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38EA Definition of registered medical practitioner

(1)Unless the contrary intention appears, in an Act or a subordinate instrument to which this section applies—
registered medical practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student).
(2)This section applies to—
(a)an Act that is passed, or a subordinate instrument that is made, on or after 1 July 2015; or
(b)an Act that is passed, or a subordinate instrument that is made, before 1 July 2015—
(i)into which a reference to registered medical practitioner is inserted on or after 1 July 2015; and
(ii)which does not contain a reference to registered medical practitioner immediately before 1 July 2015.