Health Professionals (Special Events Exemption) Act 1998
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3 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –
controlled substance means a substance specified in Schedule 2, 3, 4 or 8 of the Poisons List ;
exemption period, in relation to a special event, means the period or periods specified in an order under section 4 that applies to the event;
health care services means –
(a) services ordinarily provided by chiropractors, dental prosthetists, dental technicians, dentists, medical practitioners, nurses, optical dispensers, optometrists, osteopaths, pharmacists, physiotherapists, podiatrists and psychologists; or
(b) any other prescribed services;
[Section 3 Amended by No. 20 of 2001, Sched. 6, Applied:03 Oct 2001] [Section 3 Amended by No. 90 of 2001, Sched. 6, Applied:01 Apr 2002] [Section 3 Amended by No. 106 of 1999, Sched. 6, Applied:01 Mar 2000] [Section 3 Amended by No. 9 of 2000, s. 82, Applied:01 Oct 2000] [Section 3 Amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010]
[Section 3 Amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] Health Registration Act means the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania);
[Section 3 Amended by No. 7 of 2012, s. 21, Applied:01 Jul 2012]
[Section 3 Amended by No. 7 of 2012, s. 21, Applied:01 Jul 2012] Poisons List has the same meaning as in the ;