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Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009
sec.225Information to be recorded in National Register or Specialists Register
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### sec.225 Information to be recorded in National Register or Specialists Register
A National Register or Specialists Register must include the following information for each registered health practitioner whose name is included in the register—
the practitioner’s sex;
any alternative name for the practitioner that has been notified to the National Board under section 131A , unless—
the alternative name is a prohibited name; and
the National Board has decided under section 131A (2) (a) to refuse to record the name in a National Register or Specialists Register;
the suburb and postcode of the practitioner’s principal place of practice;
the registration number or code given to the practitioner by the National Board;
the date on which the practitioner was first registered in the health profession in Australia, whether under this Law or a corresponding prior Act;
the date on which the practitioner’s registration expires;
the type of registration held by the practitioner;
if the register includes divisions, the division in which the practitioner is registered;
if the practitioner holds specialist registration, the recognised specialty in which the practitioner is registered;
if the practitioner holds limited registration, the purpose for which the practitioner is registered;
if the practitioner has been reprimanded, the fact that the practitioner has been reprimanded;
if a condition has been imposed on the practitioner’s registration or the National Board has entered into an undertaking with the practitioner—
if section 226 (1) applies, the fact that a condition has been imposed or an undertaking accepted; or
otherwise, details of the condition or undertaking;
if the practitioner’s registration is suspended, the fact that the practitioner’s registration has been suspended and, if the suspension is for a specified period, the period during which the suspension applies;
if the practitioner’s registration has been endorsed, details of the endorsement;
details of any qualifications relied on by the practitioner to obtain registration or to have the practitioner’s registration endorsed;
if the practitioner has advised the National Board the practitioner fluently speaks a language other than English, details of the other language spoken;
any other information the National Board considers appropriate.
sch s 225 amd 2022 No. 22 s 115
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sch ss 225A–225B ins 2025 No. 6 s 21 (uncommenced amendment)
- (a) the practitioner’s sex;
- (aa) any alternative name for the practitioner that has been notified to the National Board under section 131A , unless— (i) the alternative name is a prohibited name; and (ii) the National Board has decided under section 131A (2) (a) to refuse to record the name in a National Register or Specialists Register;
- (i) the alternative name is a prohibited name; and
- (ii) the National Board has decided under section 131A (2) (a) to refuse to record the name in a National Register or Specialists Register;
- (b) the suburb and postcode of the practitioner’s principal place of practice;
- (c) the registration number or code given to the practitioner by the National Board;
- (d) the date on which the practitioner was first registered in the health profession in Australia, whether under this Law or a corresponding prior Act;
- (e) the date on which the practitioner’s registration expires;
- (f) the type of registration held by the practitioner;
- (g) if the register includes divisions, the division in which the practitioner is registered;
- (h) if the practitioner holds specialist registration, the recognised specialty in which the practitioner is registered;
- (i) if the practitioner holds limited registration, the purpose for which the practitioner is registered;
- (j) if the practitioner has been reprimanded, the fact that the practitioner has been reprimanded;
- (k) if a condition has been imposed on the practitioner’s registration or the National Board has entered into an undertaking with the practitioner— (i) if section 226 (1) applies, the fact that a condition has been imposed or an undertaking accepted; or (ii) otherwise, details of the condition or undertaking;
- (i) if section 226 (1) applies, the fact that a condition has been imposed or an undertaking accepted; or
- (ii) otherwise, details of the condition or undertaking;
- (l) if the practitioner’s registration is suspended, the fact that the practitioner’s registration has been suspended and, if the suspension is for a specified period, the period during which the suspension applies;
- (m) if the practitioner’s registration has been endorsed, details of the endorsement;
- (n) details of any qualifications relied on by the practitioner to obtain registration or to have the practitioner’s registration endorsed;
- (o) if the practitioner has advised the National Board the practitioner fluently speaks a language other than English, details of the other language spoken;
- (p) any other information the National Board considers appropriate.
- (i) the alternative name is a prohibited name; and
- (ii) the National Board has decided under section 131A (2) (a) to refuse to record the name in a National Register or Specialists Register;
- (i) if section 226 (1) applies, the fact that a condition has been imposed or an undertaking accepted; or
- (ii) otherwise, details of the condition or undertaking;