DENTAL PRACTICE ACT 2001
Table of Provisions
PART 1--Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 3 Interpretation
- 4 Medical fitness to provide dental treatment
PART 2--Dental Board of South Australia
Division 1--Continuation of Board
Division 2--The Board's membership
- 6 Composition of Board
- 6A Elections and casual vacancies
- 7 Terms and conditions of membership
- 8 Presiding member and deputy
- 9 Vacancies or defects in appointment of members
- 10 Remuneration
Division 3--Registrar and staff of the Board
Division 4--General functions and powers
Division 5--The Board's procedures
- 16 Board's procedures
- 17 Conflict of interest etc under Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act
- 18 Powers of Board in relation to witnesses etc
- 19 Principles governing hearings
- 20 Representation at proceedings before Board
- 21 Costs
Division 6--Accounts, audit and annual report
PART 3--The Dental Professional Conduct Tribunal
- 24 Continuation of Tribunal
- 25 Composition of Tribunal
- 26 Terms and conditions of appointed members
- 27 Vacancies or defects in appointment of members
- 28 Remuneration
- 29 Registrar of Tribunal
- 29A Constitution of Tribunal for purpose of proceedings
PART 4--Registration and practice
Division 1--The registers
Division 2--Registration
- 32 Registration of natural persons as dental practitioners
- 34 Registration of dental students
- 35 Application for registration and provisional registration
- 36 Removal from register
- 37 Reinstatement on register
- 38 Fees and returns
Division 3--Special provisions relating to dental services providers
- 39 Information to be given to Board by dental services providers
Division 4--Restrictions relating to the provision of dental treatment
- 42 Illegal holding out as registered person
- 43 Illegal holding out concerning limitations or conditions
- 44 Use of certain titles or descriptions prohibited
- 45 Restrictions on provision of dental treatment by unqualified persons
- 46 Board's approval required where dental practitioner or dental student has not practised for 5 years
PART 5--Investigations and proceedings
Division 1--Preliminary
Division 2--Investigations
- 51 Powers of inspectors
- 52 Offence to hinder etc inspector
Division 3--Proceedings before the Board
- 54 Obligation to report medical unfitness or unprofessional conduct of dental practitioner or dental student
- 55 Medical fitness of dental practitioner or dental student
- 56 Inquiries by Board as to matters constituting grounds for disciplinary action
- 57 Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Board
- 58 Suspension of registration of non-residents
- 59 Provisions as to proceedings before Board
Division 4--Proceedings before the Tribunal
- 60 Inquiries by Tribunal as to matters constituting grounds for disciplinary action
- 61 Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Tribunal
- 62 Provisions as to proceedings before Tribunal
- 63 Powers of Tribunal
- 64 Costs
- 64A Contravention of prohibition order
- 64B Register of prohibition orders
- 65 Power of Tribunal to make rules
PART 6--Appeals
- 66 Right of appeal to Supreme Court
- 67 Operation of order may be suspended
- 68 Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Court
PART 7--Miscellaneous
- 69 Interpretation
- 70 Improper directions to dental practitioners or dental students
- 71 Offence to contravene conditions of registration
- 72 Offence to give, offer or accept benefit for referral or recommendation
- 73 Procurement of registration by fraud
- 73A Statutory declarations
- 74 False or misleading statement
- 75 Registered person etc must declare interest in prescribed business
- 76 Registered person must report medical unfitness to Board
- 77 Report to Board cessation of status as student
- 78 Registered persons and dental services providers to be indemnified against loss
- 79 Information relating to claim against registered person or dental services provider to be provided
- 80 Victimisation
- 81 Self-incrimination
- 82 Punishment of conduct that constitutes an offence
- 83 Vicarious liability for offences
- 84 Application of fines
- 85 Board may require medical examination or report
- 86 Ministerial review of decisions relating to courses
- 87 Confidentiality
- 89 Service
- 90 Evidentiary provision
- 91 Regulations