Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Professions Registration Act 2005 - SECT 31

Certificates

31. Certificates



(1) Upon-

   (a)  granting registration to a health practitioner or student under this
        Part; or

   (b)  endorsing the registration of a health practitioner under this Part;
        or

   (c)  renewing the registration of a health practitioner or student under
        this Part-

the responsible board must issue a certificate of registration to that health
practitioner or student.

(2) The following particulars must be included on a certificate of
registration-

   (a)  the type of registration granted;

   (b)  the date the registration was granted;

   (c)  the division of the register (if any) that the health practitioner is
        registered in;

   (d)  any current endorsement referred to in Division 2 of this Part;

   (e)  any condition imposed on the registration or endorsement of
        registration;

   (f)  any qualification noted on the health practitioner's registration
        under section 12;

   (g)  any prescribed information.

(3) If the registration of a health practitioner or student has been suspended
or cancelled, the health practitioner or student must return his or her
current certificate of registration to the responsible board within 14 days
after being requested to do so by the responsible board.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(4) If the endorsement of a health practitioner's registration has been
suspended or cancelled, the health practitioner must return his or her current
certificate of registration to the responsible board within 14 days after
being requested to do so by the responsible board.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(5) If the responsible board notifies a health practitioner or student of any
condition it has imposed on the registration or endorsement of registration of
the health practitioner or the registration of the student, the health
practitioner or student must return the current certificate of registration to
the responsible board within 14 days after the notification.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.