1Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2005

CrestWestern Australia

Evidence Act 1906

Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2005

Western Australia

Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2005

Contents

1. Citation 1

2. Commencement 1

3. Term used: PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA 1

4. Office prescribed (Act s. 50B authorised officer) 1

5. Persons prescribed (Act s. 50B forensic scientist) 2

Notes

Compilation table 4

Uncommenced provisions table 5

Defined terms

Evidence Act 1906

Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2005

1. Citation

These regulations are the Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2005.

2. Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are published in the Gazette, or the day on which the Evidence Amendment Act 2004 section 4 comes into operation, whichever is the later.

3. Term used: PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA

In these regulations —

PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA means the health service provider with that corporate name established by order under the Health Services Act 2016 section 32(1).

[Regulation 3 inserted: SL 2022/204 r. 4.]

4. Office prescribed (Act s. 50B authorised officer)

[(1) deleted]

(2) The office of the chief pathologist in PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA is prescribed for the purposes of the definition of authorised officer in section 50B(1) of the Act.

[Regulation 4 inserted: Gazette 19 Jun 2018 p. 2077; amended: SL 2022/204 r. 5.]

5. Persons prescribed (Act s. 50B forensic scientist)

The persons listed in the Table, employed in the Forensic Biology Department of PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, are forensic scientists for the purposes of the definition of that term in section 50B(1) of the Act.

Table