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HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (ACT)
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18 September 2024. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 18 September 2024. The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. Kinds of republications The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au): • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies • unauthorised republications. The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page. Uncommenced provisions and amendments If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register. National Law This Law is the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, as in force from time to time, set out in the schedule to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld). This Law applies in the ACT as if it were part of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) Act 2010 and must be read with that Act (see that Act, s 6). Note Certain territory laws do not apply to this Law or to instruments made under it (see the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) Act 2010, s 9). Modifications In its application in the ACT this Law is modified by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) Act 2010. If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the provision appears as modified and the text of the modification is shaded.
contents 1 Page 1 Short title 2 2 Commencement 2 3 Objectives 2 3A Guiding principles 3 4 How functions to be exercised 4 5 Definitions 4 6 Interpretation generally 19 7 Single national entity 19 8 Extraterritorial operation of Law 20 9 Trans-Tasman mutual recognition principle 20 10 Law binds the State 20
Page contents 2 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) 11 Policy directions 21 12 Approval of registration standards 22 13 Approvals in relation to specialist registration 23 14 Approval of endorsement in relation to scheduled medicines 24 15 Approval of areas of practice for purposes of endorsement 24 16 How Ministerial Council exercises functions 25 17 Notification and publication of directions and approvals 25 Part 4 Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency 23 National Agency 26 24 General powers of National Agency 26 25 Functions of National Agency 26 26 Health profession agreements 28 27 Co-operation with participating jurisdictions and Commonwealth 29 28 Office of National Agency 29 29 Agency Board 30 30 Functions of Agency Board 30 31 Regulations must provide for National Boards 32 31A Status of National Board 33 32 Powers of National Board 33 33 Membership of National Boards 34 34 Eligibility for appointment 36 35 Functions of National Boards 36 35A National Board consideration of criminal history 39 36 State and Territory Boards 40 37 Delegation of functions 41
Page contents 3 38 National board must develop registration standards 42 39 Codes and guidelines 43 40 Consultation about registration standards, codes and guidelines 43 41 Use of registration standards, codes or guidelines in disciplinary proceedings 44 42 Definition 45 43 Accreditation authority to be decided 46 44 National Agency may enter into contracts with external accreditation entities 46 45 Accreditation processes to be published 46 46 Development of accreditation standards 47 47 Approval of accreditation standards 47 48 Accreditation of programs of study 48 49 Approval of accredited programs of study 49 50 Accreditation authority to monitor approved programs of study 51 51 Changes to approval of program of study 51 52 Eligibility for general registration 53 53 Qualifications for general registration 54 54 Examination or assessment for general registration 55 55 Unsuitability to hold general registration 55 56 Period of general registration 56 57 Eligibility for specialist registration 57 58 Qualifications for specialist registration 58 59 Examination or assessment for specialist registration 59 60 Unsuitability to hold specialist registration 59
Page contents 4 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) 61 Period of specialist registration 59 62 Eligibility for provisional registration 60 63 Unsuitability to hold provisional registration 60 64 Period of provisional registration 61 65 Eligibility for limited registration 62 66 Limited registration for postgraduate training or supervised practice 63 67 Limited registration for area of need 63 68 Limited registration in public interest 64 69 Limited registration for teaching or research 65 70 Unsuitability to hold limited registration 65 71 Limited registration not to be held for more than one purpose 65 72 Period of limited registration 66 73 Eligibility for non-practising registration 66 74 Unsuitability to hold non-practising registration 67 75 Registered health practitioner who holds non-practising registration must not practise the profession 67 76 Period of non-practising registration 68 77 Application for registration 68 78 Power to check applicant’s proof of identity 69 79 Power to check applicant’s criminal history 70 80 Boards’ other powers before deciding application for registration 70 81 Applicant may make submissions about proposed refusal of application or imposition of condition 72 82 Decision about application 73 83 Conditions of registration 74 83A Undertakings at registration 74 84 Notice to be given to applicant 74 85 Failure to decide application 75 85A Power to withdraw registration 75
