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Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009
sec.82Decision about application
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### sec.82 Decision about application
After considering an application for registration and any submissions made in accordance with a notice under section 81 , a National Board established for a health profession must—
decide to grant the applicant the type of registration in the health profession applied for if the applicant is eligible for that type of registration under a relevant section; or
decide to grant the applicant a type of registration in the health profession, other than the type of registration applied for, for which the applicant is eligible under a relevant section; or
decide to refuse to grant the applicant registration in the health profession if—
the applicant is ineligible for registration in the profession under a relevant section because the applicant—
is not qualified for registration; or
has not completed a period of supervised practice in the health profession, or an examination or assessment required by the Board to assess the individual’s ability to practise the profession; or
is not a suitable person to hold registration; or
is disqualified under this Law from applying for registration, or being registered, in the health profession; or
does not meet a requirement for registration stated in an approved registration standard for the profession; or
it would be improper to register the applicant because the applicant or someone else gave the National Board information or a document in relation to the application that was false or misleading in a material particular.
In this section—
relevant section means section 52 , 57 , 62 , 65 or 73 .
(sec.82-ssec.1) After considering an application for registration and any submissions made in accordance with a notice under section 81 , a National Board established for a health profession must— decide to grant the applicant the type of registration in the health profession applied for if the applicant is eligible for that type of registration under a relevant section; or decide to grant the applicant a type of registration in the health profession, other than the type of registration applied for, for which the applicant is eligible under a relevant section; or decide to refuse to grant the applicant registration in the health profession if— the applicant is ineligible for registration in the profession under a relevant section because the applicant— is not qualified for registration; or has not completed a period of supervised practice in the health profession, or an examination or assessment required by the Board to assess the individual’s ability to practise the profession; or is not a suitable person to hold registration; or is disqualified under this Law from applying for registration, or being registered, in the health profession; or does not meet a requirement for registration stated in an approved registration standard for the profession; or it would be improper to register the applicant because the applicant or someone else gave the National Board information or a document in relation to the application that was false or misleading in a material particular.
(sec.82-ssec.2) In this section— relevant section means section 52 , 57 , 62 , 65 or 73 .
- (a) decide to grant the applicant the type of registration in the health profession applied for if the applicant is eligible for that type of registration under a relevant section; or
- (b) decide to grant the applicant a type of registration in the health profession, other than the type of registration applied for, for which the applicant is eligible under a relevant section; or
- (c) decide to refuse to grant the applicant registration in the health profession if— (i) the applicant is ineligible for registration in the profession under a relevant section because the applicant— (A) is not qualified for registration; or (B) has not completed a period of supervised practice in the health profession, or an examination or assessment required by the Board to assess the individual’s ability to practise the profession; or (C) is not a suitable person to hold registration; or (D) is disqualified under this Law from applying for registration, or being registered, in the health profession; or (E) does not meet a requirement for registration stated in an approved registration standard for the profession; or (ii) it would be improper to register the applicant because the applicant or someone else gave the National Board information or a document in relation to the application that was false or misleading in a material particular.
- (i) the applicant is ineligible for registration in the profession under a relevant section because the applicant— (A) is not qualified for registration; or (B) has not completed a period of supervised practice in the health profession, or an examination or assessment required by the Board to assess the individual’s ability to practise the profession; or (C) is not a suitable person to hold registration; or (D) is disqualified under this Law from applying for registration, or being registered, in the health profession; or (E) does not meet a requirement for registration stated in an approved registration standard for the profession; or
- (A) is not qualified for registration; or
- (B) has not completed a period of supervised practice in the health profession, or an examination or assessment required by the Board to assess the individual’s ability to practise the profession; or
- (C) is not a suitable person to hold registration; or
- (D) is disqualified under this Law from applying for registration, or being registered, in the health profession; or
- (E) does not meet a requirement for registration stated in an approved registration standard for the profession; or
- (ii) it would be improper to register the applicant because the applicant or someone else gave the National Board information or a document in relation to the application that was false or misleading in a material particular.
- (i) the applicant is ineligible for registration in the profession under a relevant section because the applicant— (A) is not qualified for registration; or (B) has not completed a period of supervised practice in the health profession, or an examination or assessment required by the Board to assess the individual’s ability to practise the profession; or (C) is not a suitable person to hold registration; or (D) is disqualified under this Law from applying for registration, or being registered, in the health profession; or (E) does not meet a requirement for registration stated in an approved registration standard for the profession; or
- (A) is not qualified for registration; or
- (B) has not completed a period of supervised practice in the health profession, or an examination or assessment required by the Board to assess the individual’s ability to practise the profession; or
- (C) is not a suitable person to hold registration; or
- (D) is disqualified under this Law from applying for registration, or being registered, in the health profession; or
- (E) does not meet a requirement for registration stated in an approved registration standard for the profession; or
- (ii) it would be improper to register the applicant because the applicant or someone else gave the National Board information or a document in relation to the application that was false or misleading in a material particular.
- (A) is not qualified for registration; or
- (B) has not completed a period of supervised practice in the health profession, or an examination or assessment required by the Board to assess the individual’s ability to practise the profession; or
- (C) is not a suitable person to hold registration; or
- (D) is disqualified under this Law from applying for registration, or being registered, in the health profession; or
- (E) does not meet a requirement for registration stated in an approved registration standard for the profession; or