Medical Act Amendment Act 1979 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

MEDICAL.

No. 56 of 1979.

AN ACT to amend section 11, section 12, and section 21C, and to repeal the Second Schedule, of the Medical Act, 1894-1976.

[Assented to 12th November, 1979.]

RE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title-

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Medical Act and

Amendment Act, 1979. citation.

(2) In this Act the Medical Act, 1894-1976, is Reprinted

in Vol. 22

Reprinted

Acts, as

amended by

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act 5o sf 956 and

may be cited as the Medical Act, 1894-1979. 70 of 1976.

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Section 11

amended. 2. Section 11 of the principal Act is amended—

(a) as to subsection (1)-

(i)    by deleting the passage "On and

after the coming into operation of

the Medical Act Amendment Act,

1956, a", in lines one and two, and

inserting in lieu thereof the word

ccA,P;

(ii)  by deleting the words "or the Dominion of New Zealand", in lines four and five of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b), and inserting in lieu thereof the passage ", the Dominion of New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the Republic of Ireland";

(iii)   by deleting subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subparagraph as follows

(ii) that he has passed the examination of the body known as the Australian Medical Examining Council; ;

(iv)   by deleting subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (b);

(v)   by deleting the words "license or diploma", in line five of subpara- graph (iv) of paragraph (b), and inserting in lieu thereof the passage "license, diploma, or certificate";

(vi)   by deleting subparagraph (vi) of paragraph (b) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subparagraph as follows

(vi) except where he is exempted

from the provisions of this

subparagraph, that he has,

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after obtaining the degree or certificate by virtue of which he applies for registration, served

(I) for a period of twelve months or for periods amounting in the aggregate to twelve months;

(II) where the course of medical study under- taken was of five years' duration, for a period of twenty-four months or for periods amounting in the aggregate to twenty-four months; or

(III) for such lesser period as the Board, in such special circumstances as it thinks fit, may allow,

in the position of medical officer in one or more institu- tions or hospitals approved by the Board; ;

(b) as to subsection (lc), by deleting the word "resident" in line five of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c);

(c) as to subsection (2)—

by deleting the word "has", in line

(i) two of paragraph (a), and inserting in lieu thereof the passage "satisfies the Board that prior to the coming into operation of the Medical Act Amendment Act, 1979, he";

by inserting after the word "Act", in line five of paragraph (a), the words "and has held such a certificate";

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(iii) by adding after the word "registra- tion", being the last word in para- graph (a), the passage ", but in any other case he shall not be eligible to be registered as a medical practitioner under this Act, other- wise than by way of temporary registration, unless he has passed the examination of the body known as the Australian Medical Examining Council" ;

(d) by deleting subsection (2a); and

(e) by deleting subsection (3).

Section 12

amended. 3. Section 12 of the principal Act is amended

(a) as to subsection (1), by deleting the word "resident" in line six of paragraph (b);

and

(b) as to subsection (2), by deleting the word "resident" in line one of paragraph (c).

Section 210 4. Section 21C of the principal Act is repealed

repealed and

re-enacted.	and re-enacted with amendments as follows-
Restriction

on adminis-	210. Except in a case of extreme urgency,
tration of

anaesthetics	a medical practitioner shall not
in certain

cases.	(a)	administer a general anaesthetic to a patient on whom he is operating; or
(b)	cause or permit any person other than a medical practitioner to administer a. general anaesthetic to such a patient,

where another medical practitioner is in practice and present within thirty kilometres of the place of operation.

Penalty—One hundred dollars. .

Second

Sch	5. The Second Schedule to the principal Act is
repealed.

Schedule

repealed.