Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) Section 9(1)
is repealed and the following subsection is inserted instead —
“
(1) The Board may, with the approval of the Governor, by
publication in the Gazette issue codes of practice with respect
to —
(a) the
practice of nursing and the conduct of nurses;
(b) the
practice of any nursing speciality and the conduct of nurses practising that
speciality;
(c)
nurse practitioners, in accordance with subsection (2a).
”.
(2) After
section 9(2) the following subsection is inserted —
“
(2a) A code of practice referred to in
subsection (1)(c) is to contain only information recommended by the
Commissioner of Health (within the meaning of the Health Act 1911 ) with
respect to the functions of nurse practitioners, including —
(a) the
possession, use, supply or prescription of poisons, as defined in the
Poisons Act 1964 , by a nurse practitioner;
(b) the
requesting, or undertaking, of diagnostic testing or therapies;
(c) the
undertaking of treatments by a nurse practitioner; and
(d) such
other functions as are necessary or convenient with respect to the practice of
nursing as a nurse practitioner and the conduct of nurse practitioners,
and anything
incidental or conducive to those functions.
”.
(3) Section 9(5)
is amended by inserting after “subsection (4)” —
“ or Part III of the Radiation Safety Act 1975
”.