Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS REGULATIONS 2004 (NO 41 OF 2004) - NOTES

Dictionary

(see reg 3)

Note 1     The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to these regulations.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:

              •     disallowable instrument (see s 9)

              •     electoral commissioner

              •     Executive

              •     function

              •     penalty unit (see s 133)

              •     person

              •     under.

Note 3     Terms used in these regulations have the same meaning that they have in the Health Professionals Act 2004 (see Legislation Act, s 148.) For example, the following terms are defined in the Health Professionals Act 2004, dict:

              •     community representative list

              •     corresponding law

              •     health profession board

              •     local jurisdiction

              •     relevant health profession board (see s 19)

              •     report.

"act" includes fail to act.

"ballot paper envelope", for part 2.3 (Elections)—see regulation 23.

"board deputy president"—see regulation 6.

"board president"—see regulation 5.

"board member", of a health profession board, means each of the following of the health profession board:

        (a)     the board president;

        (b)     the board deputy president;

        (c)     a board member appointed under regulation 10;

        (d)     a board member elected under part 2.3 (Elections).

"bribery", for division 2.3.3 (Disputed elections)—see regulation 62.

"casual vacancy", for division 2.3.2 (Casual and temporary vacancies in elected positions)—see regulation 53.

"close of poll day", for an election for a health profession, for part 2.3 (Elections)—see regulation 24 (1) (d).

"closing time for applications", for division 2.3.2 (Casual and temporary vacancies in elected positions)—see regulation 56 (2) (Candidates for casual vacancy).

"contravention", of a section of the Act or the Crimes Act 1914 (Cwlth), for division 2.3.3 (Disputed elections)—see regulation 62.

"Court of Disputed Health Elections", for division 2.3.3 (Disputed elections)—see regulation 63 (2).

"disputed election application", for division 2.3.3 (Disputed elections)—see regulation 62.

"drug of dependence"—see the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989, section 3 (1).

"election", for a health profession—

        (a)     for part 2.3 (Elections)—see regulation 23; and

        (b)     for division 2.3.3 (Disputed elections)—see regulation 62.

"election start day", for an election for a health profession, for part 2.3 (Elections)—see regulation 24 (1) (a).

"elector", for an election for a health profession—see regulation 37.

"Electoral Act", for part 2.3 (Elections)—see regulation 23.

"eligible", for part 2.3 (Elections)—see regulation 23.

"file", for division 2.3.3 (Disputed elections)—see regulation 62.

"former board member", for division 2.3.2 (Casual vacancies in elected positions)—see regulation 53.

"hour of nomination", for an election for a health profession, for part 2.3 (Elections)—see regulation 30.

"issue of papers day", for an election for a health profession, for part 2.3 (Elections)—see regulation 24 (1) (c).

"leave application", for division 2.3.3 (Disputed elections)—see regulation 62.

"list of health professionals", for an election for a health profession, for part 2.3 (Elections)—see regulation 26.

"medical board" means the ACT Medical Board (see sch 1).

"nomination close day", for an election for a health profession," "for part 2.3 (Elections)—see regulation 24 (1) (b).

"officer", for part 2.3 (Elections)—see regulation 23.

"partial failure", for division 2.3.2 (Casual and temporary vacancies in elected positions)—see regulation 53.

"practising certificate" means a certificate given to a registered health professional under regulation 121 (Practising certificate), regulation 122 (Replacement practising certificates) or regulation 123 (4) (Return of practising certificate).

"preliminary scrutiny", for part 2.3 (Elections)—see regulation 23.

"proceeding", for division 2.3.3 (Disputed elections)—see regulation 62.

"registrar", for division 2.3.3 (Disputed elections)—see regulation 62.

"registration end date"—see regulation 121 (c).

"renewal notice"—see regulation 126 (1).

"scrutiny centre", for an election for a health profession, for part 2.3 (Elections)—see regulation 23.

"specialist area", for a health profession—

        (a)     means an area prescribed as a specialist area for the profession under the schedule for the profession; and

        (b)     includes a sub-specialist area prescribed under the schedule.

"standards statement"—see regulation 134.

"undue influence", for division 2.3.3 (Disputed elections)—see regulation 62.