Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) A person
who —
(a)
applies for registration as a nurse practitioner within 6 months of the
commencement day; and
(b) has
carried out functions similar to that of a nurse practitioner at a remote area
nursing post at any time within the period of 3 years before the
commencement day,
may carry out the
functions of a nurse practitioner at the remote area nursing post as if the
nursing post was a designated area and the applicant was a nurse practitioner
until the application is dealt with.
(2) The Board may
register a person referred to in subsection (1) as a nurse practitioner
despite the fact that the person does not hold an approved educational
qualification referred to in section 22A(2)(b) of the Nurses
Act 1992 if that person has acquired such knowledge and practical
experience as the Board considers sufficient for the person to competently and
efficiently carry out the functions of a nurse practitioner.
(3) In this
section —
"Board" has the meaning given by the Nurses
Act 1992 ;
"commencement day" means the day on which this Act
comes into operation;
"designated area" has the meaning given by the
Nurses Act 1992 ;
"nurse practitioner" has the meaning given by the
Nurses Act 1992 ;
"remote area nursing post ” has the meaning
given by the Poisons Regulations 1965 .
