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NURSES (NURSES BOARD VACANCIES) AMENDMENT BILL 2002

[BIL087-A.HAA]

[As laid on the Table and read a first time, 22 October 2002]

South Australia

[Prepared by the Parliamentary Counsel]

NURSES (NURSES BOARD VACANCIES) AMENDMENT BILL 2002

A Bill For

An Act to amend the Nurses Act 1999.

[OPC-14]


SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS

1.Short title

2.Commencement

3.Amendment of s. 5—Composition of Board

4.Substitution of Schedule

SCHEDULE

Bodies representing the interests of nurses


The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:


Short title

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Nurses (Nurses Board Vacancies) Amendment Act 2002.

(2) The Nurses Act 1999 is referred to in this Act as "the principal Act".

Commencement

2. This Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Amendment of s. 5—Composition of Board

3. Section 5 of the principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (5) the following subsections:

(6) If a casual vacancy occurs in the office of a member of the Board appointed under subsection (1)(b), the Governor may fill the vacancy by appointing a registered or enrolled nurse nominated by the Minister.

(7) The Minister must consult with the bodies representing the interests of nurses referred to in the Schedule before making a nomination under subsection (6).

(8) A person appointed to a casual vacancy under subsection (6) will hold office for the balance of the term of that person's predecessor.

Substitution of Schedule

4. The Schedule of the principal Act is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:

SCHEDULE

Bodies representing the interests of nurses

Bodies representing the interests of nurses

1. Subject to clause 2, the following bodies are bodies representing the interests of nurses for the purposes of section 5(7) of the Act:

Australian Council of Community Nursing Services (SA)

Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Services

Australian College of Midwives, Inc.

Australian Nursing Federation

Royal College of Nursing Australia

Amendment of Schedule

2. The Governor may, by regulation, amend clause 1 by adding or deleting specified bodies.

By Authority: J. D. Ferguson, Government Printer, South Australia

 


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