Page contents 5 85B Registered health practitioner may make submissions about proposed withdrawal of registration 75 85C Decision about withdrawal of registration 76 85D Notice to be given to registered health practitioner 76 85E When decision takes effect 77 Subdivision 1 Persons undertaking approved programs of study 86 Definitions 77 87 National Board must register persons undertaking approved program of study 78 88 National Board may ask education provider for list of persons undertaking approved program of study 79 89 Registration of students 79 90 Period of student registration 80 Subdivision 2 Other persons to be registered as students 91 Education provider to provide lists of persons 81 Subdivision 3 General provisions applicable to students 92 Notice to be given if student registration suspended or condition imposed 82 93 Report to National Board of cessation of status as student 83 Subdivision 1 Endorsement in relation to scheduled medicines 94 Endorsement for scheduled medicines 84 Subdivision 2 Endorsement in relation to nurse practitioners 95 Endorsement as nurse practitioner 85 Subdivision 4 Endorsement in relation to acupuncture 97 Endorsement for acupuncture 86 Subdivision 5 Endorsements in relation to approved areas of practice 98 Endorsement for approved area of practice 87 Subdivision 6 Application for endorsement 99 Application for endorsement 88 100 Boards’ other powers before deciding application for endorsement 88 101 Applicant may make submissions about proposed refusal of application or imposition of condition 89
Page contents 6 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) 102 Decision about application 90 103 Conditions of endorsement 90 103A Undertakings at endorsement 91 104 Notice of decision to be given to applicant 91 105 Period of endorsement 91 106 Failure to decide application for endorsement 92 Subdivision 1 Renewal of registration of registered health 107 Application for renewal of registration or endorsement 92 108 Registration taken to continue in force 93 109 Annual statement 93 110 National Board’s powers before making decision 95 111 Applicant may make submissions about proposed refusal of application for renewal or imposition of condition 95 112 Decision about application for renewal 96 Subdivision 2 Renewal of registration after suspension period 112A Application of Subdivision 98 112B Application for renewal of registration 98 112C End of registration 99 112D Sections 109 to 112 apply to application for renewal under this Subdivision 100 Subdivision 1 Title protections 113 Restriction on use of protected titles 100 114 Use of title “acupuncturist” 103 115 Restriction on use of specialist titles 103 115A Claims by persons as to membership of surgical class 104 116 Claims by persons as to registration as health practitioner 106 117 Claims by persons as to registration in particular profession or division 108 118 Claims by persons as to specialist registration 109 119 Claims about type of registration or registration in recognised specialty 111 120 Registered health practitioner registered on conditions 112
Page contents 7 121 Restricted dental acts 113 122 Restriction on prescription of optical appliances 114 123 Restriction on spinal manipulation 115 Subdivision 1 Certificates of registration 124 Issue of certificate of registration 116 Subdivision 2 Review of conditions and undertakings 125 Changing or removing conditions or undertaking on application by registered health practitioner or student 118 126 Changing conditions on Board’s initiative 120 127 Removal of condition or revocation of undertaking 121 127A When matters under this subdivision may be decided by review body of a co-regulatory jurisdiction 122 Subdivision 3 Obligations of registered health practitioners and 128 Continuing professional development 123 129 Professional indemnity insurance arrangements 124 130 Registered health practitioner or student to give National Board notice of certain events 124 131 Change in principal place of practice, address or name 127 131A Nomination of an alternative name 128 131B Use of names 129 132 National Board may ask registered health practitioner for practice information 129 Subdivision 4 Advertising 133 Advertising 131 Subdivision 5 Board’s powers to check identity and criminal history 134 Evidence of identity 132 135 Criminal history check 132 Subdivision 6 General 136 Directing or inciting unprofessional conduct or professional misconduct 133 137 Surrender of registration 133
