113Restriction on use of protected titles

113 Restriction on use of protected titles

113 Restriction on use of protected titles

(1) A person must not knowingly or recklessly—

(a) take or use a title in the Table to this section, in a way that could be reasonably expected to induce a belief the person is registered under this Law in the health profession listed beside the title in the Table, unless the person is registered in the profession, or

(b) take or use a prescribed title for a health profession, in a way that could be reasonably expected to induce a belief the person is registered under this Law in the profession, unless the person is registered in the profession.

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of an individual—$60,000 or 3 years imprisonment or both; or

(b) in the case of a body corporate—$120,000.

(2) A person must not knowingly or recklessly—

(a) take or use a title in the Table in relation to another person (the second person), in a way that could be reasonably expected to induce a belief the second person is registered under this Law in the health profession listed beside the title in the Table, unless the second person is registered in the profession; or

(b) take or use a prescribed title for a health profession in relation to another person (the second person), in a way that could be reasonably expected to induce a belief the second person is registered under this Law in the profession, unless the second person is registered in the profession.

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of an individual—$60,000 or 3 years imprisonment or both; or

(b) in the case of a body corporate—$120,000.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) apply whether or not the title is taken or used with or without any other words and whether in English or any other language.

Table—Protected Titles

| Profession | Title | | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner, Aboriginal health practitioner, Torres Strait Islander health practitioner | | Chinese Medicine | Chinese medicine practitioner, Chinese herbal dispenser, Chinese herbal medicine practitioner, Oriental medicine practitioner, acupuncturist | | Chiropractic | chiropractor | | Dental | dentist, dental therapist, dental hygienist, dental prosthetist, oral health therapist | | Medical | medical practitioner | | Medical Radiation Practice | medical radiation practitioner, diagnostic radiographer, medical imaging technologist, radiographer, nuclear medicine scientist, nuclear medicine technologist, radiation therapist | | Midwifery | midwife, midwife practitioner | | Nursing | nurse, registered nurse, nurse practitioner, enrolled nurse | | Occupational Therapy | occupational therapist | | Optometry | optometrist, optician | | Osteopathy | osteopath | | Paramedicine | paramedic | | Pharmacy | pharmacist, pharmaceutical chemist | | Physiotherapy | physiotherapist, physical therapist | | Podiatry | podiatrist, chiropodist | | Psychology | psychologist |