Physiotherapists Act Amendment Act 1952 (WA)

No. 12.] Physiotherapists. [1952.

PHYSIOTHERAPISTS.

1° Elizabeth II., No. XII.

No. 12 of 1952.

AN ACT to amend the Physiotherapists Act, 1950.

[Assented to 4th November, 1952.]

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 Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title

and citation. 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Physio-

therapists Act Amendment Act, 1952.

Principal

Act No. 75 (2) In this Act, "principal Act" means the Physio-

of 1950.

therapists Act, 1950.

S.6 amended.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act

may be cited as the Physiotherapists Act, 1950-1952.

2. The following subsections are added to section

six of the principal Act:

Board to be

a body

(3) The Board shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall be capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name, and of acquiring, holding, and disposing of real and personal property, and of doing and permitting all things which are required by this Act to be done by the Board, or which are necessary and convenient to be done by the Board for the purpose of giving effect to this Act.

corporate.

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(4)

No act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid or be prejudiced by reason only of the fact that at the time when such act or proceed- ing is done, taken or commenced, there is a vacancy in the office of the Board.

(5) No act, matter or thing done or permitted gfirgiaind

to be done in good faith by the Board or by any =titre" member of the Board, or by the Registrar or liability.

any officer or servant of the Board in the gai.1°E.:Por or of the Crown to any liability in respect thereof.

administration or intended administration of

this Act, or in the ...ncercise or performance

or intended exercise or performance of any

of its or his powers or duties under this Act,

shall subject the Board or any member, or the

3. Section eight of the principal Act is amended 6.8 amended.

by adding to subsection (1) the following para-

graph:—

(g) for prescribing the manner in which the seal of the Board may be affixed to docu- ments and the manner in which documents issued by the Board may be authenticated.