Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)
41BEstablishment of Councils [NSW]
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41B Establishment of Councils [NSW]
41B Establishment of Councils [NSW]
(1) Each of the following Councils is established for the health profession listed beside that Council in the following Table—
Table—State Councils
| Name of Council | Health profession | | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Council of New South Wales | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practice | | Chinese Medicine Council of New South Wales | Chinese medicine | | Chiropractic Council of New South Wales | chiropractic | | Dental Council of New South Wales | dental (including the profession of a dentist, dental hygienist, dental prosthetist, dental therapist or oral health therapist) | | Medical Council of New South Wales | medical | | Medical Radiation Practice Council of New South Wales | medical radiation practice | | Nursing and Midwifery Council of New South Wales | nursing and midwifery | | Occupational Therapy Council of New South Wales | occupational therapy | | Optometry Council of New South Wales | optometry | | Osteopathy Council of New South Wales | osteopathy | | Paramedicine Council of New South Wales | paramedicine | | Pharmacy Council of New South Wales | pharmacy | | Physiotherapy Council of New South Wales | physiotherapy | | Podiatry Council of New South Wales | podiatry | | Psychology Council of New South Wales | psychology |
(2) The Governor may, by order published on the NSW legislation website, amend the Table to subsection (1) by inserting, altering or omitting the name of a Council or health profession.
(3) A Council—
(a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and
(b) has a common seal; and
(c) may sue and be sued.
s 41B: Am 2012 (32), Sch 1 [1]; 2017 No 50, Sch 1 [3].