THIRD SCHEDULE
Section 143 (1)
Enactments Amended
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enactment | Amendment
-------------------------+----------------------------------------------
1908, No. 56---The | By repealing paragraph (a) of section 23G (1)
Evidence Act 1908 | (as inserted by section 3 of the Evidence
(R.S. Vol. 28, p. 451) | Amendment Act 1989), and substituting the
| following paragraph:
| ``(a) A medical practitioner holding
| vocational registration in the
| speciality of psychiatry,
| practising or having practised in
| the field of child psychiatry and
| with experience in the professional
| treatment of sexually abused
| children; or''.
1956, No. 27---The | By repealing subsection (2) of section 7A (as
Health Act 1956 (R.S. | inserted by section 4 of the Health
Vol. 31, p. 467) | Amendment Act 1993), and substituting the
| following subsection:
| ``(2) Each such person designated as a
| Medical Officer of Health shall be a
| medical practitioner suitably qualified and
| experienced in public health medicine.''
| By repealing section 22 (as substituted by
| section 10 (1) of the Health Amendment Act
| 1987, and amended by section 9 of the
| Health Amendment Act 1993), and
| substituting the following section:
| ``22. Certain officers to have functions
| of medical officers of health---(1) Every
| person who holds the office of
| Director-General of Health shall, if that
| person is a medical practitioner suitably
| experienced and qualified in public health
| medicine, have all the functions of a
| Medical Officer of Health, and may exercise
| those functions in any part of New Zealand.
|
| ``(2) Every person who holds the office
| of Director-General of Health and is not a
| medical practitioner suitably experienced
| and qualified in public health medicine
| shall designate a medical practitioner or
| medical practitioners who is or are
| employed in the Ministry and who is or are
| suitably experienced and qualified in
| public health medicine to exercise the
| functions of a Medical Officer of Health in
| any part of New Zealand.''
1957, No. 87---The | By omitting from Part II of the First
Summary Proceedings | Schedule the item relating to section 35 of
Act 1957 (R.S. Vol. 9, | the Medical Practitioners Act 1968.
p. 583) |
1962, No. 135---The | By repealing the definition of the term
Transport Act 1962 | ``registered medical practitioner'' in
(R.S. Vol. 16, p. 659) | section 57A (1) (as substituted by section
| 7 of the Transport Amendment Act (No. 2)
| 1988), and substituting the following
| definition:
| `` `Registered medical practitioner'
| means a person registered as a
| medical practitioner under the
| Medical Practitioners Act 1995:''.
1964, No. 19---The Human | By repealing the definition of the term
Tissue Act 1964 (R.S. | ``medical practitioner'' in section 2 (as
Vol. 16, p. 169) | substituted by section 2 of the Human
| Tissue Amendment Act 1968), and
| substituting the following definition:
| `` `Medical practitioner' means a person
| registered as a medical practitioner
| under the Medical Practitioners Act
| 1995:''.
| By repealing section 4A (as inserted by
| section 3 of the Human Tissue Amendment Act
| 1968), and substituting the following
| section:
| ``4A. Restrictions on persons holding
| probationary registration---For the
| purposes of sections 3 and 4 of this Act,
| but for no other purpose of this Act, a
| person who holds probationary registration
| under the Medical Practitioners Act 1995
| shall be subject to the restrictions
| imposed by section 15 of the last-mentioned
| Act.''
1966, No. 42---The | By repealing paragraph (d) of section 39 (1),
Medical Auxiliaries | and substituting the following paragraph:
Act 1966 (R.S. Vol. | ``(d) The Medical Practitioners Act
17, p. 331) | 1995; or''.
1975, No. 116---The | By repealing the definition of the term
Misuse of Drugs Act | ``medical practitioner'' in section 2, and
1975 (R.S. Vol. 26, p. | substituting the following definition:
567) |
| `` `Medical practitioner' means a person
| registered as a medical practitioner
| under the Medical Practitioners Act
| 1995:''.
