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Legislation, Standards and Statistics

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Commonweath Legislation: ComLaw WA Legislation: State Law Publisher

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Below are some quick links to key legislation for your convenience.

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Leadership and Management

• Health Act 1911 (WA)
• Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1995 (WA)
• Health Services (Quality Improvement) Act 1994 (WA)
• Hospital and Health Services Act 1927 (WA)
• Hospital (Licensing and Conduct of Private Hospital) Regulations 1987 (WA)
• Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Act (no.1) 2010 (Cth)

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Continuum of Care

• Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth)
• Coroners Act 1996 (WA)
• Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (WA)
• Human Tissue and Human Transplant Act 1982 (WA)
• Medical Act 1894 (WA)
• Mental Health Act 1996 (WA)
• Mental Health Regulations 1997 (WA)
• Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 (Cth)
• National Health Act 1953 (Cth)
• National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960 (Cth)
• Nurses & Midwives Act 2006 (WA)
• Nurses & Midwives Regulations 2007 (WA)
• Poisons Act 1964 (WA)
• Poisons Regulations 1965 (WA)
• Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
• Privacy Amendment (Office of the Privacy Commission) Act 2000 (Cth)
• Privacy (Private Sector) Regulations 2001 (Cth)
• Privacy Amendment Act 2004 (Cth)
• Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth)
• Therapeutic Goods (Medical Devices) Regulations 2006 (Cth)
• Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth)

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Information Management

• Australia (Request and Consent) Act 1985 (Cth)
• Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)
• Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth)
• Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)
• Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA)
• Health Insurance Act 1973 (Cth)
• Health Legislation Administration Act 1984 (WA)
• Statutory Declarations Act 1959 (Cth)

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Safe Practice and Environment

• Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 (WA)
• Dangerous Goods Safety (General) Regulations 2007 (WA)
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth)
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand Regulations 1994 (Cth)
• Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations 1993 (WA)
• Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991 (Cth)
• Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment Act 2006 (Cth)
• Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (WA)
• Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 (WA)
• Ombudsman Act 1976 (Cth)
• Poisons Act 1964 (WA)
• Poisons Regulations 1965 (WA)
• Quarantine Act 1908 (Cth)
• Quarantine Amendment (Health) Act 2003 (Cth)
• Radiation Safety Act 1975 (WA)
• Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth)
• Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (WA)

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Allied Health

• Occupational Therapists Act 2005 (WA)
• Occupational Therapists Regulations 2007 (WA)
• Physiotherapists Act 2005 (WA)
• Physiotherapists Regulations 2006 (WA)
• Psychologists Act 2005 (WA)

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Human Resource Management

• Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth)
• Disability Services Act 1993 (WA)
• Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005 (Cth)
• Equal Employment Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 (Cth)
• Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA)
• Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA)
• Industrial Relations (Conseqential Provisions) Act 1988 (Cth)
• Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 (WA)
• Racial Discrimintation Act 1975 (Cth)
• Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 (WA)
• Sex Discrimintation Act 1984 (Cth)
• Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth)