1Short title
This Act may be cited as the Health Practitioners Act 2004.
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Bill homepage (legislation.nt.gov.au)This Act may be cited as the Health Practitioners Act 2004.
This Act comes into operation on the date, or respective dates, fixed by the Administrator by notice in the Gazette.
The objectives of this Act are as follows:
to protect and promote the health and safety of the people of the
Territory;
to promote the highest standard of health care services in the
Territory.
In this Act:
advisory committee means an advisory committee established under section 18H.
business address means the address of the premises at or from which a person practises a health profession.
health care service means:
(a) a service provided by a health practitioner in practising a health profession for which the health practitioner is registered; or
any other service connected with the provision of health care.
health practitioner means an individual who practises a health profession.
health profession means health profession as defined in section 5 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.
inspector means a person appointed as an inspector under section 71.
National Board means a National Health Practitioner Board established by section 31 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.
notification means notification as defined in section 5 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.
pharmacist means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the pharmacy profession (other than as a student).
Pharmacy Committee means the Pharmacy Premises Committee established by section 18A(1).
registered means registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise a health profession.
Tribunal means the Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
This Act binds the Crown in right of the Territory and, to the extent the legislative power of the Legislative Assembly permits, the Crown in all its other capacities.
The Pharmacy Premises Committee is established.
The Committee:
is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and
has a common seal; and
(c) is capable, in its corporate name, of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property and of suing and being sued.
All courts, judges and persons acting judicially must:
(a) take judicial notice of the common seal affixed to a document; and
presume the seal was properly affixed.
(1) The Pharmacy Committee consists of 4 members who are appointed by the Minister.
Of the 4 members:
(a) 3 must be pharmacists who are able to assist the Committee in performing its functions; and
one must be a person who:
is not a pharmacist; and
(ii) is able to represent the interests of patients and consumers of pharmacy services.
(3) Schedule 2 has effect in relation to each member of the Committee.
Schedule 3 has effect in relation to meetings of the Committee.
The Pharmacy Committee has the following functions:
to administer Schedule 7, including, for example:
to monitor and investigate compliance with Schedule 7; and
to prosecute offences against Schedule 7;
(b) to advise the Minister on matters relating to the administration and enforcement of Schedule 7.
(2) In addition, the Committee has the functions imposed on it by this or another Act.
The Pharmacy Committee has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done in connection with the performance of its functions.
The Pharmacy Committee may approve a policy or guideline to give practical guidance to pharmacists for complying with Schedule 7.
The Committee must publicise the approved policy or guideline in the way it decides (for example, on a website).
The Pharmacy Committee may, in writing, delegate to a person or advisory committee any of its powers and functions under this Act.
(1) The Minister must appoint a person to be the Registrar of the Pharmacy Committee.
(2) The Registrar has the powers and functions conferred by or under this Act.
The Minister may appoint a person to act as Registrar during:
(a) a period, or all periods, when the Registrar is absent from duty or from the Territory; or
a vacancy in the office.
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