South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1983

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Arrangement of Act
   4.      Repeal and transitional provision
   5.      Interpretation

   PART 2--Administration

           Division 1--The Medical Board

   6.      The Medical Board
   7.      Membership of the Board
   8.      The President
   9.      Procedures at meetings of the Board
   10.     Validity of acts of Board and immunity of members
   11.     Personal interest of member
   12.     Remuneration etc of members
   13.     Functions and powers of the Board
   14.     Committees
   15.     Delegation of functions and powers
   16.     Powers of the Board in relation to witnesses etc
   17.     Principles governing hearings
   18.     Representation at proceedings before the Board
   19.     Costs
   20.     Registrar
   20A.    Investigations
   21.     Accounts and audit
   22.     Report

           Division 2--The Medical Practitioners Professional Conduct Tribunal

   23.     The Medical Practitioners Professional Conduct Tribunal
   24.     Members of the Tribunal
   24A.    Removal of appointed member from office, vacancies etc
   24B.    Delegation by Senior Judge
   25.     Constitution of the Tribunal
   26.     How decisions of the Tribunal to be arrived at
   27.     Validity of acts of Tribunal and immunity of members
   28.     Personal interest of member
   29.     Remuneration etc of members

   PART 3--Registration of medical practitioners

           Division 1--Restrictions relating to the practice of medicine by unregistered persons

   30.     Illegal holding out
   31.     Restriction in relation to providing medical treatment

           Division 2--Registration

   32.     Registration on the general register
   33.     Registration on the specialist register
   34.     Reinstatement of person on register

           Division 3--Limited registration

   35.     Limited registration for the purpose of gaining experience or teaching etc

           Division 4--Provisional registration

   36.     Provisional registration

           Division 5--Provisions relating to the practice of medicine by companies

   37.     Registration of companies
   38.     Returns by companies
   39.     Companies not to practise in partnership
   40.     Employment of medical practitioners by company
   41.     Criminal liability of directors
   42.     Joint and several liability
   43.     Alteration to memorandum or articles of association

           Division 6--General

   44.     The registers
   45.     Fees
   46.     Removal from register on request
   47.     Removal of name from specialist register
   48.     Removal of name from register on suspension
   49.     Information to be provided by medical practitioner

   PART 4--Proceedings before the Board and the Tribunal

           Division 1--Proceedings before the Board

   50.     Inquiries by the Board as to competence
   51.     Incapacity of practitioners
   52.     Obligation to report unfitness
   53.     Power to require practitioner to submit to examination
   54.     Inquiries by the Board in relation to unprofessional conduct
   55.     Variation etc of conditions imposed by Board
   56.     Suspension of registration of non-residents
   57.     Provisions as to inquiries

           Division 2--Proceedings before the Tribunal

   58.     Inquiries by Tribunal as to unprofessional conduct
   59.     Variation of conditions imposed by Tribunal
   60.     Suspension of registration pending determination of complaint
   61.     Provisions as to inquiries
   62.     Principles governing hearings
   63.     Powers of Tribunal
   64.     Costs
   65.     Rules of the Tribunal

   PART 5--Appeals to the Supreme Court

   66.     Appeal to Supreme Court
   67.     Operation of order may be suspended
   68.     Variation of conditions imposed by the Court

   PART 6--Miscellaneous

   69.     Practitioners to be indemnified against loss
   70.     Penalty for breach of condition
   71.     Declaration of interest in hospitals
   72.     Information relating to claim against a medical practitioner to be provided
   73.     Service
   74.     Procurement of registration by fraud
   75.     Punishment of conduct that constitutes an offence
   76.     Offences
   77.     Regulations
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