New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (NSW) - SECT 139

139 Competence to practise health profession [NSW]

A person is
"competent" to practise a health profession only if the person--

(a) has sufficient physical capacity, mental capacity, knowledge and skill to practise the profession; and

(b) has sufficient communication skills for the practice of the profession, including an adequate command of the English language.