(1) Subject to this
Act, registration —
(a) has
effect for the period prescribed by the regulations or specified in the
medical practitioner’s certificate of registration, whichever is the
shorter; and
(b) may
be renewed in accordance with the regulations for a further period prescribed
by the regulations.
(2) This section does
not apply to, or in respect of, a medical practitioner who is an
interstate practitioner or defence force medical officer.