Page contents 8 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) 138 Application of Part to persons who are registered health practitioners 135 139 Proceedings in relation to practitioner’s behaviour while temporarily unregistered 135 139A Application of Part to persons who were registered health practitioners 136 139B Application of Part to persons who were registered under corresponding prior Act 137 140 Definition of notifiable conduct 137 141 Mandatory notifications by health practitioners other than treating practitioners 138 141A Mandatory notifications by treating practitioners of sexual misconduct 140 141B Mandatory notifications by treating practitioners of substantial risk of harm to public 141 141C When practitioner does not form reasonable belief in course of providing health service 142 142 Mandatory notifications by employers 144 143 Mandatory notifications by education providers 145 144 Grounds for voluntary notification 146 145 Who may make voluntary notification 147 Division 4 Making a notification 146 How notification is made 147 147 National Agency to provide reasonable assistance to notifier 148 148 Referral of notification to National Board or co-regulatory authority 148 149 Preliminary assessment 149 149A Power to require information 150 149B Inspection of documents 150 150 Relationship with health complaints entity 151 150A Referral to other entities 154 151 When National Board may decide to take no further action 155 152 National Board to give notice of receipt of notification 156
Page contents 9 Division 6 Other matters 153 National Board may deal with notifications about same person together 157 154 National Boards may deal with notifications collaboratively 157 155 Definition 158 156 Power to take immediate action 158 157 Show cause process 160 158 Notice to be given to registered health practitioner or student about immediate action 160 159 Period of immediate action 161 159A Board may give information to notifier about immediate action 162 159B Definitions 162 159C Issuing of interim prohibition order 163 159D Show cause process for interim prohibition orders 163 159E Decision to take urgent action to issue interim prohibition order 164 159F Duration of interim prohibition order 166 159G Revocation or variation of interim prohibition order 166 159H Extension of interim prohibition order by regulatory body 167 159I Regulatory body may give information to notifier about interim prohibition order 167 159J Application for extension of interim prohibition order by regulatory body 168 159K Decision about extension of interim prohibition order 169 159L Revocation of extended or substituted interim prohibition order by responsible tribunal 170 159M Variation of interim prohibition order by responsible tribunal 171 159N Publication of information about interim prohibition orders 172 159O Offences relating to interim prohibition orders 174 159P Definition 175 159Q Making of public statement 175 159R Show cause process for public statement 176 159S Revision of public statement by regulatory body 177 159T Revocation of public statement 177
Page contents 10 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) Subdivision 1 Preliminary 160 When investigation may be conducted 178 161 Registered health practitioner or student to be given notice of investigation 179 162 Investigation to be conducted in timely way 180 Subdivision 2 Investigators 163 Appointment of investigators 180 164 Identity card 180 165 Display of identity card 181 Subdivision 3 Procedure after investigation 166 Investigator’s report about investigation 181 167 Joint decision by National Board and health complaints entity 182 167A Board may give information to notifier about result of investigation 183 168 Definition 183 169 Requirement for health assessment 183 170 Requirement for performance assessment 183 171 Appointment of assessor to carry out assessment 184 172 Notice to be given to registered health practitioner or student about assessment 184 173 Assessor may require information or attendance 185 174 Inspection of documents 185 175 Report from assessor 186 176 Copy of report to be given to health practitioner or student 186 177 Joint decision by National Board and health complaints entity 187 177A Board may give information to notifier about decision following assessor’s report 188 178 National Board may take action 188 179 Show cause process 191 180 Notice to be given to health practitioner or student and notifier 191 181 Establishment of health panel 192
