Health (School Dental Therapists) Regulations 1974 (WA)

Western Australia

Health Act 1911

Health (School Dental Therapists) Regulations 1974

These regulations were repealed by the Health (School Dental Therapists) Repeal Regulations 2015 r. 3 as at 24 Jan 2015 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 23 Jan 2015 p. 410).

Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 24 January 2015

Western Australia

Health (School Dental Therapists) Regulations 1974 Contents

Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 24 January 2015

Western Australia

Health Act 1911

Health Act 1911

Health (School Dental Therapists) Regulations 1974

1.Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Health (School Dental Therapists) Regulations 1974 1.

[Regulation 1 amended in Gazette 5 Dec 1986 p. 4465.]

[2-4. Deleted in Gazette 31 Dec 1996 p. 7433.]

5.Medical history and consent to be obtained before treatment

• (1)

  A school dental therapist shall not commence treatment for any child unless — 

  • (a)

    in the case of initial treatment — 

    • (i)

      a medical history of the child and a consent for treatment is obtained from a parent or guardian of the child; and

    • (ii)

      the supervising dental officer, having read the medical history and the consent for treatment, has prescribed the necessary treatment;

  or

  • (b)

    in the case of subsequent treatment — 

    • (i)

      an updated medical history of the child showing no change in the child’s health status is obtained from a parent or guardian of the child; and

    • (ii)

      a supervising dental officer has examined the child within the preceding 4 years.

• (2)

  The medical history, the consent for treatment and the updated medical history referred to in subregulation (1)  —

  • (a)

    shall be in a form approved by the CEO; and

  • (b)

    may be obtained from a person who has responsibility for the day to day care of the child and with whom the child is living if it is not reasonably practicable to obtain it from a parent or guardian.

• (3)

  A school dental therapist who contravenes subregulation (1) commits an offence and is liable to — 

  • (a)

    a penalty which is not more than $1 000 and not less than — 

    • (i)

      in the case of a first offence, $100;

    • (ii)

      in the case of a second offence, $200; and

    • (iii)

      in the case of a third or subsequent offence, $500;

  and

  • (b)

    if that offence is a continuing offence, a daily penalty which is not more than $100 and not less than $50.

[Regulation 5 inserted in Gazette 5 Dec 1986 p. 4465; amended in Gazette 23 Dec 1988 p. 4973; 7 Dec 2004 p. 5783; 15 Dec 2006 p. 5624.]

[6. Deleted in Gazette 31 Dec 1996 p. 7433.]

[Schedule deleted in Gazette 31 Dec 1996 p. 7433.]

Notes

1         This is a compilation of the Health (School Dental Therapists) Regulations 1974 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table.   The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Citation	Gazettal	Commencement
Health Act (School Dental Therapists) Regulations 1974 2	22 Mar 1974 p. 933‑5	22 Mar 1974
Health Legislation Amendment Regulations 1984	29 Jun 1984 p. 1780‑4	1 Jul 1984 (see r. 2)
Health (School Dental Therapists) Amendment Regulations 1986	5 Dec 1986 p. 4465	5 Dec 1986
Health (Offences and Penalties) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1988 Pt. 10	23 Dec 1988 p. 4970‑5	23 Dec 1988
Health (School Dental Therapists) Amendment Regulations 1996	31 Dec 1996 p. 7433	1 Jan 1997 (see r. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 1996 p. 7427)
Reprint of the Health (School Dental Therapists) Regulations 1974 at at 15 Nov 2002(includes amendments listed above)
Health (School Dental Therapists) Amendment Regulations 2004	7 Dec 2004 p. 5783	7 Dec 2004
Health (School Dental Therapists) Amendment Regulations 2006	15 Dec 2006 p. 5623-4	15 Dec 2006
These regulations were repealed by the Health (School Dental Therapists) Repeal Regulations 2015 r. 3 as at 24 Jan 2015 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 23 Jan 2015 p. 410)

2 Now known as the Health (School Dental Therapists) Regulations 1974; citation changed (see note under r. 1).