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Turning now to the introduction of uniform categories of registration, the new registration arrangements will distinguish initial registration from subsequent streamlined mutual recognition procedures for practise in other jurisdictions. Registration may be granted without conditions or with conditions to limit the person's ability to practise in a way the Medical Board considers safe or appropriate for that person or for protection of the public. The Medical Board's disciplinary powers have been expanded to provide for a uniform range of sanctions to be imposed or recognised across jurisdictions under mutual recognition.
The transitional arrangements will ensure continuation of registration for all medical practitioners who were registered, practising and living in Australia on 31 January 1992, whether they were trained in Australia or overseas. Madam Speaker, overseas trained medical practitioners who have gained registration since 31 January 1992 and were registered immediately prior to the commencement of these new provisions will be entitled to continued registration. Overseas trained medical practitioners who were not practising in Australia on 31 January 1992 and had not practised in Australia for three out of the last six years, or for aggregate periods of six years at any time, before 31 January 1992, will be liable to deregistration unless the board is satisfied that there are good reasons not to deregister them. Decisions by the Medical Board will be subject to appeals to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
In addition, the Bill provides for a number of amendments of a housekeeping nature to update the penalties for offences and to remove redundant provisions dealing with registration of interstate practitioners and personal attendance requirements which will now be dealt with under the mutual recognition legislation framework. I commend the Medical Practitioners Registration (Amendment) Bill to the Assembly and present the explanatory memorandum for the Bill.
Debate (on motion by Mrs Carnell) adjourned.
HEALTH BILL 1993
[COGNATE BILL:
HEALTH (CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) BILL 1993]
Debate resumed from 16 February 1993, on motion by Mr Berry:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
Mr Humphries: I rise on a point of order. Madam Speaker, I refer you to standing order 172 of the Assembly, which says:
The question "That this bill be agreed to in principle" shall not be determined by the Assembly during the sitting at which the bill is first introduced, except in the case of a bill declared to be an urgent bill.
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