Page contents 11 182 Establishment of performance and professional standards panel 193 183 List of approved persons for appointment to panels 194 184 Notice to be given to registered health practitioner or student 194 185 Procedure of panel 196 186 Legal representation 196 186A Role of health complaints entity 196 187 Submission by notifier 197 188 Panel may proceed in absence of registered health practitioner or student 197 189 Hearing not open to the public 197 190 Referral to responsible tribunal or National Board 197 191 Decision of panel 198 191A Decision of panel after reconsideration of suspension 200 191B Change of reconsideration date for suspension of registration 200 192 Notice to be given about panel’s decision 202 193 Matters to be referred to responsible tribunal 203 193A National Boards may decide not to refer certain matters 204 194 Parties to the proceedings 205 195 Costs 205 196 Decision by responsible tribunal about registered health practitioner 205 196A Offences relating to prohibition orders 207 197 Decision by responsible tribunal about student 208 198 Relationship with Act establishing responsible tribunal 208 199 Appellable decisions 209 200 Parties to the proceedings 211 201 Costs 211 202 Decision 211 203 Relationship with Act establishing responsible tribunal 212 204 Notice from adjudication body 212 205 Implementation of decisions 212
Page contents 12 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) 206 National Board to give notice to registered health practitioner’s employer and other entities 213 207 Effect of suspension 215 208 Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Fund 216 209 Payments into Agency Fund 216 210 Payments out of Agency Fund 217 211 Investment of money in Agency Fund 218 212 Financial management duties of National Agency and National Boards 218 212A Application of Commonwealth AIC Act 220 Division 1 Privacy 213 Application of Commonwealth Privacy Act 221 214 Definition 222 215 Application of Commonwealth FOI Act 222 216 Duty of confidentiality 223 217 Disclosure of information for workforce planning 224 218 Disclosure of information for information management and communication purposes 225 219 Disclosure of information to other Commonwealth, State and Territory entities 226 220 Disclosure to protect health or safety of patients or other persons 226 220A Disclosure of information about registered health practitioners to protect health or safety of persons 227 220B Disclosure of information about unregistered persons to protect health or safety of persons 229 221 Disclosure to registration authorities 230 222 Public national registers 230 223 Specialists Registers 232 224 Way registers are to be kept 233
Page contents 13 225 Information to be recorded in National Register or Specialists Register 233 226 National Board may decide not to include or to remove certain information in register 235 227 Register about former registered health practitioners 236 228 Inspection of registers 237 229 Student registers 237 230 Information to be recorded in student register 238 Division 5 Other records 231 Other records to be kept by National Boards 239 232 Record of adjudication decisions to be kept and made publicly available 239 233 Unique identifier to be given to each registered health practitioner 240 Division 1 Provisions relating to persons exercising functions under Law 234 General duties of persons exercising functions under this Law 241 235 Application of Commonwealth Ombudsman Act 241 236 Protection from personal liability for persons exercising functions 242 237 Protection from liability for persons making notification or otherwise providing information 243 238 Functions and powers of inspectors 244 239 Appointment of inspectors 244 240 Identity card 244 241 Display of identity card 245 241A Proceedings for indictable offences 246 242 Proceedings for other offences 246 243 Conduct may constitute offence and be subject of disciplinary proceedings 246 244 Evidentiary certificates 247
Page contents 14 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) 245 National regulations 248 246 Parliamentary scrutiny of national regulations 249 247 Effect of disallowance of national regulation 250 248 Combined notice may be given 250 249 Fees 251 250 Definitions 252 251 References to registered health practitioners 253 252 Directions given by Ministerial council 253 253 Accreditation functions exercised by existing accreditation entities 253 254 Health profession standards approved by Ministerial Council 254 255 Accreditation standards approved by National Board 254 Division 3 Advisory Council 256 Members of Advisory Council 255 Division 4 National Agency 257 Health profession agreements 255 258 Service agreement 256 259 Members of Agency Management Committee 256 Division 6 Staff, consultants and contractors of National Agency 260 Chief executive officer 257 261 Staff 257 262 Consultants and contractors 258 263 Annual report 258 Division 8 National Boards 264 Members of National Boards 258 265 Committees 259
