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HEALTH AMENDMENT REGULATION 2015 (NO 1) (NO 41 OF 2015)
HEALTH AMENDMENT REGULATION 2015 (No 1)
SL2015-41
Explanatory
Statement
Circulated
with the authority of
Simon Corbell MLA
Minister for Health
This Regulation is authorised by section 195 of the Health Act
1993.
The proposed amendments to the Health Regulation 2004 are for the
purpose of implementing a more streamlined legislative process for nurse
practitioners.
There is no additional cost involved in this Regulation.
Clause 1 – Name of Regulation – states the title of
the Regulation, which is the Health Amendment Regulation 2015 (No
1).
Clause 2 – Commencement – states when the
Regulation commences. The provisions commence on the day after
notification.
Clause 3 –Legislation amended – provides
that this Regulation amends the Health Regulation 2004.
Clause
4 – Section 5 (2) and note – substitutes a new subsection
providing that a determination of the criteria for the approval of nurse
practitioner positions is a notifiable instrument.
Clause 5 –
Section 8 (2) and note – omits subsection (2) and note which removes
the requirement for the approval of nurse practitioner positions to be a
notifiable instrument. The removal of the need to notify these positions will
help to streamline the approval process and will allow these positions to be
established in a more timely manner. Any need to notify the general public
regarding these positions can effectively be done by notification on the AHPRA
website rather than by way of a notifiable instrument.
Clause 6
– Section 11 (2) and note – omits subsection (2) and note which
removes the requirement for the approval of their scope of practice of nurse
practitioner to be a notifiable instrument. The removal of the need to notify
the scope of their practice will help to streamline the approval process and
will allow the scope of their practice to be established in a more timely
manner. Any need to notify the general public regarding the scope of their
practice can effectively be done by notification on the AHPRA website rather
than by way of a notifiable instrument