1976, No. 61---The | By repealing paragraph (d) of section 3 (2),
Optometrists and | and substituting the following paragraph:
Dispensing Opticians | ``(d) Two medical practitioners who hold
Act 1976 (R.S. Vol. | vocational registration in the
27, p. 711) | specialty of ophthalmology, to be
| appointed on the nomination of the
| New Zealand Medical Association:''.
|
1977, No. 53---The | By repealing the definition of the term
Nurses Act 1977 (R.S. | ``medical practitioner'' in section 2 (1),
Vol. 33, p. 353) | and substituting the following definition:
| `` `Medical practitioner' means a person
| registered as a medical practitioner
| under the Medical Practitioners Act
| 1995:''.
1977, No. 112---The | By repealing the definition of the term
Contraception, | ``practising obstetrician or
Sterilisation, and | gynaecologist'' in section 2, and
Abortion Act 1977 | substituting the following definition:
(R.S. Vol. 28, p. 1) |
| `` `Practising obstetrician or
| gynaecologist' means a registered
| medical practitioner who---
| ``(a) Holds vocational registration
| in the speciality of obstetrics or
| gynaecology, or obstetrics and
| gynaecology; or
| ``(b) In the opinion of the
| Supervisory Committee, is experienced
| in one or both of those branches of
| medicine:''.
| By repealing subsection (3) of section 5, and
| substituting the following subsection:
| ``(3) Without limiting section 109 of the
| Medical Practitioners Act 1995, every
| registered medical practitioner who fails
| to comply with subsection (1) or subsection
| (2) of this section is guilty of
| professional misconduct, and shall be dealt
| with under section 110 of that Act
| accordingly.''
| By repealing subsection (4) of section 46,
| and substituting the following subsection:
| ``(4) Nothing in this section limits or
| affects the provisions of section 5 of this
| Act or section 11 of the Medical
| Practitioners Act 1995.''
1978, No. 103---The | By repealing clauses 2 to 4 of the Second
Securities Act 1978 | Schedule, and substituting the following
(R.S. Vol. 15, p. 533) | clause:
|
| ``2. Registration (including interim or
| temporary registration) as a medical
| practitioner under the Medical
| Practitioners Act 1995.''
1981, No. 118---The | By repealing the definition of the term
Medicines Act 1981 | ``medical practitioner'' in section 2 (1),
| and substituting the following definition:
| `` `Medical practitioner' means a person
| who is registered as a medical
| practitioner under the Medical
| Practitioners Act 1995:''.
1988, No. 4---The | By repealing subparagraph (i) of section 32
Protection of Personal | (2) (c) (as amended by section 2 of the
and Property Rights | Protection of Personal and Property Rights
Act 1988 | Amendment Act 1994), and substituting the
| following subparagraph:
| ``(i) Certificates from 2
| registered medical practitioners
| (at least 1 of whom shall be a
| medical practitioner who holds
| vocational registration and who is
| independent of the applicant or a
| relative of the applicant) as to
| the extent of the applicant's lack
| of competence to manage his or her
| own affairs in relation to his or
| her property; and''.
| By repealing paragraph (c) of section 33 (3)
| (as amended by section 3 of the Protection
| of Personal and Property Rights Amendment
| Act 1994), and substituting the following
| paragraph:
| ``(c) Be accompanied by certificates from
| 2 registered medical practitioners
| (at least 1 of whom shall be a
| medical practitioner who holds
| vocational registration and who is
| independent of the applicant and
| the person in respect of whom the
| application is made) as to whether
| or not that person---
| ``(i) Lacks the competence to
| manage his or her own affairs in
| relation to his or her property,
| and, if so, to what extent; and
| ``(ii) Is able to understand the
| nature, purpose, and consequences
| of the application; and''.
