An Act to make miscellaneous amendments to the Health Practitioner Regulation (Adoption of National Law) Act 2009 in relation to health practitioners and associated matters.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) Amendment (Review) Act 2016.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
Schedule 1 Amendment of Health Practitioner Regulation (Adoption of National Law) Act 2009 No 86
[1], [2] (Repealed)
[3] Schedule 1 [13] (sections 139B (1) (i) and (2) and 139D (1) (c) and (e), (2) (a) and (3)) and Schedule 1 [25] (Schedule 5C, clause 16 and Schedule 5F, except the definition of “pecuniary interest” in clause 1)
Omit “pecuniary interest” and “pecuniary interests” wherever occurring.Insert instead “financial interest” and “financial interests” respectively.
[4] Schedule 1 [13], section 139I
Insert after section 139H:139I Notifications under section 130 [NSW]A notice under section 130 is taken to be a complaint both for the purposes of this Part and for the purposes of the Health Care Complaints Act 1993 (including sections 96 and 98 of that Act).
[5]–[32] (Repealed)
[33] Schedule 1 [25], Schedule 5F, clause 1
Insert in alphabetical order:financial interest has the meaning given by clause 2.
[34] Schedule 1 [25], Schedule 5F, clause 1
Omit the definition of pecuniary interest.
[35] Schedule 1 [25], Schedule 5F, clause 12 (5)
Omit “decided by the Council”. Insert instead “prescribed by the NSW regulations”.
[36] Schedule 1 [25], Schedule 5F, Part 4, heading
Omit “Returns”. Insert instead “Declarations”.
[37] Schedule 1 [25], Schedule 5F, clause 15
Omit “return” wherever occurring. Insert instead “declaration”.
sch 1: Am 1987 No 15, sec 30C.