66Extension of entitlement of rights specified in section 65 to certain private employers and certain associations

### 66 Extension of entitlement of rights specified in section 65 to certain private employers and certain associations > > (1)  A private employer who is the only employer subject to an award is, subject to the modifications of [section 65](#GS65@EN) specified in [subsection (2)](#GS66@Gs2@EN) , entitled to the rights specified in that section as if he were an organization. > > > (2)  For the purposes of [subsection (1)](#GS66@Gs1@EN) , [section 65](#GS65@EN) is modified as if – > > > > > > (a) [paragraph (b)](#GS65@Hpb@EN) were omitted and the following paragraph were substituted: > > > > > > > > > > > (b) to be notified of the hearing of an application in respect of an award that is applicable to him; > > > > > > > (b) the reference in [paragraph (c)](#GS65@Hpc@EN) to the members of the organization were a reference to a private employer referred to in [section 66](#GS66@EN) [(1)](#GS66@Gs1@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (c) [paragraph (h)](#GS65@Hph@EN) were omitted. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 66 Subsection (3) amended by No. 13 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-07-01/act-1997-013#JS4@Ja8@GC1@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 66 Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 1991, s. 39 and Sched. 1 \]*An association which is a party to an agreement with the Minister for the time being administering the [Health Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-013) concerning the provision of services for a hospital maintained and operated by or on behalf of the State by health practitioners visiting such a hospital is, subject to – > > > > > > (a) the modifications of [section 65](#GS65@EN) specified in [subsection (4)](#GS66@Gs4@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) the approval of the President – > > > > entitled to the rights specified in that section as if the association were an organization. > > > (4)  For the purposes of [subsection (3)](#GS66@Gs3@EN) , [section 65](#GS65@EN) is modified as if – > > > > > > (a) [paragraphs (b)](#GS65@Hpb@EN) and [(c)](#GS65@Hpc@EN) were omitted and the following paragraphs were substituted: > > > > > > > > > > > (b) to be notified of the hearing of an application in respect of an award relating to or giving effect to an agreement referred to in [section 66 (3)](#GS66@Gs3@EN) ; > > > > > > > > > > > > > (c) to appear in proceedings before the Commission in relation to an application referred to in [paragraph (b)](#GS65@Hpb@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) [paragraphs (e)](#GS65@Hpe@EN) and [(h)](#GS65@Hph@EN) were omitted. > > > (5)  *\[Section 66 Subsection (5) amended by No. 4 of 1991, s. 39 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 66 Subsection (5) amended by No. 87 of 1994, Sched. 4 \]**\[Section 66 Subsection (5) amended by No. 81 of 1995, Sched. 4 \]**\[Section 66 Subsection (5) amended by No. 2 of 1996, Sched. 7 \]*For the purposes of [subsection (3)](#GS66@Gs3@EN) , [*\[Section 66 Subsection (5) amended by No. 20 of 2001, Sched. 6, Applied:03 Oct 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-10-03/act-2001-020#JS6@Ja8@GC1@EN) [*\[Section 66 Subsection (5) amended by No. 106 of 1999, Sched. 6, Applied:01 Mar 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-03-01/act-1999-106#JS6@Ja5@GC1@EN) [*\[Section 66 Subsection (5) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja35@GC1@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 66 Subsection (5) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja35@GC1@EN) ***health practitioners*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) medical practitioners; and > > > > > > > > > (b) persons registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the dental profession as dentists; and > > > > > > > > > (c) persons registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the optometry profession; and > > > > > > > > > (d) persons registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the physiotherapy profession; and > > > > > > > > > (e) persons registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the podiatry profession. > > > > [*\[Section 66 Subsection (5) amended by No. 13 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-07-01/act-1997-013#JS4@Ja8@GC1@Hpb@EN)