Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Amendment Act 2011

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Amendment Act 2011 No. 45 of 2011 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Purpose 1 2 Commencement 2 3 New section 6A inserted 2 6A Time for appeal against appellable decision 2 4 New section 9 inserted 2 9 Transitional provision—Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Amendment Act 2011 2 5 Repeal of amending Act 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Amendment Act 2011† No. 45 of 2011 [Assented to 22 September 2011] The Parliament of Victoria enacts: 1 Purpose The purpose of this Act is to amend the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009— (a) to provide for the time period within which an appeal under section 199 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law must be brought; and (b) to make other minor amendments. Victoria -- 2 of 5 -- Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Amendment Act 2011 No. 45 of 2011 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 2 Commencement This Act comes into operation on 1 July 2012. 3 New section 6A inserted After section 6 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009 insert— "6A Time for appeal against appellable decision (1) A person who is the subject of an appellable decision under section 199 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) may appeal against that decision by lodging an application for review of that decision by VCAT. (2) An application under subsection (1) must be lodged no more than 28 days after the person has been given notice of the appellable decision.". 4 New section 9 inserted After section 8 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009 insert— "9 Transitional provision—Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Amendment Act 2011 (1) Section 6A applies to an application lodged on or after 1 July 2012. (2) If an appellable decision is made before 1 July 2012, an application for review of that appellable decision must be lodged with VCAT no more than 28 days after 1 July 2012.". See: Act No. 79/2009 and amending Act No. 13/2010. LawToday: www. legislation. vic.gov.au s. 2 -- 3 of 5 -- Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Amendment Act 2011 No. 45 of 2011 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 5 Repeal of amending Act This Act is repealed on 1 July 2013. Note The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984). ═══════════════ s. 5 -- 4 of 5 -- Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Amendment Act 2011 No. 45 of 2011 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 1 June 2011 Legislative Council: 1 September 2011 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009 to provide for a time period within which an appeal to VCAT must be made and for other purposes." Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --