Opticians Act of 1917 (8 Geo v No. 7) (Qld)

LOCAL AUTHORITIES.-MEDICAL. 8305 8 GEO. V. No. 7,1917. Opticians Act. 2. In the third paragraph of section one hundred Amendment and forty-nine of the Principal Act, after the word of s. 149. " light" the words "(other than electric light)" are inserted, and, in the same paragraph, after the word "power" the words "(other than electric power)" are inserted. The following provision is added to the said section:- " Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or limit the powers of a Local Authority to enter upon and carry on the business of an Electric Authority under 'The Electric Light and Power Act, 1896.' ,,* 3. The following subsection is added to section two Amendment hundred and twenty-six of the Principal Act:- of s. 226. (5.) Notwithstanding anything contained inthis Act, a Local Authority is hereby empowered, in any case where it thinks proper so to do, to remit and wholly discharge any Rates made and levied under this Act in respect of any land for the payment of which any person is or may be or become liable while engaged in active service with His Majesty's Forces during the continuance of the present War, and for a further period of six months after his return from active service. Opticians Act of 1917 Pharmacy Act of 1917 MEDICAL. 8 Geo. V. No. 7 8 Geo. V. No. 11 An Act to Secure the Better Training of Opticians, 8 NGoe. o. 7. V. to Regulate their Practice, and for other THE purposes. OPTICIANS ACT OF 1917. [ASSENTED TO 3RD DECEMBER, 1917.J B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :- . 1. This Act may be cited as "The Opticians Act 0/ Short title 1917," and shall come in • to operation on th • e first day of amnedncceomme- nt 0> 1> January, one thousand mne hundred and eIghteen. Act. * 60 Vic. No. 24, supra, page 70.

8306 MEDICAL. Opticians Act. 8 GEO. V. No. 7, tIinotne. rpreta- the f2ol.loIwnitnhgisteArmcts, uhnalveessththee mcoenanteinxgt sotsheetrwaigsaeiinnsdtictahteems, respectively, that is to say- ,:Board. "Board "-TheBoard of Optical Registration constituted by this Act; :By-laws. " By-laws"-By.laws made under the authority of this Act; <Jertified ~ pticia. n. "Certified opticis,n"-A person who is the holder of a certificate in force issued under subsec- tion one of section twenty-two of this Act entitling him to practise optometry ; Co-operating State. "Co-operating State"-The United Kingdom and any State or Colony within His Majesty's dominions with which reciprocal arrangements have, been made by the Board for the recog- nition of the status of persons engaged in the practice of optometry ; Medi~ al practitioner. "Medical Practitioner" - A legally qualified medical practitioner duly registered under the "Medical Act of 1867"* or any Act amending or in substit'(!.tion for the same; Minister. " Minister"-The Home Secretary or other Minister of the Crown charged with the administration, of this Act; , Optometry or the practice of optometry. " Optometry" or "the practice of optometry"- The employment of methods not being by means of drugs or medicine or surgery for the measurement of the powers of vision and the adaptation of lenses for the aid thereof; Registrar. " Registrar "-The person who for the time being holds the office of registrar by appointment under this Act: the term includes an acting registrar; This Act. "This Act" -This Act and all by-laws made thereunder. ' Act not to apply to medical practitioners. '3. This Act does not apply to any medical practitioner. Constitution . 4. (1.) A Board, to lie called the cc Board of Optical of Board~ Registration," shall be constituted for carrying this Act into effect. ' The Board shall consist of five persons, one of whom shall be chairman of the Board. • 31 Vic. No. 33, 8upra, page 2108.

