Nurses and Midwives Regulations 2012
Table of Contents
Enacting Formula
Part I Preliminary
1 Citation and commencement
2 Definition
Part II Registration, enrolment, certification and practising certificates
3 Register of Nurses and Register of Midwives
4 Specialised branches of nursing
5 Advanced Practice Nurse Register
6 Roll
7 Correction or alteration of Register, Roll or Advanced Practice Nurse Register
8 Application for registration or enrolment
9 Application for certification as Advanced Practice Nurse
10 Induction programme and competency assessment
11 Provisional certification as Advanced Practice Nurse
12 Temporary certification as Advanced Practice Nurse
13 Board may impose conditions
14 Renewal of temporary registration, enrolment or certification
15 Competency assessment and examination
16 Registration Committee
17 Advanced Practice Nurse Accreditation Committee
18 Functions of APN Accreditation Committee
19 Practising certificate
20 Form of certificate of registration, etc.
Part III Professional practice, conduct and ethics
21 Professional practice, conduct and ethics
22 Ethics Committee
23 Use of qualifications entered in Register, Roll or Advanced Practice Nurse Register and approved title, etc.
Part IV Discipline and fitness to practise
Division 1 — Preliminary
24 Complaints Committee
25 Procedure of Complaints Committee
Division 2 — Investigation into disciplinary matter
26 Complaint against registered nurse, etc.
27 Notice of hearing
28 Supply of documents for hearing
29 Conduct of hearing
30 Resumed hearing
31 Hearing for 2 or more persons
32 Duty of legal assessor
Division 3 — Investigation to determine fitness to carry out nursing or midwifery
33 Definition
34 Complaint against registered nurse, etc.
35 Medical examination
36 Provision of medical reports to respondent
37 Notice of hearing
38 Medical assessors
39 Documents for hearing
40 Application of certain regulations
41 Resumed hearing
42 Matters which Complaints Committee may consider
Division 4 — Procedure before Board
43 Report of Complaints Committee
44 Decision of Board
45 Transcript of notes of investigation
46 Publication of account of investigation
Part V Re-registration, re-enrolment and re-certification
47 Application for re-registration, re-enrolment and re‑certification
48 Consideration by Board
Part VI Accreditation of courses and training institutions
49 Education Committee
50 Advanced Practice Nurse Training Committee
51 Application for accreditation of courses
Part VII general
52 Consent required for practice on own account, etc.
53 Prescribed period under section 19(1)(g) of Act
54 Fees
55 Revocation
56 Savings and transitional provisions