Medical Amendment Rules 1993 (WA)

5888 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA [29 October 1993

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MEDICAL ACT 1894

MEDICAL AMENDMENT RULES 1993

Made by the Medical Board and approved by the Deputy of the Governor in Executive

Council.

Citation

1. These rules may be cited as the Medical Amendment Rules 1993.

services.

Principal rules

2. In these rules the Medical Rules 1987* are referred to as the principal

rules.

(* Published in Gazette of 31 December 1987 at pp. 4572-79.

For amendments to 25 August 1993 see 1992 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p.174.1

Rule 33 amended

3. Rule 33 of the principal rules is amended —

(a) in paragraph (f) by deleting "practitioner." and substituting the

following —

It

practitioner; "; and

(b) after paragraph (0 by inserting the following paragraph —

"

(g) contains testimonials or endorsements by a
medical practitioner concerning any goods or

29 October 19931 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5889

Schedule 2 amended

4.   Schedule 2 to the principal rules is amended in clause 3 by deleting

subclause (3) and substituting the following subclause —

it

(3) An entry in a telephone directory, with respect to a medical practitioner, or a medical practice name approved under rule 33A —

(a)	shall not 'occupy more than a 5 centimetre wide
column or an equivalent space;
(b)	shall be printed in the manner specified in clause 1 (2);
(c)	may be printed with the name and telephone number of the medical practitioner, or the medical practice, in bold type (but not in super bold type);
(d)	in the case of a medical practice name shall not contain the individual names of the medical practitioners who comprise the practice; and
(e)	shall not contain any statements other than a statement referred to in clause 1 (3) (a).

PETER BRINE, President Medical Board.

Approved by the Deputy of the Governor in Executive Council.

D. G. BLIGHT, Clerk of the Council.