2008-2009

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

THE SENATE

Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Bill 2009

(Government)

(1)     Clause 5, page 5 (lines 9 and 10), omit paragraph (c) of the definition of eligible midwife , substitute:

                     (c)  is not included in a class of persons specified in the Rules for the purposes of this paragraph;

so far as the person practises midwifery in a collaborative arrangement or collaborative arrangements of a kind or kinds specified in the Rules, with one or more medical practitioners of a kind or kinds specified in the Rules, for the purposes of this definition.

[collaborative arrangements]