Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1930 (REPEALED) - SECT 40

    (1)     Subject to subsection (2), if the board finds that a registered medical practitioner has failed to comply with an order of the board under section 39 it may, by order served on the practitioner, impose on him or her a fine not exceeding $1 000.

    (2)     The board shall not impose a fine under subsection (1) in relation to conduct for which a court has already imposed a fine or other penalty.

    (3)     A fine imposed under this section shall be paid to the Territory within the time specified in the order imposing the fine.

    (4)     If a practitioner on whom the board has imposed a fine under subsection (1) fails to pay the fine by the time specified in the order, the board may—

        (a)     cancel the registration of the practitioner; or

        (b)     by order served on the practitioner, suspend the registration of the practitioner for the period the board considers appropriate.