South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

OPTOMETRISTS ACT 1920 - SECT 16

16—Powers of board

The board from time to time—

            (a)         may temporarily suspend any optometrist or optical dispenser from the practice or pursuit of his calling in any case where such suspension appears to the board to be necessary;

            (b)         may decide upon the removal from a register of the name of any person for disobeying this Act or for other misconduct, and the cancelling of the annual certificate of any person whose name is so removed, and may restore to the appropriate register the name of any person so removed;

            (c)         may remove from a register the name of any person who, having held a certificate, fails to pay the annual fee, and may restore any name so removed on such terms and conditions as to payment of fees in arrear or otherwise as the board thinks fit;

            (d)         shall, as necessity arises, hold examinations of persons desiring to qualify for registration under this Act, and fix the places where, and the times when, examinations shall be held;

            (e)         may issue and cancel certificates;

and generally may do any other act or duty which may be necessary or expedient for effectually carrying out this Act.