Health Services Amendment (Appointment of Visiting Practitioners) Regulation 2007 (NSW)

2007 No 629

New South Wales

Health Services Amendment

(Appointment of Visiting Practitioners)

Regulation 2007

under the

Health Services Act 1997

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Health Services Act 1997.

REBA MEAGHER, M.P.,

Minister for Health

Explanatory note
Clause 7 (1) of the Health Services Regulation 2003 enables visiting practitioners to be appointed for a period determined by the public health organisation concerned that does not exceed 5 years. The object of this Regulation is to enable a person to be appointed for a period exceeding 5 years, but not exceeding 10 years, with the approval of the Director-General.

This Regulation is made under the Health Services Act 1997, including section 140 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 185 of 21 December 2007, page 9859	Page 1
2007 No 629	Health Services Amendment (Appointment of Visiting Practitioners)
Clause 1	Regulation 2007

Health Services Amendment (Appointment of Visiting

Practitioners) Regulation 2007

under the

Health Services Act 1997

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Health Services Amendment (Appointment of
Visiting Practitioners) Regulation 2007.

2 Amendment of Health Services Regulation 2003

The Health Services Regulation 2003 is amended by inserting after clause 7 (3) the following subclause:

(4) Despite subclause (1), a person may be appointed as a visiting practitioner for a period exceeding 5 years, but not exceeding 10 years, if the Director-General, in the particular circumstances of the case, approves of the additional period of appointment.

BY AUTHORITY