Health Professions Boards (Procedures) (Amendment) Act 1986 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Health Professions Boards (Procedures) (Amendment) Ordinance 1986

No. 68 of 1986

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.

Dated 22 October 1986.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

G.  SCHOLES

Minister of State for Territories

An Ordinance to amend the Health Professions Boards (Procedures Ordinance 1981

Short title

1.  This Ordinance may be cited as the Health Professions Boards (Procedures) (Amendment) Ordinance 1986.¹

Commencement

2.  This Ordinance shall come into operation on such date as is fixed by the Minister of State for Territories by notice in the Gazette.

Principal Ordinance

3.  In this Ordinance “Principal Ordinance” means the Health Professions Boards (Procedures) Ordinance 1981.²

Interpretation

4.  Section 3 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a)by inserting before paragraph (a) of the definition of “Board” the following paragraph:

“(aa)the Chiropractic Board established under the Chiropractors Ordinance;”;

(b)by inserting after the definition of “Chairman” the following definition:

“ ‘Chiropractors Ordinance’ means the Chiropractors Registration Ordinance 1983;”;

(c)by inserting before paragraph (a) of the definition of “proceeding” the following paragraph:

“(aa)in relation to the Chiropractic Board—an inquiry by the Board under section 24 of the Chiropractors Ordinance;”.

Vacation of office

5.  Section 11 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by inserting before paragraph (4) (a) the following paragraph:

“(aa)in relation to a member of the Chiropractic Board—a person registered as a chiropractor under the Chiropractors Ordinance;”.

Assistance for Boards

6.  Section 32 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2)  The Chairman may appoint a person to assist the Board in a proceeding before it.”.

Protection of witness, &c.,

7.  Section 33 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by inserting in sub-section (1) “, or who assists the Board in a proceeding before it,” after “Board”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 October 1986.

2. No. 46, 1981 as amended by No. 85, 1982; No. 64, 1983.