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NURSING AND MIDWIFERY PRACTICE ACT 2008 (NO 50 OF 2008)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Interpretation
4. Medical fitness to provide nursing or midwifery care
PART 2--Nursing and Midwifery Board of South Australia
Division 1--Continuation of Board
5. Continuation of Board
Division 2--Board's membership
6. Composition of Board
7. Elections and casual vacancies
8. Terms and conditions of membership
9. Presiding member and deputy
10. Vacancies or defects in appointment of members
11. Remuneration
Division 3--Registrar and staff of Board
12. Registrar of Board
13. Other staff of Board
Division 4--General functions and powers
14. Functions of Board
15. Committees
16. Delegation by Board
Division 5--Board's procedures
17. Board's procedures
18. Conflict of interest etc under Public Sector Management Act
19. Powers of Board in relation to witnesses etc
20. Principles governing proceedings
21. Representation at proceedings before Board
22. Costs
Division 6--Accounts, audit and annual report
23. Accounts and audit
24. Annual report
PART 3--Registration, enrolment and practice
Division 1--Registers and nurses roll
25. Registers and nurses roll
Division 2--Registration, endorsement of registration and enrolment
Subdivision 1--Registration and enrolment
26. Registration on nurses register
27. Enrolment on nurses roll
28. Registration on midwives register
29. Registration on students register
30. Concurrent registration and enrolment
31. Application for registration or enrolment and provisional registration or enrolment
32. Removal from register or nurses roll
33. Reinstatement on register or nurses roll
34. Fees and returns
35. Imposition of conditions if nurse or midwife has not practised for 5 years
Subdivision 2--Endorsements of registration
36. Endorsement
37. Application for endorsement
38. Removal of endorsement
Division 3--Special provisions relating to services providers
39. Information to be given to Board by services providers
40. Records to be kept by services providers
41. Services providers to be indemnified against loss
Division 4--Offences
42. Illegal holding out as being registered
43. Illegal holding out as being enrolled
44. Illegal holding out concerning limited registration or enrolment, conditions or authorisation
45. Illegal holding out as having endorsed registration
46. Use of certain terms or descriptions prohibited
47. Improper directions to registered or enrolled persons
48. Offence to contravene conditions of registration or enrolment
49. Procurement of registration or enrolment by fraud
50. Nurse or midwife to produce certificate of registration or enrolment
51. Report to Board of cessation of status as student
PART 4--Investigations and proceedings
Division 1--Preliminary
52. Interpretation
53. Cause for disciplinary action
Division 2--Inspectors
54. Authorisation of inspectors
55. Guidelines
56. Review of guidelines
57. Powers of inspectors
58. Offence to hinder etc inspector
Division 3--Proceedings before Board
59. Obligation to report medical unfitness or unprofessional conduct of registered or enrolled persons
60. Medical fitness of registered or enrolled persons
61. Inquiries by Board as to matters constituting grounds for disciplinary action
62. Contravention of prohibition order
63. Register of prohibition orders
64. Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Board
65. Constitution of Board for purpose of proceedings
66. Provisions as to proceedings before Board
PART 5--Appeals
67. Right of appeal to District Court
68. Operation of order may be suspended
69. Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Court
PART 6--Miscellaneous
70. Exemptions
71. Statutory declarations
72. False or misleading statement
73. Registered or enrolled person must report medical unfitness to Board
74. Information relating to claim against registered or enrolled person or services provider to be provided
75. Victimisation
76. Self-incrimination
77. Punishment of conduct that constitutes an offence
78. Vicarious liability for offences
79. Application of fines
80. Board may require medical examination or report
81. Ministerial review of decisions relating to courses
82. Confidentiality
83. Service
84. Evidentiary provision
85. Regulations
SCHEDULE 1--Repeal and transitional provisions
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