Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) For the purposes
of this Part a body to be called the “Maternal Mortality
Committee” and having the functions prescribed by this Part shall be
constituted as provided in this section.
(2) The Minister shall
appoint 3 persons to be permanent members, and 6 persons to be provisional
members, of the Committee, and 5 of those persons appointed, namely, the 3
permanent members and 2 of the provisional members selected in accordance with
the provisions of section 340K(1) shall constitute the Committee.
(3) Of the 3 persons
appointed as permanent members of the Committee —
(a) one
shall be the Professor of Obstetrics of The University of Western Australia,
who shall be Chairman of the Committee;
(b) one
shall be a medical practitioner specialising in obstetrics, nominated by the
Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (W.A. Branch); and
(c) one
shall be a medical practitioner nominated by the CEO.
(4) Of the 6 persons
appointed as provisional members of the Committee —
(a) 2
shall be general medical practitioners practising in the metropolitan area,
nominated by the Western Australian Branch of the Australian Medical
Association Inc;
(b) 2
shall be general medical practitioners having not less than
5 years’ practice outside the metropolitan area, nominated by the
Western Australian Branch of the Australian Medical Association Inc; and
(c) 2
shall be midwives nominated by the Western Australian Branch of the Australian
Nursing Federation.
[Section 340B inserted by No. 23 of 1960
s. 4; amended by No. 63 of 1981 s. 4; No. 30 of 1982
s. 14; No. 27 of 1992 s. 84; No. 10 of 1998 s. 39(5);
No. 24 of 2000 s. 16(3); No. 28 of 2006 s. 251; No. 8 of 2009
s. 71(4).]