Page contents 15 266 Delegation 259 267 Agency Fund 260 Division 10 Offences 268 Offences 260 269 General registration 260 270 Specialist registration 261 271 Provisional registration 262 272 Limited registration 262 273 Limited registration (public interest-occasional practice) 263 274 Non-practising registration 263 275 Registration for existing registered students 264 276 Registration for new students 264 277 Other registrations 264 278 Endorsements 265 279 Conditions imposed on registration or endorsement 266 280 Expiry of registration and endorsement 267 281 Protected titles for certain specialist health practitioners 267 282 First renewal of registration or endorsement 268 283 Programs of study 268 284 Exemption from requirement for professional indemnity insurance arrangements for midwives practising private midwifery 269 Division 12 Applications for registration and endorsement 285 Applications for registration 271 286 Applications for endorsement 271 287 Disqualifications and conditions relevant to applications for registration 271 288 Complaints and notifications made but not being dealt with on participation day 272 289 Complaints and notifications being dealt with on participation day 273 290 Effect of suspension 273 291 Undertakings and other agreements 274 292 Orders 274
Page contents 16 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) 293 List of approved persons 275 294 Definition 275 295 Assets and liabilities 275 296 Records relating to registration and accreditation 276 297 Financial and administrative records 277 298 Pharmacy businesses and premises 277 299 Members of local registration authority 277 300 Application of Law to relevant health profession between commencement and 1 July 2012 278 301 Ministerial Council may appoint external accreditation entity 279 302 Application of Law to appointment of first National Board for relevant professions 279 303 Qualifications for general registration in relevant profession 280 304 Relationship with other provisions of Law 280 Part 13 Transitional and other provisions for Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 306 Definitions 281 307 Establishment of Paramedicine Board 282 308 Powers and functions of Paramedicine Board 282 309 Paramedicine Board taken to be a National Board for stated matters 283 310 CAA accredited programs of study 283 311 Qualifications for general registration in paramedicine for a limited period 284 312 Accepted qualification for general registration in paramedicine 285 313 Provisions that apply to student registration for Diploma of Paramedical Science 285 314 Applications for registration in paramedicine and period of registration 286 315 Applications for registration in paramedicine made but not decided before participation day 286 316 Period after participation day during which an individual does not commit an offence under ss 113 and 116 287
Page contents 17 317 Application of ss 113 and 116 to individual temporarily practising paramedicine in another jurisdiction 287 318 Deciding review period for decision on application made under section 125 before commencement 288 319 Deciding review period for decision after notice given under section 126 before commencement 288 320 Membership of continued National Boards 289 321 Offences relating to prohibition orders made before commencement 289 322 Register to include prohibition orders made before commencement 290 323 Public national registers 290 Part 14 Transitional provisions for Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 324 Renaming of Agency Management Committee 291 325 Saving of endorsement of midwife practitioner 291 Part 15 Transitional provision for Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Surgeons) Amendment Act 2023 326 Application of ss 196A, 222, 223 and 227 to particular prohibition orders 293 Schedule 2 Agency Board 294 Part 1 General 294 1 Definitions 294 Part 2 Constitution 295 2 Terms of office of members 295 3 Remuneration 295 4 Vacancy in office of member 295 5 Vacancies to be advertised 297 6 Extension of term of office during vacancy in membership 297 7 Members to act in public interest 298 8 Disclosure of conflict of interest 298
Page contents 18 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) Part 3 Procedure 300 9 General procedure 300 10 Quorum 300 11 Chief executive officer may attend meetings 300 12 Presiding member 300 13 Voting 300 14 Transaction of business outside meetings or by telecommunication 301 15 First meeting 301 16 Defects in appointment of members 301 Schedule 3 National Agency 302 Part 1 Chief executive officer 302 1 Chief executive officer 302 2 Functions of chief executive officer 302 3 Delegation and subdelegation by chief executive officer 303 4 Vacancy in office 303 Part 2 Staff, consultants and contractors 304 5 Staff of National Agency 304 6 Staff seconded to National Agency 304 7 Consultants and contractors 304 Part 3 Reporting obligations 305 8 Annual report 305 9 Reporting by National Boards 306 Schedule 4 National Boards 307 Part 1 General 307 1 Definitions 307 Part 2 Constitution 308 2 Terms of office of members 308 3 Remuneration 308 4 Vacancy in office of member 308 5 Vacancies to be advertised 309