MEDICAL. 8307 1917. Opticians Act. (2.) The members of the Board shall, as soon as iSFirstBoard practicable after the commencement of this Act, be ~ ~ ; : inted by appointed by the Governor in Council, and shall consist Gover~ or in of four persons deemed by the Governor in Council to be CounCIl. competent opticians and of one medical practitioner: Provided that, if no suitable medjcal practitioner is willing to act as a member of the Board, the Governor in Council may appoint, as the fifth member of the Board, a person deemed by him to be a competent optician. (3.) The Governor in Council shall appoint one of such persons to be chairman of the Board. (4.) Subject to this Act, such members shall remain in office until the Board has been newly elected and .appointed as hereinafter provided. 5. (1.) On or before the thirty-first day of January, one Constitution thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, the Board shall be ~ o:: k:. equent newly elected and appointed in the manner following:- (i.) Four certified opticians shall be elected mem- bers by certified opticians ; (ii.) One medical practitioner shall be appointed a member by the Governor in Council; Provided that, if no suitable medical practitioner is willing to act as a member of the Board, then in lieu of the four certified opticians mentioned in subsection (1) (i.) hereof, five certified opticians shall be elected members by certified opticians.· (iii.) The persons so elected and appointed shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the Board; (iv.) Subject to this Act, such persons, whether elected or appointed, shall.remain in office for three years, or until their successors are elected and appointed. (2.) At the expiration of the said period of three years, and after each successive period of three years, a fresh election and appointment of members of the Board shall be held and made in like manner as is herein- before provided, and the retiring members shall, if still qualified, be eligible for re-election or reappointment respectively. (3.) If any member of the Board- (a) Dies; or (b) Resigns; or

8308 MEDICAL. Opticiwns Act. 8 GEO. V. No. 7, (c) Ceases to reside in the State; or (d) Becomes insolvent; or presents his petition for liquidation of his affairs by arrangement with his creditors; or (e) Becomes insane; or (f) Absents himself from three consecutive meet- ings of the Board without leave obtained from the Board in that behalf; or (g) Is removed from the Board by the Governor in Council; or (h) Being an elected member, ceases to be regis- tered under this Act, or is suspended from practising optometry- his seat shall become vacant. (4.) All elections under this section, and all vacancies in the seats of elected members occurring in the Board, shall be held and filled respectively in accordance with the by-laws. Filling 6. If any vacancy occurs in the Board during the ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ a~~ , period for which the first members of the Board have or in seat of been appointed, or if afterwards the seat of any member :; ~ ofn~ : : ~ yappointed by the Governor in. Council. to the Boa:rd Gover~ or in becomes vacant, the Governor III Council may appOInt CounCil. some competent person to fill such vacancy. The person so appointed shall hold office for the unexpired period of office of the person in whose place he was appointed, but he may be reappointed to be a member. Removal of 7. The Governor in Council may remove any ~ Z~~ ~ rSfr01} ) member of the Board for neglect of duty, incompetency, dishonourable conduct, or other cause deemed sufficient by the Governor in ,Council. tcRhouenledBsuocfatorrodf. apply 8. toThthe erubluessinseests, focrothndiunctt,haendFiprsrot cSeecdhiendgusleofshthalel Schedule I. Board, and shall be observed, but may be revoked or altered wholly or in part by the by-laws. Qualifications 9. Subject to this Act, any person of or over the age ; ~ ~ istration. of twenty-one years shall be entitled to be registered and receive a certificate as a certified optician under this Act- (i.) Who, during the full period of three years next before the commencement of this Act, has been bona fide engaged in the practice of optometry in the Commonwealth of Australia,

MEDICAL. 8309 1917. Opticians Act. including the period of twelve months in this State, and who passes, to the satisfaction of two examiners to be appointed by the Governor in Council-one of whom shall be a medical practitioner and the other a person deemed by the Governor in Council to be a competent optician-an elementary practical examina- tion in optometry deemed sufficiently com- prehensive to reasonably safeguard the public against possible injury arising from ignorance or incompetence: Provided that he applies for registration within six months after the com- mencement of this Act, and produces to the Board such evidence of his title to registration as the Board may reasonably require: Pro- vided that, if no suitable medical practitioner is willing to act as an examiner, the Governor in Council may appoint as the two examiners abovementioned two persons deemed by him to be competent opticians; or W.) Who, having complied with the provisions of this Act as to training, examination, and otherwise, has received from the Board's examiners a certificate of· competency, and produces the same to the Board, together with evidence satisfactorv to the Board that he is of good character; ~ r (iii.) Who is qualified to practise optometry in any co-operating State, and has otherwise complied with any conditions authorised by this Act; or (iv.) Who proves to the satisfaction of the Board that he holds some certificate or other evidence of qualification prescribed by the Board to be sufficient to entitle him to be registered, and that he is of good character. 10. Subject to this Act, any person of or over theper.sons age of twenty-one years shall, upon payment of the: ~ ~ ~ ~ ! cles prescribed fee, be entitled without examination to beto be registered as. a spectacle-seller, and to receive a license in licensed. that behalf from the Board: Provided nevertheless that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorise or permit spectacle-sellers who are not certified opticians to practise optometry. D

