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Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009
sec.57-oc.2Eligibility for specialist registration
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### sec.57-oc.2 Eligibility for specialist registration
An individual is eligible for specialist registration in a recognised specialty in a health profession if—
the individual is qualified for registration in the specialty; and
the individual has successfully completed—
any period of supervised practice in the specialty required by an approved registration standard for the health profession; or
any examination or assessment required by an approved registration standard for the health profession to assess the individual’s ability to competently and safely practise the specialty; and
the individual is a suitable person to hold registration in the health profession; and
the individual is not disqualified under this Law or a law of a co-regulatory jurisdiction from applying for registration, or being registered, in the specialty; and
the individual meets any other requirements for registration stated in an approved registration standard for the specialty.
Without limiting subsection (1) , the National Board may decide the individual is eligible for registration in the recognised specialty by doing either or both of the following—
imposing conditions on the registration under section 83 ;
accepting an undertaking from the individual under section 83A .
sch s 57 amd 2022 No. 22 s 61
(sec.57-oc.2-ssec.1) An individual is eligible for specialist registration in a recognised specialty in a health profession if— the individual is qualified for registration in the specialty; and the individual has successfully completed— any period of supervised practice in the specialty required by an approved registration standard for the health profession; or any examination or assessment required by an approved registration standard for the health profession to assess the individual’s ability to competently and safely practise the specialty; and the individual is a suitable person to hold registration in the health profession; and the individual is not disqualified under this Law or a law of a co-regulatory jurisdiction from applying for registration, or being registered, in the specialty; and the individual meets any other requirements for registration stated in an approved registration standard for the specialty.
(sec.57-oc.2-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the National Board may decide the individual is eligible for registration in the recognised specialty by doing either or both of the following— imposing conditions on the registration under section 83 ; accepting an undertaking from the individual under section 83A .
- (a) the individual is qualified for registration in the specialty; and
- (b) the individual has successfully completed— (i) any period of supervised practice in the specialty required by an approved registration standard for the health profession; or (ii) any examination or assessment required by an approved registration standard for the health profession to assess the individual’s ability to competently and safely practise the specialty; and
- (i) any period of supervised practice in the specialty required by an approved registration standard for the health profession; or
- (ii) any examination or assessment required by an approved registration standard for the health profession to assess the individual’s ability to competently and safely practise the specialty; and
- (c) the individual is a suitable person to hold registration in the health profession; and
- (d) the individual is not disqualified under this Law or a law of a co-regulatory jurisdiction from applying for registration, or being registered, in the specialty; and
- (e) the individual meets any other requirements for registration stated in an approved registration standard for the specialty.
- (i) any period of supervised practice in the specialty required by an approved registration standard for the health profession; or
- (ii) any examination or assessment required by an approved registration standard for the health profession to assess the individual’s ability to competently and safely practise the specialty; and
- (a) imposing conditions on the registration under section 83 ;
- (b) accepting an undertaking from the individual under section 83A .