118Claims by persons as to specialist registration

118 Claims by persons as to specialist registration (1) A person who is not a specialist health practitioner must not knowingly or recklessly— (a) take or use the title of “specialist health practitioner”, whether with or without any other words; or (i) the person is a specialist health practitioner; or (ii) the person is authorised or qualified to practise in a recognised specialty; or (c) claim to be registered under this Law in a recognised specialty or hold himself or herself out as being registered under this Law in a recognised specialty; or

(d) claim to be qualified to practise as a specialist health (a) take or use the title of “specialist health practitioner”, whether with or without any other words, in relation to another person who is not a specialist health practitioner; or (b) take or use a title, name, initial, symbol, word or description in relation to another person who is not a specialist health practitioner that, having regard to the circumstances in which it is taken or used, indicates or could be reasonably understood to indicate— (i) the other person is a specialist health practitioner; or (ii) the other person is authorised or qualified to practise in a recognised specialty; or (c) claim another person is registered under this Law in a recognised specialty or hold the other person out as being registered under this Law in a recognised specialty if the other person is not registered in that recognised specialty; or (d) claim another person is qualified to practise as a specialist health practitioner if the person is not a specialist health practitioner.

Note A contravention of this section by a registered health practitioner, or in some cases by a person who was a registered health practitioner, may also constitute unprofessional conduct for which health, conduct or