Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Optometrists Act 2002.
CRAIG KNOWLES, M.P.,Minister for Health
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Optometrists Transitional Regulation 2003.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 February 2003.
3 Definitions
In this Regulation:new Board means the Optometrists Registration Board constituted by the Act.the Act means the Optometrists Act 2002.
4 Membership of new Board
For the purpose of enabling the new Board to be constituted in accordance with section 91 of the Act before the commencement of Part 2 (Registration) of the Act, a reference in section 91 to a registered optometrist is taken to include reference to a registered optometrist under the Optometrists Act 1930.
5 Membership of the Optometrists Drug Authority Committee
For the purpose of enabling the Optometrists Drug Authority Committee to be constituted in accordance with clause 2 of Schedule 2A to the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 (as inserted by the Act) before the commencement of Part 2 (Registration) of the Act, a reference in that clause to a registered optometrist is taken to include reference to a registered optometrist under the Optometrists Act 1930.