South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts36—Use of certain titles or descriptions prohibited
(1) A person who is
not registered on the appropriate register must not use a prescribed word, or
its derivatives, to describe himself or herself or a service that he or she
provides.
Maximum penalty: $50 000.
(2) A person must not,
in the course of advertising or promoting a service that he or she provides,
use a prescribed word, or its derivatives, to describe a person who is engaged
in the provision of the service but is not registered on the
appropriate register.
Maximum penalty: $50 000.
(3) In this
section—
"prescribed word" means—
(a) in
relation to registration on the physiotherapy student
register—registered physiotherapy student; or
(b) in
relation to registration on the register of physiotherapists—
(i)
physiotherapist; or
(ii)
physical therapist; or
(iii)
manipulative therapist; or
(iv)
spinal therapist; or
(c) any
other word or expression prescribed by the regulations.
(4) However, this
section does not prevent the title “manipulative therapist” or
“spinal therapist” being used by or in relation to a person
registered as a chiropractor or osteopath under the Chiropractic and
Osteopathy Practice Act 2005 .