National Security (Medical Co-ordination and Equipment) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1944. No. 24.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1943.*

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 1939-1943.

Dated this Second day of February, 1944.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

 

By His Excellency’s Command,

     

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

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Amendments of the National Security (Medical Co-ordination and Equipment) Regulations.

1. Regulation 39 of the National Security (Medical Co-ordination and Equipment) Regulations is repealed and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Performance of services for civil population by Medical Officers of Forces.

“39.—(1.) For the purpose of providing for the needs of the civil population in consequence of the employment of medical practitioners on war service—

(a) a medical officer of the Naval, Military or Air Forces of the Commonwealth may, and shall, where so directed by the officer in charge of the Medical Service to which he belongs or by an officer authorized by that officer to give such directions; and

(b) a medical officer of the Naval Military or Air Forces of any other part of His Majesty’s dominions or of any power or authority allied or associated with His Majesty in any war in which His Majesty is engaged may,

perform medical services for members of the civil population.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1944.

  Statutory Rules 1943, No. 51, as amended by Statutory Rules 1943, Nos. 204 and 304.

475.—Price 3d.  25/24.1.1944.

“(2.) Any such medical officer shall, in respect of the performance of such services, be deemed to be a legally qualified medical practitioner in the State or Territory of the Commonwealth in which the services are performed notwithstanding that he has not complied with the requirements of the laws of that State or Territory relating to the qualification or registration of medical practitioners.

“(3.) The power of an officer in charge of a Medical Service or an officer authorized by him to give directions under paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation shall include the power to direct a medical officer to act as locum tenens during any period in which it is, in the opinion of the officer giving the direction, necessary for any medical officer so to act.

“(4.) This regulation shall not affect the operation of any Act or regulation prescribing the conditions of service of medical officers of the Naval, Military or Air Forces of the Commonwealth.”.

2. After regulation 39 of the National Security (Medical Co-ordination and Equipment) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Fees for performance of services for civil population by Medical Officers of Forces.

“39a.—(1.) The Minister may, by Order, determine the terms and conditions under which a medical officer of the Naval, Military or Air Forces of the Commonwealth may perform medical services for members of the civil population pursuant to the provisions of regulation 39 of these Regulations and the fees which shall be payable to the Commonwealth in respect of any services so performed.

“(2.) The Minister may, by Order, determine the terms and conditions upon which a medical officer of the Naval, Military or Air Forces of the Commonwealth may act as locum tenens, in pursuance of a direction under regulation 39 of these Regulations, during any period in which it is necessary for any medical officer so to act, including the fees to be paid to the Commonwealth in respect of the services of the medical officer.

“(3.) Any Order pursuant to this regulation may be made either generally or in relation to any medical officer or officers or class of officers and in respect of the whole of the Commonwealth or any part or parts of the Commonwealth.

“(4.) In this regulation ‘the Minister’ means—

(a) in relation to medical officers of the Naval Forces of the Commonwealth, the Minister of State for the Navy;

(b) in relation to medical officers of the Military Forces of the Commonwealth, the Minister of State for the Army; and

(c) in relation to medical officers of the Air Forces of the Commonwealth, the Minister of State for Air.

“(5.) Any amount payable to the Commonwealth in respect of fees provided for by Order under this regulation may be recovered by the Commonwealth as a debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.”.

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