8310 MEDICAL. Opticians Act. 8 GEO. V. No. 7, mnRoeetgdii t sc o tarilamtipolny any 1 p 1 e . rsRonegainstyrartiigohnt uonrdteirtlteh-is. Act shall not confer up'on qualifica.tion, &0. To (i.) be registered under the " MedicalAct oJ 1867" * or any Act amending or in substitution for the same; or (ii.) To assume the title of oculist or any other name, title, or designation implying that he is by law recognised as a medical practitioner, or that he is qualified to practise ophthalmic medicine or surgery; or (iii.) To administer any drug for the purpose of paralysing the accommodation of ~ he eye; or (iv.) To sell, supply, or prescribe any drug for or to treat any disease of the eye. Restriction on medical or surgical practice. 12. After the commencement of this Act, any person whether registered under this Act ,or not, who- (a) Not being a medical pra~ titioner, practises or holds himself out by any means or device whatsoever as practising the profession or call- ing of an oculist or ophthalmic surgeon; or (b) Not being a medical practitioner, assumes the title of oculist or ophthalmic surgecn, or any ether name, title, or designation implying that he is a medical practitioner or is qualified to practise ophthalmology or ophthalmic medicine or surgery; or (c) Not being a medical practitioner, prescribes or administers any drug for the purposes of para- lysing the accommodation of the eye or for, er for treating, any disease of the eye; or (d) Not being a medical practitioner or registered pharmaceutical chemist, sells or supplies any drug for, or for treating, any disease of the eye- .shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. No person to 13. No person shall be registered under this Act until tbiell r b e y ~ - t la e w re s d he has complied with the by-laws. complied with. Reciprocity. 14. The Board may enter into a reciprocal arrange- ment with the Board of Optical Registration or other competent authority of the United Kingdom, or of any * 31 Vie. No. 33, 8upra, page 2108.

lVIEDICAL. 8311 1917. Opticians Act. State or Colony within His Majesty's dominions, for the recognition of the status of any person authorised by such :Board or other authority to practise optometry in such .country, state, or colony, and the registration of such person under this Act. Any such arrangement may contain a condition that any such person applying to be registered under this Act shall furnish additional satisfactory evidence of character and competency. . 15. (1.) Subject to this Act, any certified optician Any certified shall be entitled to practise optometry and to dispense optic!an may oculists' prescriptions for glasses in any part of the State. practIse. (2.) After the expiration of six months from theNouncertified commencement of this Act, and, subject to section tenperso~ may of this Act, no person who is not a certified optician practise. shall practise optometry or dispense oculists' prescriptions for glasses in any part of this State: Provided that this provision shall not be so construed as to prevent any person from engaging in the actual craft of lens-grinding and spectacle-making. 16. After the expiration of twelve months from the Persons not to , commencement of this Act, no person who is not a certified ~ ssulm, e title opt I·C.lan under thI' S Act sha11- rIemgpis y tr m at g ion. (i.) Take or use the name or title of "optician" or any other title prescribed by the Board to designate opticians or the practice of optometry; or (ii.) Take or use any name, title, designation, addition, or description, whether by means of initials or letters placed after his name, or otherwise implying "that he is registered under this Act, or that he is a person qualified to practise optometry. Any person who is guilty of any contravention of this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds. 17. (1.) The Board, with the approval of the GO-By-laws. vernor in Council, may from time to time make by-laws for all or any of the matters mentioned in the Second Schedule H. Schedule to this Act. (2.) A by-law may impose a penalty for any breach thereof, and may also impose different penalties in case of successive breaches; but no such penalty shall exceed ten pounds.

