions Council of South Africa under a law of the Republic of South Africa;

(f)qualifications leading to registration as a paramedic with the Pre‑Hospital Emergency Care Council under a law of Ireland;

(g)any other qualifications approved by the Minister for the purposes of this regulation.

(2)In this regulation—

prescribed paramedic service means any of the following:

(a)SA Ambulance Service Inc;

(b)a person or body prescribed under section 57(1)(b) of the Health Care Act 2008;

(c)a person or body authorised under a law of another State or Territory, or New Zealand, to provide emergency ambulance services;

(d)a person or body approved by the Minister for the purposes of this definition;

corresponding law means a law of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth relating to higher education or vocational education and training.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 14 August 2014

No 225 of 2014

HEAC-2013-00095