New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DENTAL TECHNICIANS REGISTRATION ACT 1975 - SECT 19A

19A Proceedings before board against dental prosthetist

(1) Where the board is satisfied after an inquiry held under section 20, or after the investigation by the Commission under the Health Care Complaints Act 1993 of a complaint of which the Commission is notified under section 20A, that a dental prosthetist has been guilty of misconduct with respect to the practice of dental prosthetics, it may by order:

(a) reprimand or caution that dental prosthetist,

(b) suspend the dental prosthetist’s practising certificate for such period, not exceeding 12 months, as it thinks fit, or

(c) cancel the dental prosthetist’s practising certificate.

(2) Whenever an order is made under subsection (1) in respect of any person, the board may make an order of any kind that may be made under section 19 in respect of that person.

(3) Where the board directs that a practising certificate be cancelled it shall in its order fix a time after which the person whose practising certificate is so cancelled may apply for another practising certificate and, notwithstanding section 18B, that person may not make application for another practising certificate before that time unless the board before that time directs that the person may make such an application.

(4) An order made by the board under subsection (1) shall not take effect until the expiration of a period of 21 days after notice of the making of the order is given to the dental prosthetist by the secretary in accordance with section 29 (1).

(5) A practising certificate is not in force during any period for which it has been suspended and, notwithstanding section 18B, a person may not make application for another practising certificate while the person’s practising certificate is suspended.