Mental Health Regulation 2017 (Qld)

Mental Health Regulation 2017

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Mental Health Regulation 2017.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 5 March 2017.

3 Corresponding law— Act , sch 3 , definition corresponding law For the Act, schedule 3, definition corresponding law, each law of another State mentioned in schedule 1 is a corresponding law for the stated provision of the Act.

4 Prescribed registrant— Act , sch 3 , definition psychiatrist , paragraph (b) (1) For the Act, schedule 3, definition psychiatrist, paragraph (b), each of the following types of registrants are prescribed— (a) a registrant who holds general registration if— (i) the registrant is an overseas-trained health practitioner who holds a qualification in psychiatry; and (ii) the registrant's qualification has been assessed by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists as substantially comparable to the qualification called 'Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists'; (b) a registrant who holds limited registration to practise in an area of need in a specialist position in psychiatry; (c) a registrant who holds limited registration to undertake postgraduate training or supervised practice in a specialist position in psychiatry; (d) a registrant who holds provisional registration to practise in a specialist position in psychiatry. (2) In this section— general registration means general registration in the medical profession under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. limited registration means limited registration in the medical profession under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. provisional registration means provisional registration in the medical profession under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.