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Non-Emergency Patient Transport Amendment Regulations 2010

S.R. No. 78/2010

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1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Definitions

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STATUTORY RULES 2010

S.R. No. 78/2010

Non-Emergency Patient Transport Act 2003

Non-Emergency Patient Transport Amendment Regulations 2010

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 17 August 2010

Responsible Minister:

DANIEL ANDREWS
Minister for Health

MATTHEW McBEATH

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to make amendments to the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Regulations 2005 as a result of the enactment of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009, which implements the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law as a law in Victoria.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 64 of the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Act 2003.

3Definitions

(1)In Regulation 4 of the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Regulations 2005[1] for the definition of nurse substitute—

"nurse means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law—

(a)to practise in the nursing and midwifery profession as a nurse (other than as a midwife or as a student); and

(b)in the registered nurses division of that profession;".

(2)In Regulation 4 of the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Regulations 2005 insert the following definition—

"registered medical practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student);".

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[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 135/2005.