Western Australian Numbered Acts

OPTOMETRISTS ACT 2005 (NO. 29 OF 2005)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used in this Act  
   4.      Application

   PART 2 -- Optometrists Registration Board and committees

           Division 1 -- The Board  

   5.      Board established  
   6.      Membership of Board  
   7.      Presiding member and deputy presiding member  
   8.      Constitution and proceedings  
   9.      Remuneration and allowances

           Division 2 -- Functions and powers  

   10.     Functions  
   11.     Powers  
   12.     Delegation by Board

           Division 3 -- Relationship of Board with Minister  

   13.     Directions by Minister  
   14.     Minister to have access to information

           Division 4 -- Committees  

   15.     Committees  
   16.     Provisions relating to committees

           Division 5 -- Registrar and other staff  

   17.     Registrar  
   18.     Other staff

           Division 6 -- General  

   19.     Duty not to make improper use of information  
   20.     Meetings and minutes of meetings  
   21.     Execution of documents by Board

   PART 3 -- Finance and reports  

   22.     Funds of the Board  
   23.     Accounts  
   24.     Audit  
   25.     Annual report and other reports

   PART 4 -- Registration of optometrists

           Division 1 -- Registration  

   26.     Natural persons may be registered  
   27.     Registration  
   28.     Provisional registration  
   29.     Conditional registration at the discretion of the Board  
   30.     Professional indemnity insurance  
   31.     Application  
   32.     Effect of registration  
   33.     Duration of registration  
   34.     Renewal of registration  
   35.     Application for registration by a person whose registration has been cancelled under section 78(1)(i)

           Division 2 -- The register  

   36.     The register  
   37.     Inspection of register  
   38.     Certificate of registration  
   39.     Voluntary removal from register and cancellation of registration  
   40.     Removal of name and cancellation of registration of person in certain circumstances  
   41.     Effect of removal of name from register

           Division 3 -- Notifications to Board  

   42.     Change of address  
   43.     Loss of qualifications  
   44.     Insolvency  
   45.     Civil or criminal proceedings  
   46.     Information about professional indemnity insurance

   PART 5 -- Disciplinary and impairment matters

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   47.     Disciplinary matters  
   48.     Impairment matters

           Division 2 -- Committees  

   49.     Complaints assessment committee  
   50.     Impairment review committee

           Division 3 -- Complaints  

   51.     Complaints  
   52.     Complaints assessment committee to determine action required  
   53.     Complaints assessment committee may reject certain complaints

           Division 4 -- Summary orders of Board  

   54.     Interim orders by Board  
   55.     Complaint dealt with summarily to be referred to the State Administrative Tribunal  
   56.     Complaint not dealt with summarily to be referred to relevant committee  
   57.     Investigation and recommendation  
   58.     Role of Board  
   59.     Alternative to making allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal

           Division 6 -- Impairment matters  

   60.     Request by optometrist for imposition of condition  
   61.     Revocation of condition  
   62.     Investigation  
   63.     Optometrist to be notified about investigation  
   64.     Examination  
   65.     Report of examination  
   66.     Role of the impairment review committee  
   67.     Recommendation  
   68.     Role of Board

           Division 7 -- Investigator’s role and powers  

   69.     Interpretation  
   70.     Investigator  
   71.     Report of investigator  
   72.     Powers of investigator  
   73.     Warrant to enter premises  
   74.     Issue of warrant  
   75.     Execution of warrant

           Division 8 -- Conciliation  

   76.     Conciliation process  
   77.     Action if conciliation fails

           Division 9 -- Role of the State Administrative Tribunal  

   78.     Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with a disciplinary matter  
   79.     Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with an impairment matter

           Division 10 -- Miscellaneous  

   80.     Suspension  
   81.     Costs and recovery

   PART 6 -- Offences  

   82.     Persons who may practise optometry  
   83.     Persons who may be employed or engaged to practise optometry  
   84.     Exceptions to sections 82 and 83  
   85.     Use of title “optometrist” or “optician”, or pretending to be registered  
   86.     Undue influence  
   87.     Failure to comply with disciplinary action  
   88.     False or misleading information  
   89.     Offences in relation to investigation  
   90.     Obstruction of investigator  
   91.     Assistance to execute warrant  
   92.     Surrender of certificate  
   93.     Incriminating information, questions, or documents  
   94.     Legal professional privilege

   PART 7 -- Codes of practice, rules and regulations  

   95.     Codes of practice  
   96.     Rules  
   97.     Regulations  
   98.      Forms

   PART 8 -- Miscellaneous  

   99.     Protection  
   100.    Notice of decision to be given  
   101.    Review  
   102.    Publication of proceedings etc.  
   103.    Legal proceedings  
   104.    Liability of certain officers of body corporate: offences  
   105.    Review of Act  
   106.    Optometrists Act 1940 repealed  
   107.    Optometrists Registration Board Rules 1941 repealed  
   108.    Transitional and savings provisions  
   109.    Consequential amendments
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Constitution and proceedings of the Board
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Transitional and savings  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Consequential amendments  
           
[Assented to 12 December 2005]