~ 312 MEDICAL. Opticians Act. 8 GEO. V. No. 7, (3.) All such by-laws, upon being approved by the Governor in Council, shall be published in the Gazette,. and shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within fourteen days after such pUblication if Parliament is in session, and, if not, then within fourteen days after the commencement of the next session. If either House of Parliament passes a resolution disallowing any such by-law of which resolution notice has been given within thirty sitting days of such House after such by-law has been laid before it, such by-law shall thereupon cease to have effect, but without prejudice to the validity of anything done in the meantime. For the purpose of this section the words "sitting days'; mean days on which the House actually sits for the despatch of business: Provided always that if such by-laws are not duly laid before Parliament as hereinbefore prescribed they shall thereupon cease to have any force, effect, or opera- tion whatsoever. (4.) Any such by-law may be rescinded at any time by the Governor in Council by notification in the Gazette. Board may Bppoint registral" and examiners. 18. The Board may, from time to time- (i.) Appoint a registrar (who shall also act as secretary to the Board) and such examiners as it thinks necessary for giving effect to this Act; and (ii.) Out of the funds at its disposal pay to the registrar such salary as it thinks fit, and to such examiners such fees as may be pre- scribed. All such persons shall hold office during the pleasure of the Board. . No member of the Board shall receive payment for his services in the capacity of such member or act as an examiner. Pow/)rs Bnd duties of Board. 19. The Board, from time to time- (i.) May temporarily suspend any certified optician or licensed spectacle-seller from the practice or pursuit of his calling in any case where such suspension appears to the Board to be necessary; (ii.) May decide upon the removal from the register of the name of any person for dis- obeying this Act or for other misconduct, and

MEDIC.AL. 8313 1917. Opticians Act. the cancelling of the annual certificate or license of any person whose name is so removed, and may restore to the register the name of any person so removed; (iii.) Shall, as necessity arises, hold examinations for the convenience of persons desiring to qualify for registration as certified opticians under this Act, and fix the places where, and the times when, examinations shall be held: Provision shall be made by the by-laws for the holding of examinations under this Act at Bris- bane, Rockhampton, and Townsville, or at any additional specified centres within the State: Provided that the examination papers and other tests of knowledge and competency at each centre shall be identical; (iv.) May issue and cancel certificates and licenses; (v.) May prescribe, direct, or fix the proper title or titles to designate fitly opticians or the practice of optometry; and generally may do any other act or duty which may be necessary or expedient for effectually carrying out this Act. 20. (1.) An accurate register shall be kept by the Provisions of registrar, in accordance with the by-laws, to be styled the register. ~ ' register of opticians and spectacle-sellers," which shall (}ontain it list of the names of all persons, registered under this Act, in alphabetical order in each class according to the surnames, and shall state the full names and addresses of certified and licensed persons, and, subject to this Act, shall contain such particulars and be in such form as the Board may from time to time direct. (2.) The register shall be deemed to be in proper Custody of (}ustody when in the custody of the registrar, and shall register. be of such a public natl:ll'e as to be admissible as evidence ()f all matters therein on its mere production from that (}ustody. (3. ) No person shall have his name removed from Persons to be the register without having been previously given an ~ ~ a: ~ ~ fore ()pportunity of being personally heard by the Board. removal of name. 21. The Board shall from time to time cause to be Deceased erased from the register- p er e a r s s e o d ns fr t o o mbe (i.) The names of persons who have died; register, &c.

8314 MEDICAL. .Opticians Act. 8 GEO. V. No. 7, (ii.) Any entry in the register which is proved t() the satisfaction of the Board to have been fraudulently or incorrectly made. ~ e: f: c! ~ ei: . sue t here 2 a 2 ft· er (1 a .) nnTuhaellyBouaprodn sphaaylml eunptotnherreegIfo· srtra 0 ftiothne, parned- scribed fee, issue to every person entitled to practise optometry, and applying for the same, a certificate in Schedule Ill. the form in the Third Schedule. (2.) The Board shall, upon the registration of a. spectacle-seller under section ten of this Act, and thereafter annually upon payment therefor of the prescribed fee,. issue to every person thus registered a license in the form BchedJile IV. in the Fourth Schedule. (3.) Such certificates and licenses shall be in force until and inclusive of the thirty-first day of December next after the issue thereof. aOtanmkneiusaosiluotn to unde 2 r 3 t . hiEs vAercyt, hpaesrscoena·sewdh, of, orhaavipnegriohdeoldf aat lceearstitfitcwatoe certificate 01' years to hold such certificate, and afterwards applies for mlicoflrnesethfaonr such certificate, shall not be entitled thereto unless he two years. furnishes to the Board a satisfactory reason for having omitted or ceased to obtain such certificate together with proof of good character in the meantime. Listui f 24. The registrar shall in the month of January hofde: : ' ; ~ be in each year cause to be published· in the Gazette a list gazett~ t of persons who have taken out certificates and licenses annua y. under section twenty-two of this Act for the then current year. Power to Board to administer oath and examine witness. 25, (1.) The Board may, by summons, require the attendance of any person as a witness, and may examine any person upon oath or affirmation, or take a solemn declaration from any person for the purposes of this Act. (2.) Every summons issued by the Board requiring the attendance of any person or the production of any documents shall have the same effect as a subprena issued by the Supreme Court in a civil action; and the obedience thereto or non-observance thereof may be enforced and punished by a judge of the said Court sitting in chambers in the same manner as in the case of the disobedience or non-observance of a subprena issued by the said Court. I

