Health Professions Boards (Procedures) (Amendment) Act (No 2) 1997 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Health Professions Boards (Procedures)
(Amendment) Act (No. 2) 1997

No. 110 of 1997

An Act to amend the Health Professions Boards (Procedures) Act 1981

[Notified in ACT Gazette S420: 24 December 1997]

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Short title

1.  This Act may be cited as the Health Professions Boards (Procedures) (Amendment) Act (No. 2) 1997.

Commencement

2.  This Act commences on the day on which it is notified in the Gazette.

Principal Act

3.  In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Health Professions Boards (Procedures) Act 1981.1

Remuneration

4.  Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:

“(3)  A member is entitled to remuneration for time spent sitting on the Board for the hearing of a proceeding.”.

Conduct of proceedings

5.  Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsection (1) “or any member who is a legal practitioner” after “Board” (second occurring).

NOTE

Principal Act

1. Reprinted as at 1 January 1996.  See also Act No.105, 1997.

[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 2 December 1997

©  Australian Capital Territory 1997