Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not care for a woman in childbirth unless the person is authorised under this Act to practise midwifery.
Maximum penalty--1000 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to--
(a) any of the following persons carrying out, in the practice of the person's profession, an activity that would ordinarily be carried out in the practice of the profession--
(i) a registered nurse;
(ii) an enrolled nurse;
(iii) a person authorised under this Act to practice nursing in an area of nursing other than midwifery;
(iv) a health professional; or
(b) a person acting under the supervision of a midwife or a medical practitioner; or
(c) a person undertaking, under the supervision of a medical practitioner or midwife, a midwifery course accredited by the council; or
(d) a person who is--
(i) undertaking an accredited nursing course for qualification for registration as a registered nurse or enrolment as an enrolled nurse; and
(ii) practising under the supervision of a registered nurse; and
(iii) carrying out an activity as part of the course that would ordinarily be carried out by a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse; or
(e) a person who is--
(i) undertaking study or training for qualification for registration as a health professional; and
(ii) practising under the supervision of a health professional for the relevant health profession; and
(iii) carrying out an activity that would ordinarily be carried out in the practice of the relevant health profession; or
(f) a person giving help in an emergency; or
(g) a person carrying out activities for which no fee or reward is expected or received.