MEDICAL. 1917. Opticians Act. 26. Any person who- Penalty £o~ ( 1 . . ) P rocures or attempt s t 0 procure regI.str' at·IOn, Oregbitsatriantiionng' ' or a certificate of registration, or any other by false certificate or license under this Act by pretences. making or producing, or causing to be made or produced, any false and fraudulent declaration, certificate, license, or representation, either in writing or otherwise; or (ii.) Wilfully makes or causes to be made any Falsification falsification in any manner relating to the of register. register; 01' (iii.) Forges, alters, or counterfeits any certificate Forging. or license, or utters or uses any forged, altered,' or counterfeited certificate or license, knowing the same to have been forged, altered, or counterfeited; or ., (iv.) Makes any false statement upon any examina- False tion or in any declaration before the Boa-I'd, or ~ ~ ~ e: e~ ! ~ rd utters or attempts to utter or put off as true before the Board any false, forged, altered, or counterfeit certificate, diploma, license, letter testimonial, or other title, document, or writing; or (v.) Falsely advertises or publishes himself as Falsely having obtained registration or a certificate advertising, or license under this Act;' or &c. (vi.) Falsely personates a certified optician of a Falsely like or different name, or buys, sells, or fraudu- personating, lently obtains a certificate or license under &0. this Act issued to another; shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds or to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding twelve months. 270 (1.) Any person who thinks himself aggrieved Right of by any decision, ruling, order, or direction of the Board appeaL or registrar may appeal by summons to a judge of the Supreme Court. No such appeal shall be entertained unless it is made within six months next after the notification to such person of the decision, ruling, order, or direction, nor unless twenty-one days' notice in writing of such appeal, stating the nature and grounds thereof, is given to the party whose decision, ruling, order, or direction is appealed against. .I

8316 MEDICAL. Opticians Act. 8 GEO. V. No. 7, Order. thereon. (2.) The judge may make such order as he thinks just (including any order as to costs), and such order shall be final and without appeal, and shall be observed by the Board or registrar and by every person concerned. Judges to (3.) The judges of the Supreme Court may from time make rules. . to time make, alter, suspend, and rescind rules or orders to regulate the practice and procedure; and until such rules or orders are made, and, so far as any such rules or orders when made do not apply, the provisions of "The Justices Acts, 1886 to 1909,"* and the rules of court thereunder, as to appeals from justices, shall with the necessary alterations apply to appeals under this Act. Registration 28. (1.) There shall be payable to the Board, in fees. respect of the registration of any certified optician who applies to be registered under this Act a fee of three pounds and an annual fee thereafter of one pound for each renewal of the certificate. Licen8i~ fees. . (2.) There shall be payable to the Board, in respect of the registration of any person who applies to be licensed under section ten of this Act, a fee of ten shillings and an annual fee thereafter of two shillings and six pence for each renewal of the license. (3.) The annual fees hereby prescribed shall be pay- able to the Board by every person registered under this Act on or before the first day of January in each year following the year in which he is registered; and in default of payment he shall be liable to have his name removed from the register. Application of money. 29, (1.) Any sum or sums of money arising from convicti01:l and recovery of penalties as aforesaid shall be paid to the Board. (2.) All moneys received by the Board arising from fees to be paid on registration and from annual payments by persons on the register, from the sale of copies of the register, from penalties, or otherwise, shall be applied, in accordance with the by-laws, in defraying the expenses of registration and other expenses of the execution of this Act. Abecckoeupnt.ts to book 3 s 0 to . TbehekBepotarfdorshthalaltepnuterpr oosre caautsreuetoabcceoeunntteroefd ailnl sums. of money received and paid under this Act; and * 50 Vie. No. 17 and amending Acts, supra, pages 1132 et seq.

