TONGA

Health Practitioners Review (Amendment) Act 2004
No. 2 of 2004.

I assent,
TAUFA"AHAU TUPOU IV,

23rd August, 2004.

AN ACT
TO AMEND THE HEALTH PRACTITIONERS REVIEW ACT

[19th July, 2004.]

BE IT ENACTED by the King and the Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows:

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Health Practitioners Review (Amendment) Act 2004.

(2) The Health Practitioners Review Act 2001 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

2. Section 2 of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by -

(a) deleting "ommission" in the definition of "conduct", and substituting it with "omission"; and

(b) deleting the definition of "professional misconduct" and inserting in its place the following -

" "professional misconduct", in relation to -

(a) a medical practitioner, health officer, dentist or dental therapist is, as defined in the Medical and Dental Practice Act 2001;

(b) a nurse or midwife is, as defined in the Nurses Act 2001; and

(c) a pharmacist or assistant pharmacist is, as defined in the Pharmacy Act 2001."

3. Section 3 of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by inserting "a" before "common".

4. Section 5(f) of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by inserting "the" before "Solicitor".

5. Section 6(2) of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by deleting "off" and substituting it with "of".

6. Section 7(1) of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by deleting "authorized" and substituting it with "authorised" wherever it appears.

7. Section 14 of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by inserting a comma after "Cabinet".

8. Section 15 of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by deleting "ext" and substituting it with "extent".

Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 19th day of July, 2004.

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