Physiotherapists Act Amendment Act 1967 (WA)

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PHYSIOTHERAPISTS.

No. 8 of 1967.

AN ACT to amend the Physiotherapists Act,

1950-1954.

[Assented to 5th October, 1967.]

RE 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:—

=Aron 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Physiothera-

. pists Act Amendment Act, 1967.

(2) In this Act the Physiotherapists Act, 1950-

1954, is referred to as the principal Act.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may

be cited as the Physiotherapists Act, 1950-1967.

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2. Section ten of the principal Act is amended- anded. 1-11

(a)	by adding immediately after the section number, "10.", the subsection designation "(1)"; and
(b)	by adding the following subsections

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, any person who-

(a)	satisfies the Board that he is of good fame and character;
(b)	is desirous of engaging in the occupation, as his sole profes- sional occupation in the State, of teaching or research, or of a post-graduate scholar, in physio- therapy under the direction and control of a teaching or research institution; and
(c)	has such qualifications in physiotherapy as in the opinion of the Board fit and qualify him for appointment to a position connected with, and to engage in the occupation of teaching or research, or of a post-graduate scholar in, physiotherapy,

shall, upon his making application to the Board for registration, be entitled to be registered as a physiotherapist under this Act during such time as his appointment and engagement in that teaching or research or as a post-graduate scholar continues to be his sole professional occupation in the State, if in the opinion of the Minister and at the absolute discretion of the Minister it is desirable in the interests of the general community of the State to so register that person.

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(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) of this section, "teaching or research institution" means any university, college or school of physiotherapy, research institute, hospital, clinic or other like institution which is engaged in this State in teaching or research in physiotherapy and which is approved by the Board for the purposes of this subsection. .

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amended. 3. Section eleven of the principal Act is

amended

(a)	by substituting for the words, "After the commencement of this Act" in line one, the passage, "(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section,"; and
(b)	by adding the following subsection

(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not apply in relation to a person registered pursuant to subsection (2) of section ten of this Act so long as that person is engaged in the manner referred to in paragraph (b) of that lastmentioned subsection. .