Nurses Amendment Rules 2003 (WA)

29 August 2003 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3839

HE301*

Nurses Act 1992

Nurses Amendment Rules 2003

Made by the Nurses Board of Western Australia with the approval of the
Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These rules may be cited as the Nurses Amendment Rules 2003.

registration as a nurse practitioner,

2.            The rules amended

The amendments in these rules are to the Nurses Rules 1993*.

[* Reprinted as at 22 June 2001.

For amendments to 4 August 2003 see 2002 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 257-8.]

3.             Rule 3 amended

Rule 3(1) is amended by inserting after "nurse" —

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or an application under section 22A(1) of the Act for

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4. Rule 4 amended
After rule 4(1) the following subrule is inserted -

"

(la) An application under section 22A(1) of the Act is to be

accompanied by -

(a)	the evidence required under subsection (1), unless the applicant is already registered as a nurse in division 1 of the register under section 22 of the Act; and
(b)	evidence of the person's approved educational qualification as defined in section 23 of the Act.

5.            Rule 10 amended

Rule 10 is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting after paragraph (a) the following paragraph -

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(aa) under section 22A of the Act in division 1 of

the register;

(b) by inserting after "Form 2," - " 2A,

6.            Rule 11 amended

Rule his amended by inserting after "22" -
" , 22A "

7.            Rule 12 amended

Rule 12 is amended by inserting after "22" -

" , 22A "

8.            Rule 14 amended

(1)	Rule 14 is amended by inserting before "For" the subrule designation "(1)".
(2)	At the end of Rule 14 the following subrule is inserted -

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(2) The fee set Out in Schedule 2 item 3 for renewal of

registration under section 22A of the Act for a
particular period is to be reduced by any amount paid
for renewal of registration under section 22(1) or (3) of
the Act for the same period.

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9.            Schedule 1 amended

After Schedule 1 Form 2 the following form is inserted —

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FORM 2A

[Rule 10(aa)]

NURSES BOARD OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

This certificate of registration covers practice until the expiry date shown.

It must be retained following the expiry date as evidence that you have been registered in Western Australia.

Issue date:	Expiry date:
This is to certify that	has been
registered in —

DIVISION 1 by virtue of No.

in accordance with section 22A of the Nurses Act 1992.

Signature	Presiding member of	Registrar
of nurse	the Board

10.          Schedule 2 amended

Schedule 2 is amended as follows:

(a) in item 1 by inserting after the line beginning

44           "section 22(1) or (3)" —

section 22A 140.00

(b) in item 2 by inserting after the line beginning

44           "section 22(1) or (3)" —

section 22A 140.00

(c) in item 3 by inserting after the line beginning "for 3 years —

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section 22A —

for one year	63.00
for 3 years	170.00

Made by the Nurses Board of Western Australia,

Date: 6/8/2003.

WILLIAM BOOKER, Deputy Presiding Member.

L.S.

CLAIRE THOMPSON, Member.

Approved by the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.