Adelaide Nursing School
Interim Dean of Nursing
Local Compliance Officers
- Tamara Page, Pre-registration Program Coordinator
- Yvette Salamon, Postgraduate Clinical Specialty Coordinator & Course Coordinator Health Assessment & Clinical Nursing
- Jo Perry, Specialty Coordinator Perioperative Nursing
- Geoff Cook, Business Manager
Acts that apply to the Adelaide Nursing School specifically (tier 3 and 4 legislation)
Relevant to fundraising activity in the Florey Medical Research Foundation
| Tier | Act | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA) | An Act to regulate or prohibit the manufacture, production, sale, supply, possession, handling or use of certain poisons, drugs, therapeutic and other substances, and of certain therapeutic devices; to repeal the Food and Drugs Act 1908; and for other purposes. |
| 3 | Dangerous Substances Act 1979 (SA) |
An Act to regulate the keeping, handling, transporting, conveyance, use and disposal, and the quality, of dangerous substances; and for other purposes. |
| 4 | Health Care Act 2008 (SA) |
An Act to provide for the administration of hospitals and other health services; to establish the Health Performance Council and Health Advisory Councils; to establish systems to support the provision of high-quality health outcomes; to provide licensing systems for ambulance services and private hospitals; to assist with the provision of laboratory services and facilities associated with veterinary science; to make related amendments to other Acts. NOTE: The primary obligation is on the hospitals, but our staff and students as individuals would be required to comply with the requirements. The only section of the Act specifically relevant to the University, concerns privacy of information and non-disclosure. |
| 4 | Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Act 2010 (SA) |
An Act to make provision for a national legislative scheme for the regulation of health practitioners; to make provision for local matters associated with the regulation of health practitioners, the registration of pharmacy premises and pharmacy depots and the supply of optical appliances; to make related amendments to other Acts; to repeal certain Acts associated with the regulation of health professions; and for other purposes. |
| 3 | Mental Health Act 2009 (SA) |
An Act to make provision for the treatment, care and rehabilitation of persons with serious mental illness with the goal of bringing about their recovery as far as is possible; to confer powers to make orders for community treatment, or detention and treatment, of such persons where required; to provide protections of the freedom and legal rights of mentally ill persons; to repeal the Mental Health Act 1993; and for other purposes. Note: Although the Act does not impose any obligations on the University, it is still relevant to the school. |
Acts that apply to the University generally (tier 1 and 2 legislation)
Refer to the A-Z Legislation list for the Tier 1 and 2 Acts that apply to the whole of the University, including the Adelaide Nursing School.
Of the Acts that apply to the University generally, the following are particularly relevant to the Adelaide Nursing School.
Relevant to fundraising activity in the Florey Medical Research Foundation
| Tier | Act | Purpose | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Children's Protection Act 1993 (SA) |
An Act to provide for the care and protection of children; and for other purposes. |
C3 |
| 2 | South Australian Public Health Act 2011 (SA) |
An Act to promote and to provide for the protection of the health of the public of South Australia and to reduce the incidence of preventable illness, injury and disability; to make related amendments to certain Acts; to repeal the Public and Environmental Health Act 1987; and for other purposes. |
C1 |
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