Medical Practitioners Registration (Amendment) Act (No 2) 1982 (ACT)

Medical Practitioners Registration

(Amendment) Ordinance (No. 2) 1982

No. 41 of 1982

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following

Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.

Dated 25 June 1982.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

J. J. CARLTON

Minister of State for Health

An Ordinance to amend the Medical Practitioners Registration Ordinance

1930

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Medical Practitioners Registration

(Amendment) Ordinance {No. 2) 1982.1

Principal Ordinance

2. In this Ordinance, "Principal Ordinance'* means the Medical

Practitioners Registration Ordinance 1930.-

3. Section 18 of the Principal Ordinance is repealed and the following

(b) by omitting from paragraph (3) (d) "and" (last occurring);

section is substituted:

Payment of prescribed fees

"18. Where a prescribed fee is payable under this Ordinance, the prescribed

fee shall be paid to the Capital Territory Health Commission.".
Registration by the Board

4. Section 22 of the Principal Ordinance is amended

(a) by omitting sub-sections (2AA) and (2A) and substituting the following sub-section:

"(2A) An application for registration under this section shall be lodged with the Board together with a testimonial, diploma, licence or certificate testifying to each of the qualifications of the applicant.";

(c) by adding at the end of sub-section (3) the following word and

paragraph:

"; and (f) he has paid the prescribed fee or is a person who is exempted from the requirement to pay the prescribed fee by sub-section (3B)."; and

(d) by inserting after sub-section (3A) the following sub-section:

"(3B) A person who applies for registration under this section is not

required to pay the prescribed fee referred to in paragraph (3) (f) if he is registered or licensed as a medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory that provides for the registration or licensing of medical practitioners and is either—

(a) an officer or employee within the meaning of the Public Service

Act 1922; or

(b) a member of the Defence Force engaged on continuous

full-time service.".

NOTES

1.     Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1982.

1. No. 13, 1930 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to No. 30, 1982 and see also No. 30, 1982.