National Security (Alien Doctors) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 362.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this Nineteenth day of August, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendments of National Security (Alien Doctors) Regulations.

Definitions.

1. Regulation 3 of the National Security (Alien Doctors) Regulations is amended by inserting after the definition of “licence” the following definition:—

“‘registered medical practitioner’ means any person registered as a medical practitioner under the law of any State or Territory of the Commonwealth”.

Action by the Board on receipt of reports.

2.—(1.) Regulation 10 of the National Security (Alien Doctors) Regulations is amended by adding at the end of sub-regulation (3.) the words “or by a person or authority specified in the licence”.

(2.) Any licence granted by the Board before the commencement of this regulation shall be as valid and effectual as if the licence had been granted after the commencement of this regulation.

3. After regulation 15 of the National Security (Alien Doctors) Regulations the following Regulation is added:—

Unlicensed aliens not to practise.

“16.—(1.) An alien, other than a registered medical practitioner or a person licensed under these Regulations, shall not—

(a) give or perform, for fee or reward, any medical or surgical service, attendance, operation or advice;

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1942, No. 52.

4616.—Price 3d. 30/7.1942.

(b) advertise or hold himself out, directly or indirectly by any name, word, letter, title or designation, whether expressed in words, or by letters, or partly in one and partly in the other (either alone or in conjunction with any other word or words) or by any other means whatsoever as being entitled, or qualified, able or willing to practise medicine or surgery, in any one or more or all of its branches, or to give or perform any medical or surgical service, attendance, operation or advice.

“(2.) A person licensed under these Regulations shall not permit the use of his name, or otherwise give countenance, assistance, co-operation or advice, in connexion with any medical or surgical service, attendance, operation or advice performed or given, or intended or offered to be performed or given, whether as principal or as a partner, servant or agent, by an alien other than a registered medical practitioner or a person licensed under these Regulations, or in connexion with anything incidental to, or arising out of, any such service, attendance, operation or advice, including the issue of any certificate, notification, report or other like document.

“(3.) Nothing in this regulation shall apply to anything done—

(a) by a member of the naval, military or air forces of His Majesty or of any allied or other foreign force serving in association with His Majesty’s armed forces in the course of his duties;

(b) by any person in pursuance of regulation 4c of the National Security (Medical Co-ordination and Equipment) Regulations;

(c) in or in connexion with the proper training and instruction of bona fide students, or the customary employment of dressers, accoucheurs, dispensers, surgery attendants, and skilled mechanical or technical assistants under the immediate personal supervision of a registered medical practitioner or a person licensed under these Regulations; or

(d) in the course of the lawful business or occupation of a dentist, pharmaceutical chemist or druggist, nurse, accoucheur or masseur”.

 

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