Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002

Public bill · Government · Presented

Allows ready-made reading glasses, non-prescription sunglasses and goggles to be sold without the usual controls, while keeping prescription goggles regulated. It renames ophthalmic opticians as optometrists, updates registration rules and penalties, and removes the ban on optometrists treating patients or prescribing medicines, while requiring them to refer suspected medical conditions to a doctor.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Opticians Act, 1956, and to provide for related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018