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THE INCLUSION THE PODIATRISTS BOARD AND PSYCHOLOGISTS BOARD UNDER THE HEALTH COMPLAINTS ACT 1993 WILL ENSURE THAT THESE BOARDS ARE COVERED BY PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AS PROVIDED BY PART VII OF THE HEALTH COMPLAINTS ACT 1993 WHICH DESCRIBES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMISSIONER FOR COMPLAINTS AND THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS BOARDS.
AMENDMENTS ARE ALSO MADE TO THE HEALTH PROFESSION BOARDS (PROCEDURES) ACT 1981 AND THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS BOARDS ELECTIONS ACT 1980 TO REFLECT THE CHANGES IN CITATION FOR THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS A CT 1930, THE CHIROPRA CTORS AND OSTEOPATHS ACT 1983, THE VETERINARY SURGEONS ACT 1965, THE DENTISTS ACT 193I AND THE PHYSIOTHERAPISTS ACT 1977.
AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE RENUMBERING PROVISIONS IN EACH OF THE OF THE VARIOUS HEALTH PROFESSIONS AMENDING ACTS, THE REFERENCES TO SECTIONS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS BOARDS (PROCEDURES) ACT 1981 AND THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS BOARDS (ELECTIONS) ACT 1980 ARE NOW INCORRECT. THE HEALTH LEGISLATION (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 1994 MAKES THE NECESSARY AMENDMENTS TO CORRECT THESE REFERENCES.
FINALLY, FURTHER AMENDMENTS ARE MADE TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS BOARDS (PROCEDURES) ACT 1981 AND THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS BOARDS (ELECTIONS) ACT 1980 TO RENDER THE LANGUAGE GENDER NEUTRAL.
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