Adelaide Dental School

Dean and Head of School

Local Compliance Officers

Local Compliance Officers assist personnel to comply with laws that affect that School.  If you have a compliance concern, contact one of the officers listed below:-

Acts that apply to Adelaide Dental School specifically

Tier Act Purpose Local contact
3 Animal Welfare Act 1985 (SA)

An Act for the promotion of animal welfare; and for other purposes.

Professor Craig Dreyer
Professor in Orthodontics
3 Australian Code for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes (Cth)

The Code encompasses all aspects of the care and use of animals for scientific purposes where the aim is to acquire, develop or demonstrate knowledge or techniques in any area of science—for example, medicine, biology, agriculture, veterinary and other animal sciences, industry and teaching.

Compliance with the Code is a prerequisite for receipt of NHMRC funding. From 1 January 2014, the NHMRC Funding Agreement will reflect the need for compliance with the 8th edition of the Code.

Professor Craig Dreyer
Professor in Orthodontics
4 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987 (Cth)

An Act to establish an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, and for related purposes

Note: Some of the health-related information collected by the Dental Statistics Research Unit within the School of Dentistry, is subject to strict confidentiality requirements under s29 of the Act.

Dr Liana Luzzi
Research Fellow 
3 Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth) An Act relating to diseases and pests that may cause harm to human, animal or plant health or the environment, and for related purposes. Professor Richard Logan
Dean of School
4 Consent to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care Act 1995 (SA)

An Act to deal with consent to medical treatment; to regulate medical practice so far as it affects the care of people who are dying; and for other purposes.

Dr Paul Sambrook
Head, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery 
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.

Dr Paul Sambrook
Head, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery 
3 Coroners Act 2003 (SA)

An Act to provide for the appointment of the State Coroner and other coroners; to establish the Coroner's Court; and for other purposes.

Dr Denice Higgins
Forensic Odontologist
4 Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Act 2007 (SA)

An Act to provide for carrying out forensic procedures to obtain evidence relevant to the investigation of criminal offences; to make provision for a DNA database system; to make related amendments to the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 and the Summary Offences Act 1953; to repeal the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Act 1998; and for other purposes.

Dr Denice Higgins
Forensic Odontologist
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.

Lucy Ludlow
Academic Support Services Officer
3 Gene Technology (Licence Charges) Act 2000 (Cth)

An Act to impose charges on licences issued under the Gene Technology Act 2000, and for related purposes.

Associate Professor Toby Hughes
3 Gene Technology Act 2000 (Cth) An Act to regulate activities involving gene technology, and for related purposes. Associate Professor Toby Hughes
Craniofacial Biology
3 Gene Technology Act 2001 (SA)

An Act to regulate activities involving gene technology; and for other purposes.

Associate Professor Toby Hughes
Craniofacial Biology

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.

Professor Richard Logan
Dean of School
4 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act (South Australia) Act 2010

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.

Professor Richard Logan
Dean of School
4 Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010 (Cth)

An Act to provide for healthcare identifiers, and for related purposes.

Professor Richard Logan
Dean of School
4 My Health Records Act 2012 (Cth)

An Act to provide for a system of access to electronic health records, and for related purposes

Professor Richard Logan
Dean of School
3 Radiation Protection and Control Act 1982 (SA)

An Act to provide for the control of activities related to radioactive substances and radiation apparatus, and for protecting the environment and the health and safety of people against the harmful effects of radiation; and for other purposes.

Dr Derek Lerche
Radiation Safety
4 Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 1990 (Cth)

An Act relating to therapeutic goods.

Dr Paul Sambrook
Head, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
4 Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1983 (SA)

An Act to make provision for and in relation to the removal of human tissues for transplantation, for post-mortem examinations, and for the regulation of schools of anatomy; and for other purposes.

Professor Richard Logan
Dean of School

Refer to the A-Z Legislation list for the Tier 1 and 2 Acts that apply to the whole of the University, including Adelaide Dental School.

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