MEDICAL. 8317 1917. Opticians Act. such accounts shall be certified as correct by an experi- enced accountant, and a statement of such accounts shall he annually laid before the Minister. 31. (1.) All fees under this Aot may be recovered Recoveryof as ordinary debts due to the Board. , fpeeensa a lt ~ ie d s. (2.) All complaints for offenoes against this Act, and Procedure. all penalties, fines, and forfeitures imposed by or under this Aot, may be heard and determined in a summary way under" The Justices Acts, 1886 to 1909."* (3.) The Board may bring and defend all aotions or institute any prooeedings in the name of- (i.) The registrar; or (ii.) Any person thereunto authorised in writing under the hand of the ohairman ; but a proseoution shall not be instituted by a private person without the oonsent in writing of the chairman of the Board. 32 Any hawker or other travelling vendor who is Hawkers may not registered under t~ i~ Aot, who peddles, barters, sells ~ ; ! c~ : ~ ~ s. or offers for sale, exhIbIts samples of, aocepts orders or commissions for, or oarries stooks of, spectacles or eye- glasses, shall be liable to a penalty not exoeeding ten pounds. 33. (1.) The produotion of a oopy of the Gazette Evidence. purporting to oontain any notifioation relating to any appointment, register, registration, erasure, suspension, reinstatement, or any other matter under or for the purposes of this Aot shall be reoeived in all oourts and in all prooeedings whatsoever as prima facie evidenoe of the faots therein published. (2.) Every Court shall take j udioial notioe of the J u~ icial by-laws and of the signatures of theohairman and of notICe. the registrar of the Board. (3.) In any prooeedings by or on behalf of the Board, it shall not be neoessary to prove the eleotion or appoint- ment of the members, ohairman, or registrar. (4.) Any oertifioate, if it purports to be signed by the ohairman and registrar, shall be evidenoe of the matters stated therein, without proof of the signatures or of the offioial oharaoter of the persons appearing to have signed the same. ... 50 Vic. No. 17 and amending Acts, 8upra, pages 1132 et 8eq.

8318 MEDICAL. Opticians Act. 8 GEO. V. No. 7, (5.) A copy of the Gazette purporting to contain any list of certified opticians and licensed spectacle-sellers, or a document purporting to be signed by the registrar and to be a copy of any such list, shall be prima facie evidence that the persons named in such copy of the Gazette or in such document are registered under this Act for the year therein referred to, and the absence of the name of any person from such copy or document, as the case may be, shall be prima facie evidence that he is not registered under this Act. SCHEDULE I. RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD. Executive officer. Authentica- tion of documents. 1. The chairman shall be the executive officer of the Board. 2. Every appointment and every order, notice, certificate, or other document of the Board relating to the execution of this Act shall, except where otherwise provided by this Act, be sufficiently authenticated if signed by the chairman or registrar or any two members of the Board. Meetings- 3. No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Board Quorum. unless at least three of the members are present when such business is transacted. . Chairman. 4. The chairman shall preside at all meetings at which he is present. In the absence of the chairman, the members present shan elect from their number a chairman for the day. The chairman, or in his absence the chairman for the day, shall have a vote, and, when there is an equal division of votes upon any question, he shall have an additional or casting vote. Voting. 5. All powers vested in the Board may be exercised by the majority of the members present at any meeting duly held, and all questions shall be decided by a majority and by open voting. At all meetings, save as herein otherwise provided, all members present shall vote. If a member refuses to vote, his vote shall be counted for the negative. Adjournment. 6. The members present at a meeting may, from time to time, adjourn the meeting. If a quorum is not present within half an hour after the time appointed for a meeting, the members present, or anyone member if only one is present, or the registrar if no member is present, may adjourn such meeting to any time not later than seven days from the date of such adjournment: Provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the adjournment of any meeting to a later hour of the same day on which such meeting was appointed to be held. Notices. 7. All notices of any meeting shall be in writing, and shall be delivered personally or sent by post or otherwise to the address of each of the members at least seven days previous to the meeting.

