New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

OPTOMETRISTS ACT 1930

- As at 25 June 2002 
- Act 20 of 1930 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act and commencement
   2.      Application of Act
   3.      (Repealed)
   4.      Definitions

   PART 2 - THE BOARD OF OPTOMETRICAL REGISTRATION

   5.      Constitution of board
   6.      Vacation of office
   7.      Vacancies--appointment of members
   8.      Proceedings of board
   9.      Removal from office
   10.     Incorporation and style of board

   PART 3 - REGISTER

   11.     Keeping of register
   12.     Staff
   13.     Register
   14.     Powers and duties of board
   14A.    Removal of names of deceased and other optometrists
   15.     Removal of name on account of misconduct
   15A.    Written statements of decisions
   15B.    Notification of complaints to, and their investigation by, the Health Care Complaints Commission
   16.     Registration of name removed
   17.     Power of board to examine witnesses
   18.     Offences and penalties
   19.     Qualifications for registration
   19A.    Provisional registration
   20.     Saving
   21.     Certificates
   22.     (Repealed)
   23.     Registration not to imply medical qualifications

   PART 4 - PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY

   24.     Persons who may practise optometry
   25.     Persons not to assume title implying registration
   26.     (Repealed)
   26A.    Personal representative may carry on practice under supervision
   27.     Use of certain titles prohibited
   28.     Obtaining registration by false pretences
   29.     Restriction on medical or surgical practice

   PART 4A - USE OF DRUGS BY OPTOMETRISTS

   29A.    Use of drugs by optometrists

   PART 5 - REGULATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS

   30.     Regulations
   31.     (Repealed)
   32.     Right of appeal
   33.     Fees etc
   33A.    Board may waive fees
   34.     Protection of board and staff
   35.     Firm or company or unregistered person not to carry on business except as provided by this section
   36.     Advertising etc by firm or company or unregistered person
   37.     Mobile refracting unit
   38.     Certificate of registrar to be prima facie evidence