Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Ambulance Service Act 1991, the Health Ombudsman Act 2013, the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 and the Acts mentioned in schedule 1 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017.

2 Commencement (1) The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation— (a) section 4(2), (4), (6) and (7); (b) sections 5 to 9; (c) sections 13 to 15; (d) section 17(2); (e) section 18(2); (f) sections 19 and 20; (g) sections 23 to 35; (h) sections 38 to 42; (i) sections 44 to 49; (j) section 51; (k) section 52, other than to the extent it inserts part 13, division 1 and section 321; (l) section 53 and 54; (m) section 57(1), (2) and (3); (n) sections 58 to 62; (o) part 3, other than sections 64, 68, 73, 74, 76 and 77; (p) parts 4 and 5 and schedule 1. (2) The following provisions commence on the day that is 28 days after the date of assent— (a) sections 4(5) and 37; (b) section 52, to the extent it inserts section 321.

Part 2 Amendment of Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009

Division 1 Amendment of Health Practitioner Regulation National Law

3 Law amended This division amends the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law set out in the schedule to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009.

4 Amendment of s 5 (Definitions) (1) Section 5, definitions CrimTrac and Ministerial Council— omit. (2) Section 5, definition National Board— omit. (3) Section 5— insert— ACC means the Australian Crime Commission established under section 7 of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cwlth). Ministerial Council means the COAG Health Council, or a successor of the Council by whatever name called, constituted by Ministers of the governments of the participating jurisdictions and the Commonwealth with portfolio responsibility for health. (4) Section 5— insert— National Board means a National Health Practitioner Board continued or established by regulations made under section 31. (5) Section 5— insert— prohibition order means— (a) a decision by a responsible tribunal of this jurisdiction under section 196(4)(b); or (b) a decision by a responsible tribunal of another participating jurisdiction under section 196(4)(b) as it applies in the other jurisdiction; or (c) a prohibition order under section 149C(5) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW); or (d) a decision under section 107(4)(b) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (Qld). (6) Section 5, definition health profession, paragraph (g)— omit, insert— (g) midwifery; (ga) nursing; (7) Section 5, definition health profession, after paragraph (j)— insert— (ja) paramedicine;