Senior Practitioner Amendment Act 2022 (ACT)

Senior Practitioner Amendment Act 2022

A2022-22

An Act to amend the Senior Practitioner Act 2018

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Senior Practitioner Amendment Act 2022.

2. Commencement

   This Act commences on a day fixed by the Minister by written notice.

   Note 1The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

   Note 2A single day or time may be fixed, or different days or times may be fixed, for the commencement of different provisions (see Legislation Act, s 77 (1)).

   Note 3If a provision has not commenced within 6 months beginning on the notification day, it automatically commences on the first day after that period (see Legislation Act, s 79).

3. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the Senior Practitioner Act 2018.

4. Meaning of restrictive practice
   Section 7 (1), definition of restrictive practice, paragraph (b) (vi)

   omit

5. Regulation-making power
   New section 53 (2)

   after the note, insert

   (2)A regulation may create offences and fix maximum penalties of not more than 30 penalty units for the offences.

Endnotes

1. Presentation speech

   Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 4 August 2022.

2. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 9 December 2022.

3. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Senior Practitioner Amendment Bill 2022, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 22 November 2022.

   Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

   © Australian Capital Territory 2022