s 39
In forceReferences to members of professions
Schedule 1Repeals and transitional provisions
Part 18Saving and transitional provisions
Division 5References
39 References to members of professions
(1)
Unless the contrary intention appears or the context requires a different interpretation, a reference within an Act or another instrument within the ambit of column 1 of the following table will have effect as if it were the corresponding reference in column 2 of the table.
Table
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| chiropractor | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the chiropractic profession (other than as a student) |
| dental practitioner | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the dental profession (including, if appropriate, a dental therapist, dental hygienist, dental prosthetist or oral health therapist but not including a student) |
| dentist | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law— (a) to practise in the dental profession as a dentist (other than as a student); and (b) in the dentists division of that profession |
| enrolled nurse | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law— (a) to practise in the nursing profession as a nurse (other than as a student); and (b) in the enrolled nurses division of that profession |
| legally qualified medical practitioner | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student) |
| medical practitioner | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student) |
| midwife | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the midwifery profession as a midwife (other than as a student) |
| nurse | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing profession as a nurse (other than as a student) |
| occupational therapist | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the occupational therapy profession (other than as a student) |
| optometrist | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the optometry profession (other than as a student) |
| osteopath | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the osteopathy profession (other than as a student) |
| pharmacist | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the pharmacy profession (other than as a student) |
| physiotherapist | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the physiotherapy profession (other than as a student) |
| podiatrist | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the podiatry profession (other than as a student) |
| psychologist | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the psychology profession (other than as a student) |
| registered nurse | a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law— (a) to practise in the nursing profession as a nurse (other than as a student); and (b) in the registered nurses division of that profession |
(2)
Unless the contrary intention appears or the context requires a different interpretation, a reference in an Act or another instrument to a registered health practitioner will have effect as if it were a reference to a health practitioner registered in the relevant health profession under the Health
Practitioner Regulation National Law.
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