Nurses (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (Vic)

Nurses (Amendment) Regulations 2001

S.R. No. 136/2001

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objective	1
2.	Authorising provision	1
3.	Commencement	1
4.	Amendment to the objective	1
5.	New regulation 4A inserted	2

4A.	Form of application for notation of registration to
practise Chinese medicine 2

6. New regulation 4B inserted 2

4B.	Form of application for endorsement of registration as
a nurse practitioner 2

7.	New Schedule 1A inserted	2
8.	New Schedule 1B inserted	3

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STATUTORY RULES 2001

S.R. No. 136/2001

Nurses Act 1993

Nurses (Amendment) Regulations 2001

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 4 December 2001
Responsible Minister:

JOHN THWAITES Minister for Health

HELEN DOYE

Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe the forms for applications for notation and endorsement of registration for the purposes of the Nurses Act 1993.

2. Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 93 of the Nurses Act 1993.

3. Commencement

(1) These Regulations, except regulations 5 and 7,

come into operation on the day after they are

made.

(2) Regulations 5 and 7 come into operation on

1 January 2002.

4. Amendment to the objective

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In regulation 1 of the Nurses Regulations 19941,
for paragraph (a) substitute—

"(a) the forms of applications relating to

registration of a nurse;".

5. New regulation 4A inserted

After regulation 4 of the Nurses Regulations 1994
insert—

"4A. Form of application for notation of

registration to practise Chinese medicine

For the purposes of section 8A(5)(a) of the
Act, the prescribed form is set out in

Schedule 1A.".

6. New regulation 4B inserted

Before regulation 5 of the Nurses Regulations
1994 insert—

"4B. Form of application for endorsement of

registration as a nurse practitioner

For the purposes of section 8B(4)(a) of the
Act, the prescribed form is set out in

Schedule 1B.".

7. New Schedule 1A inserted

After Schedule 1 to the Nurses Regulations 1994 insert—

"SCHEDULE 1A
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Regulation 4A

Nurses Regulations 1994

APPLICATION FOR NOTATION OF REGISTRATION
UNDER THE NURSES ACT 1993 TO PRACTISE CHINESE

MEDICINE

To the Nurses Board of Victoria

I apply for notation of registration under section 8A of the Nurses Act 1993 to practise Chinese medicine.

*	I am a registered nurse under the Nurses Act 1993.
*	I enclose a separate application for registration as a nurse under the
Nurses Act 1993.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Title and name (Title) (Given Names) (Family Name)

Any other names (e.g. maiden name)
Address
Telephone number

Date of birth

COURSE OF STUDY OR TRAINING

I enclose the details of the course of study or training that I have completed which I submit qualifies me to practise Chinese medicine.

I enclose the fee of (insert fee)

Signature of applicant

Date

*Delete if inapplicable.".

8. New Schedule 1B inserted

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Before Schedule 2 to the Nurses Regulations 1994 insert—

"SCHEDULE 1B

Regulation 4B

Nurses Regulations 1994

APPLICATION FOR ENDORSEMENT OF REGISTRATION
UNDER THE NURSES ACT 1993 AS A NURSE

PRACTITIONER

To the Nurses Board of Victoria

I apply for endorsement of registration under section 8B of the Nurses Act

1993 to—

* use the title (insert category of nurse practitioner) nurse practitioner.

* use the title (insert category of nurse practitioner) nurse practitioner and obtain and have in my possession and use, sell or supply the Schedule 2, 3, 4 and 8 poisons within the meaning of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled

Substances Act 1981 that are prescribed under that Act for that category of nurse practitioner.

*	I am a registered nurse under the Nurses Act 1993.
*	I enclose a separate application for registration as a nurse under the
Nurses Act 1993.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Title and name (Title) (Given Names) (Family Name)

Any other names (e.g. maiden name)
Address
Telephone number

Date of birth

COURSES OF STUDY AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

I enclose—

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*	the details of the course of study that I have completed and the clinical experience that I have undertaken which I submit qualify me to use the
title (insert category of nurse practitioner) nurse practitioner.
*	the details of—
(i) the course of study that I have completed and the clinical experience that I have undertaken which I submit qualify me to

use the title (insert category of nurse practitioner) nurse practitioner; and

(ii)     the course of study that I have completed which I submit qualifies me to obtain and have in my possession and to use, sell or supply the Schedule 2, 3, 4 and 8 poisons within the meaning of the

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 that are prescribed under that Act for that category of nurse practitioner.

I enclose the fee of (insert fee).

Signature of applicant

Date

*Delete if inapplicable.".

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ENDNOTES

1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 117/1994.