| By repealing paragraph (a) of section 87 (1B)
| (as substituted by section 9 (1) of the
| Protection of Personal and Property Rights
| Amendment Act 1994), and substituting the
| following paragraph:
| ``(a) A report from each of 2 registered
| medical practitioners (at least 1
| of whom shall be a medical
| practitioner who holds vocational
| registration and who is independent
| of the applicant or any relative of
| the applicant) as to the extent to
| which the person subject to the
| order has the competence or lacks
| the competence to manage his or her
| own affairs in relation to his or
| her property; and''.
| By repealing paragraph (a) of section 87 (1F)
| (as so substituted), and substituting the
| following paragraph:
| ``(a) A report from each of 2 registered
| medical practitioners (at least 1
| of whom shall be a medical
| practitioner who holds vocational
| registration and who is independent
| of the applicant or any relative of
| the applicant) as to the extent to
| which the person subject to the
| order has the competence to manage
| his or her own affairs in relation
| to his or her property; and''.
1988, No. 150---The | By repealing the definition of the term
Dental Act 1988 | ``medical practitioner'' in section 2, and
| substituting the following definition:
| `` `Medical practitioner' means a medical
| practitioner registered under the
| Medical Practitioners Act 1995:''.
| By omitting from section 33 (1) the
| expression ``Medical Practitioners Act
| 1968'', and substituting the expression
| ``Medical Practitioners Act 1995''.
1989, No. 24---The | By repealing subsection (2) of section 179,
Children, Young | and substituting the following subsection:
Persons, and Their | ``(2) Every psychiatric examination
Families Act 1989 | carried out under subsection (1) or
| subsection (2) of section 178 of this Act
| shall be carried out by a registered
| medical practitioner holding a specialist
| psychiatric appointment or holding
| vocational registration in the speciality
| of psychological medicine or psychiatry.''
| By repealing paragraph (a) of section 179 (3)
| (as substituted by section 27 of the
| Children, Young Persons, and Their Families
| Amendment Act 1994), and substituting the
| following paragraph:
| ``(a) A registered medical practitioner
| holding a psychiatric appointment
| or holding vocational registration
| in the speciality of psychological
| medicine or psychiatry; or''.
| By repealing subsection (3) of section 181,
| and substituting the following subsection:
| ``(3) The examination required by an
| order made under subsection (1) of this
| section shall be carried out by a medical
| practitioner holding a specialist
| psychiatric appointment or holding
| vocational registration in the speciality
| of psychological medicine or psychiatry.''
1992, No. 46---The | By repealing the definitions of the terms
Mental Health | ``medical practitioner'' and
(Compulsory Assessment | ``psychiatrist'' in section 2 (1), and
and Treatment) Act | substituting in their appropriate
1992 | alphabetical order the following
| definitions:
| `` `Medical practitioner' means a person
| registered as a medical practitioner
| under the Medical Practitioners Act
| 1995:
| `` `Psychiatrist' means a medical
| practitioner holding vocational
| registration in the speciality of
| psychiatry:''.
1994, No. 88---The | By repealing paragraph (a) of section 4 (1),
Health and Disability | and substituting the following paragraph:
Commissioner Act 1994 | ``(a) A medical practitioner, which for
| the purposes of this Act means any
| person for the time being
| registered under the Medical
| Practitioners Act 1995, including a
| person who holds probationary
| registration or temporary
| registration or interim
| registration under that Act:''.
| By repealing paragraph (a) of section 38 (2),
| and substituting the following paragraph:
| ``(a) In the case of a medical
| practitioner, the president of the
| Medical Council of New Zealand:''.
| By adding to section 39, as subsection (4),
| the following subsection:
| ``(4) Nothing in this section prevents---
| ``(a) The laying of a charge, under any
| health registration enactment, by
| the Director of Proceedings:
| ``(b) The taking of any action under any
| health registration enactment in
| relation to such a charge.''
| By omitting from the First Schedule the item
| relating to the Medical Practitioners Act
| 1968, and substituting the item ``Medical
| Practitioners Act 1995''.
-------------------------+----------------------------------------------
-----
Previous - Contents - Next