Nurses and Midwives Amendment Regulation 2006 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Nurses and Midwives Amendment

Regulation 2006

under the

Nurses and Midwives Act 1991

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Nurses and Midwives Act 1991.

JOHN HATZISTERGOS, M.L.C.,

Minister for Health

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Nurses and Midwives Regulation 2003 to provide that hands may be cleaned by using non-water cleansers or antiseptics, whether or not washing facilities involving water and a soap or antiseptic are available.

This Regulation is made under the Nurses and Midwives Act 1991, including section 78 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 44 of 31 March 2006, page 1978	Page 1
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Clause 1	Nurses and Midwives Amendment Regulation 2006

Nurses and Midwives Amendment Regulation 2006

under the

Nurses and Midwives Act 1991

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Nurses and Midwives Amendment
Regulation 2006.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 31 March 2006.

3 Amendment of Nurses and Midwives Regulation 2003

The Nurses and Midwives Regulation 2003 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.

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Nurses and Midwives Amendment Regulation 2006

Amendment	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment

(Clause 3)

Schedule 1 Infection control standards

Omit “if any of the items specified in paragraph (a) are unavailable,” from clause 3 (3) (b).

BY AUTHORITY