(1) On the
registration of a person the Board is to issue to that person a certificate of
registration in an approved form.
(2) If the particulars
entered in the register relating to a medical practitioner are amended so that
that person’s particulars recorded on his or her certificate of
registration are not the same as those entered in the register, the Board is
to issue to that person a certificate of registration in the approved form
containing particulars that are the same as those entered in the register.
(3) In the absence of
evidence to the contrary a certificate of registration is evidence that the
person to whom the certificate is issued is registered.
(4) This section does
not apply to, or in respect of, a medical practitioner who is an
interstate practitioner or defence force medical officer.