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Pathology Services Accreditation Act 1984
Act No. 10083/1984
Version incorporating amendments as at 13 June 2002
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
Division 1—Commencement and Interpretations
1.Short title
2.Commencement
3.Definitions
Division 2—Objects
4.Objects of Act
PART 2—PATHOLOGY SERVICES ACCREDITATION BOARD
5.Pathology Services Accreditation Board
6.Composition of Board
7.Meetings
8.Disclosure of interest
9.Functions of the Board
10.Staff
PART 3—REGISTRATION
11.Register of Accredited Pathology Services
12.Certificate to be prima facie evidence
PART 4—ACCREDITATION OF PATHOLOGY SERVICES
13.Application for accreditation
14.Categories of accredited pathology services
15.Display of accreditation certificate
16.Renewals
17.Alterations of category
17A.Restrictions and limitations on accreditation
18.Suspension and cancellation
18A.Deemed accreditation
PART 5—PROPRIETORSHIP OF PATHOLOGY SERVICES
19.Persons who may and may not own pathology service
20.Information to be given to the Board
21.Copy of partnership agreement to be lodged with registrar
PART 6—INSPECTORS AND INSPECTIONS
22.Inspectors
23.Powers and duties of an inspector
24.Random inspections
24A.Inspection fees
PART 7—INQUIRIES AND APPEALS
25.Board may hold inquiries
26.Appeals
27.Return of accreditation certificate
PART 8—FINANCE
28.Accredited pathology services to pay fees to the Board
29.Repealed
PART 9—GENERAL
30.Prohibition on performance of certain tests
30A.Non-regulated tests
31.Notice of fees
32.Directions
33.Pathology service ceases to be accredited when accreditation suspended or cancelled
PART 10—OFFENCES
34.Offences concerning fraud
35.Offences relating to premises which are not accredited pathology services
36.Offence for performing tests which are not permitted
37.Repealed
38.Proceedings
PART 11—CATEGORIES OF ACCREDITED PATHOLOGY SERVICES AND REGULATIONS
39.Governor in Council may amend Schedule 1 by Order
40.Regulations
PART 12—TRANSITIONALS
41.Transitionals—limitations etc. on current accreditations
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SCHEDULE 1—Categories of accredited pathology services
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ENDNOTES
1. General Information
2. Table of Amendments
3. Explanatory Details
Version No. 030
Pathology Services Accreditation Act 1984
Act No. 10083/1984
Version incorporating amendments as at 13 June 2002
An Act to establish the Pathology Services Accreditation Board, to provide for the accreditation of pathology services and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):
PART I—PRELIMINARY
Division 1—Commencement and Interpretations
1.Short title
This Act may be cited as the Pathology Services Accreditation Act 1984.
2.Commencement
The several provisions of this Act shall come into operation on a day or the respective days to be fixed by proclamation or successive proclamations of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette.
3.Definitions
(1)In this Act unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter—
"accredited pathology service" means a pathology service accredited under section 13(8) or deemed to be accredited under section 18A;
"applicant" in respect of an application under section 13 for accreditation of a pathology service means the proprietor of an existing pathology service or, in the case of a proposed pathology service, the person who will be the proprietor of the pathology service when it comes into existence;
"approved inspection agency" means any university, corporation, body or person in…