MEDICAL. 1917. Opticians Act. 8. If any member refuses or neglects to act or to attend any Proceedings duly convened meeting of the Board, all lawful acts and proceedings validated. of the Board shall be as valid and effectual as if they had been done or authorised by the full Board. 9. No proceedings of the Board shall be invalidated by reason Vacancies. of any defect in any appointment or election, or by reason of there being any vacancy in the number of members at the time of such proceedings, provided that the number of members is not reduced below three. SCHEDULE II. SUBJECT-MATTER FOR BY-LAWS. 1. Regulating the meetings and proceedings of the Board and the conduct of the business thereof. 2. Regulating the election of members of the Board. 3. Regulating the manner of keeping and controlling the register. 4. Regulating the granting and issue of certificates and licenses and the conditions of admission to the register. . 5. Prescribing what certificates of examinations will be recognised by the Board as a substitute for the examinations of the Board. 6. Prescribing what certificates, diplomas, membership, degrees, licenses, letters testimonial, or other titles, status, or documents will be recognised by the Board as qualifying persons holding them or any of them to be registered under this Act, whether immediately or after further examination or training or both. 7. Re~ ting the admission to the register of persons engaged in practising optometry at the commencement of this Act. 8. Regulating, supervising, and restricting within due limits the practice of persons registered under this Act. 9. Deciding the conditions under which names may be removed from the register by the Board. 10. Prescribing and regulating the course of training for persons desiring to practise optometry. 11. Prescribing and regulating the method, subjects, and scope of examinations and the remuneration of examiners: Provided that, apart from knowledge of subjects bearing on opticians' work, the minimum educational requirements for registration as a certified optician shall not be fixed at a higher standard than that reasonably possible of attainment by a State School pupil educated up to the fifth class in English, Mathematics, and Geography. 12. Prescribing a scale of fees to be charged and paid in respect of any application, examination, registration, certificate, license, inspec- tion, or any other proceeding, act, or thing provided or required under this Act, in cases not provided for by this Act. 13. Prescribing forms to be used for any of the purposes of this Act. 14. Generally providing for anything which by this Act is expressed to be prescribed, or which the Governor in Council considers neceSisry in order to carry out the purposes of this Act. __ _ _ _ _ c _ _ _ _ _ . - ' - - - - ~ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _........

MEDICAL. PhoIrmacy Act. 8 GEO. V. No. 11, SCHEDULE ill; "THE OPTICIANS Am OF 1917." We do hereby certify that , residing at , is registered under "The Opticians Act 01 1917" as a certified optician, and is entitled to practise optometry until and inclusive of the thlrty-first day of December next. Dated at Brisbane this day of ,19 • A.B., Chairman 10f the Board of Optical C.D., Registrar 5 Registration. SCHEDULE IV. "THE OPTICLL~S ACT OF 1917." We do hereby certify that , residing at , is licensed under section ten of "The Opticians Act 01 1917," and is entitled to sell spectacles and eyeglasses containing spherical lenses until and inclusive of the thirty-first day of December next. Dated at Brisbane this day of ,19 • A.B., Chairman ~ of the Board of Optical C.D., Registrar ) Re,nstration. 8 N Ge o o . . H V . . An Aot to Make Better Provision for the Registra- THE tion of Pharmaoeutioal Chemists, and to Regulate ACl' HlTAORFMA 1 C 91 lY 7. the Praotice of that Employment. [ASSENTED TO 7TH DECEMBER, 1917.] B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis. lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : - ' Short title 1. This Act may'be cited as "The Pharmacy, Act qf un oand cam· :mencement 7," and shall come into operation on the first day of of Act. January, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen. 2. "The PharmacyAct of 1884"1it is repp.aled. The said Act is herein referred to as the "repealed Act." Without prejudice to the provisions of the Acts Shortening Acts, t such repeal shall not affect any registra- tion or order, made or any certificate granted under the repealed Act before the commencement of this Act; and every registration effected thereunder and in force at the • 48 Vie. No. 21, supra, page 2121. t 31 Vie. No. 6 and amending Acts, supra, pages 15 et Bllq.