South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

OPTOMETRISTS ACT 1920 - SECT 3

3—Interpretation

In this Act, unless inconsistent with the context or subject matter—

"the board" means the Optometrists Board established under this Act;

"the Committee" means the Optical Dispensers Registration Committee established under this Act;

"co-operating State" means the United Kingdom, or any State or Territory of the Commonwealth, or any country or state outside the Commonwealth with which reciprocal arrangements have been made by the board for the recognition of the status of persons engaged in the practice of optometry;

"corporate practitioner of optometry" means a company that practices optometry solely through the instrumentality of an optometrist or, in the case of dispensing prescriptions for optical appliances, solely through the instrumentality of an optometrist or optical dispenser;

"medical practitioner" means a person who is registered under the Medical Practitioners Act 1983 ;

"ophthalmologist" means a person who is, by virtue of registration on the specialist register under the Medical Practitioners Act 1983 entitled to practise as a specialist in ophthalmology;

"optical appliance" means an appliance designed to correct a refractive abnormality of the eye or to correct presbyopia ;

"optical dispenser" means a person who is registered on the register of optical dispensers under this Act and who holds a current certificate to dispense prescriptions for optical appliances;

"optometrist" means a person who is registered on the register of optometrists under this Act and who holds a current certificate to practise as an optometrist;

"optometry" or "the practice of optometry" means—

            (a)         the measurement of powers of vision;

            (b)         the prescription of optical appliances;

            (c)         the dispensing of prescriptions for optical appliances;

            (d)         the use of drugs for the purpose of detecting abnormalities of the eye or in connection with the fitting of optical appliances;

            (e)         any related service of a prescribed kind;

"registered person" means a person who is registered on a register under this Act;

"registrar" means the person who for the time being holds the office of registrar by appointment under this Act; the term includes an acting registrar.