Public Health Regulation 2022
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66 Authorised practitioners
66 Authorised practitioners
For the Act, section 85(1), definition of authorised practitioner, a registered nurse or midwife is prescribed if the nurse or midwife—
(a) is employed in connection with a vaccination program in a health service or place of work, and
(b) has successfully completed 1 of the following—
(i) the Ministry of Health’s Immunisation Accreditation Program for Registered Nurses,
(ii) an immunisation education program accredited by Health Education Services Australia,
(iii) the immunisation education program administered by the Australian College of Nursing or its predecessors,
(iv) an interstate or overseas immunisation education program that conforms to the National Guidelines for Immunisation Education for Registered Nurses and Midwives, as approved by the Australian College of Nursing.