Page contents 19 6 Extension of term of office during vacancy in membership 310 7 Members to act in public interest 310 8 Disclosure of conflict of interest 311 Part 3 Functions and powers 313 9 Requirement to consult other National Boards 313 10 Boards may obtain assistance 313 11 Committees 313 Part 4 Procedure 314 12 General procedure 314 13 Quorum 314 14 Presiding member 314 15 Voting 314 16 Transaction of business outside meetings or by telecommunication 314 17 First meeting 315 18 Defects in appointment of members 315 Schedule 5 Investigators 316 Part 1 Power to obtain information 316 1 Powers of investigators 316 2 Offence for failing to produce information or attend before investigator 316 3 Inspection of documents 318 Part 2 Power to enter places 319 4 Entering places 319 5 Application for warrant 319 6 Issue of warrant 319 7 Application by electronic communication 320 8 Procedure before entry under warrant 322 9 Powers after entering places 322 10 Offences for failing to comply with requirement under clause 9 323 11 Seizure of evidence 324 12 Securing seized things 325 13 Receipt for seized things 325 14 Forfeiture of seized thing 325
Page contents 20 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) 15 Dealing with forfeited things 326 16 Return of seized things 326 17 Access to seized things 327 Part 3 General matters 328 18 Damage to property 328 19 Compensation 328 20 False or misleading information 329 21 False or misleading documents 329 22 Obstructing investigators 330 23 Impersonation of investigators 330 Schedule 6 Inspectors 331 Part 1 Power to obtain information 331 1 Powers of inspectors 331 2 Offence for failing to produce information or attend before inspector 331 3 Inspection of documents 333 Part 2 Power to enter places 334 4 Entering places 334 5 Application for warrant 334 6 Issue of warrant 334 7 Application by electronic communication 335 8 Procedure before entry under warrant 337 9 Powers after entering places 337 10 Offences for failing to comply with requirement under clause 9 338 11 Seizure of evidence 339 12 Securing seized things 339 13 Receipt for seized things 340 14 Forfeiture of seized thing 340 15 Dealing with forfeited things 341 16 Return of seized things 341 17 Access to seized things 342 Part 3 General matters 343 18 Damage to property 343
Page contents 21 19 Compensation 343 20 False or misleading information 344 21 False or misleading documents 344 22 Obstructing inspectors 345 23 Impersonation of inspectors 345 Schedule 7 Miscellaneous provisions relating to interpretation 346 Part 1 Preliminary 346 1 Displacement of Schedule by contrary intention 346 Part 2 General 347 2 Law to be construed not to exceed legislative power of Legislature 347 3 Every section to be a substantive enactment 347 4 Material that is, and is not, part of this Law 347 5 References to particular Acts and to enactments 348 6 References taken to be included in Act or Law citation etc 348 7 Interpretation best achieving Law’s purpose 349 8 Use of extrinsic material in interpretation 349 9 Effect of change of drafting practice and use of examples 351 10 Use of examples 351 11 Compliance with forms 352 Part 3 Terms and references 353 12 Definitions 353 13 Provisions relating to defined terms and gender and number 358 14 Meaning of “may” and “must” etc 359 15 Words and expressions used in statutory instruments 359 16 Effect of express references to bodies corporate and individuals 359 17 Production of records kept in computers etc 360 18 References to this jurisdiction to be implied 360 19 References to officers and holders of offices 360 20 Reference to certain provisions of Law 361 21 Reference to provisions of this Law or an Act is inclusive 362
Page contents 22 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) Part 4 Functions and powers 363 22 Performance of statutory functions 363 23 Power to make instrument or decision includes power to amend or repeal 363 24 Matters for which statutory instruments may make provision 364 25 Presumption of validity and power to make 365 26 Appointments may be made by name or office 366 27 Acting appointments 366 28 Powers of appointment imply certain incidental powers 368 29 Delegation of functions 369 30 Exercise of powers between enactment and commencement 371 Part 5 Distance, time and age 374 31 Matters relating to distance, time and age 374 Part 6 Effect of repeal, amendment or expiration 376 32 Time of Law ceasing to have effect 376 33 Repealed Law provisions not revived 376 34 Saving of operation of repealed Law provisions 376 35 Continuance of repealed provisions 377 36 Law and amending Acts to be read as one 377 Part 7 Instruments under Law 378 37 Schedule applies to statutory instruments 378 Part 8 Application to coastal sea 379 38 Application 379 1 About the endnotes 380 2 Abbreviation key 380 3 Legislation history 381 4 Amendment history 384 5 Earlier republications 400
An Act providing for the adoption of a national law to establish a national registration and accreditation scheme for health practitioners