Medical Practitioners Registration Act 1954 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

No. 9 of 1954.

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Medical Practitioners Registration

Ordinance 1930-1950.

BE it ordained by the Governor-General in and over the Executive Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Commonwealth of Australia, with the advice of the Federal	Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909-1938 and the Seat of
Government (Administration) Act 1910-1947, as follows :—

1.— (1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Medical Practi- short title

tioners Registration Ordinance 1954.*	and cltation-
(2.) The Medical Practitioners Registration Ordinance 1930- 1950 is in this Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance. (3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance,
may be cited as the Medical Practitioners Registration	Ordinance
1930-1954.

2. Section four of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

Definitions.

(a) by omitting the definition of " Director-General of

Health " ; and

(&) by inserting after the definition of "The Chairman"

the following definition:—

" ' The Director-General' means the Director-

General of Health of the Commonwealth; ".

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3. Section six of the Principal Ordinance is amended— Members of

• • o Mrfical Board.

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1.) the words of

Health " ;

(6) by omitting sub-section (2.) and inserting in its stead

the following sub-section:—

" (2.) A person is not eligible for appointment as a member of the Board unless he is, and for a period of not less than five years has been, registered as a medical practitioner in a State or Territory of the Commonwealth.";

(c) by omitting from sub-sections (3.) and (4.) the words

" of Health " ; and

* Notified in the Commonwealth Oazctte on 0th April, 1054.

(d) by omitting sub-section (7.) and inserting in its stead

the following sub-section:—
" (7.) A quorum of the Board consists of the mem- ber presiding at the meeting (being the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman) and such number of other members as, together with the member so presiding, constitute a majority of the members of the Board.".

™arated.'h°W omitt ing pa ragraph (b) of sub-section (1.) and inserting in its office of 4 . Section ten of the Pr incipal Ordinance is amended by

stead the following	pa r ag raph :—
"(b)	the member ceasing to be a person who is eligible for

appointment as a member of the B o a r d ; " .

Qualifications 5. Section twenty-one of the Principal Ordinance is amended by

tor registration. pa rag raph ( a ) the words " t h e Dominion of".

o m i t t i n g f r o m

Registration	6. Section tAventy-two of the Pr incipal Ordinance is amended—
Boarcf.	(a) by omitting the words "British Empire" (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words " Queen's dominions " ; and
(6) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-

section :—

" (2.) Notwithstanding the last prefceding sub- section, a person is not entitled to be registered under this Ordinance unless he satisfies the Board—

(a) that, for a period of not less than twelve months or for periods amounting in the aggregate to not less than twelve months, he served as a physician, surgeon or other medical officer in a hospital or hospitals, or in an institution or institutions, which, in the opinion of the Board, provides or provide satisfactory opportunities for training or experience; or

(&) that he has otherwise had equivalent training

or experience.".

7. Section twenty-four of the Principal Ordinance is repealed

and the following section inserted in its stead:—

Proof of	"24.— (1.) A certificate of registration issued under section twenty-two of this Ordinance under the hand of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Board is evidence that the person specified in the certificate was registered under this Ordinance on the date specified in the certificate and has continued to be so registered.
registration.
" (2.) Judicial notice shall be taken of the signature of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Board appearing on a certificate of registration referred to in the last preceding sub- section and of the fact that the person by whom the certificate purports to have been signed was, at the time the certificate was signed, the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, as the case may be.".

8. Section twenty-six of the Principal Ordinance is amended by Register may

-omitting from sub-section (2.) the words "His Majesty the King"

.and inserting in their stead the words " the Sovereign ".

9. Section thirty of the Principal Ordinance is amended by Cancellation

omitting from paragraph (c) of sub-section (1.) the words " any for fraud
part of His Majesty's Dominions " and inserting in their stead the grounds0

words " Australia ".

10. After section thirty-eight of the Principal Ordinance the

following section is inserted:—

" 38A. Where a person is entitled to applv to the Board for Appointment

i « / - \ T I T - * " i - i i i» °* unregistered

registration under this Ordinance and the Board could, but tor person as

sub-section (2.) of section twenty-two of this Ordinance, register at Canberra	, i . . « - , . T j . - f > - J _ J _ * Communi ty
nothing in this Part shall make it unlawful for that person to accept and hold an appointment as, and to perform the functions and duties of, a physician, surgeon or other medical officer in the
the person on receiving trom him an application tor registration, Hospital, functions and duties, to sign a certificate to which the last preceding section applies.".

11. Section forty-one of the Principal Ordinance is amended Power of

by omitting from sub-section (2.) the words "of Health", determine
charges.

Dated this fifth day of April, 1954.

W. J. SLTM
Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

EARLE PAGE

for and on behalf of the Minister of State

for the Interior.

By Authority: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.