Medical Amendment Rules 2007 (WA)

2:1.1anuary 2007 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 183

HE303*

Medical Act 1894

[* Reprint 2 as at 10 February 2006.]

Medical Amendment Rules 2007

Made by the Medical Board and approved by the Governor in Executive
Council.

1.            Citation

These rules are the Medical Amendment Rules 2007.

2.            The rules amended

The amendments in these rules are to the Medical Rules 1987*

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3.            Rule 17 amended

Rule 17(3) is amended by deleting "Schedule 2" and inserting instead —

" Schedule 1 ".

4.            Rule 33 replaced

Rule 33 is repealed and the following rule is inserted instead —

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33.          Offences related to advertising medical services

A person shall not advertise, or cause to be advertised, services that are provided by a medical practitioner in a manner that —

(a)	is false in a material particular; or
(b)	is misleading or deceptive or is likely to mislead or deceive; or
(c)	creates, or is likely to create, an unjustified expectation of beneficial treatment; or
(d)	promotes the unnecessary or inappropriate use of medical services; or
(e)	refers to, uses or cites actual or purported testimonials; or

(I) offers a discount, gift or inducement to attract a

person to use the services unless the
advertisement also states the terms of the offer;

or

(g) compares those services with those provided by

another medical practitioner other than on the

basis of scientific comparison.

Penalty: $2 000.

5.            Rules 33A and 34 repealed

Rules 33A and 34 are repealed.

6.            Schedule 2 repealed

Schedule 2 is repealed.

Date: 

CON MICHAEL, President of the Medical Board.

Approved by the Governor in Executive Council,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.