New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1991 - SECT 10AJ

10AJ Definitions

(1) In this Division:
"corresponding health registration legislation" means legislation of another State or Territory that provides for the registration of health practitioners.
"de-registered health practitioner" means a health practitioner whose registration as a health practitioner under a health registration Act or corresponding health registration legislation is cancelled or suspended as a result of disciplinary proceedings.
"prohibition order" means a prohibition order made under a health registration Act or under section 41A of the Health Care Complaints Act 1993 .

(2) For the purposes of this Division, a person’s registration as a health practitioner under a health registration Act or corresponding health registration legislation is cancelled if:

(a) any of the following happen as a result of an action, decision, determination or order of a registration board, tribunal or court under that Act or legislation:

(i) the person’s registration is cancelled,

(ii) the person is de-registered,

(iii) the person’s name is removed from, or struck off, a register or a roll,

(iv) the person’s practising certificate is cancelled, or

(b) the person’s name is removed from the Register of Optical Dispensers for New South Wales under section 25 of the Optical Dispensers Act 1963 .

(3) For the purposes of this Division, a health practitioner is subject to a prohibition order if the health practitioner is, because of the order, subject to conditions when providing health services or is prohibited from providing some or all health services.