Western Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MEDICAL ACT 1894 - SECT 17

17 .         Offences to do with registration

                Any person who —

        (1)         makes or causes to be made any falsification in any matter relating to the Register; or

        (2)         knowingly presents or causes to be presented to the Board any forged, false, altered or counterfeit testimonium, certificate, diploma, degree, licence, or other document or writing; or

        (3)         personates or represents himself as being the person referred to in any testimonium, certificate, diploma, degree, licence, document, or writing presented to the Board, or in any certificate granted under this Act; or

        (4)         procures or attempts to procure registration under this Act for himself or herself or for any other person by making, or producing or causing to be made or produced, any false or fraudulent declaration or representation, either orally or in writing; or

        (5)         wilfully makes any false statement in any declaration, or on any examination required or held by the Board under this Act or the rules; or

        (6)         falsely advertises or publishes himself as having obtained a certificate, or as being registered or qualified under this Act, or permits any such advertisement or publication,

                shall be guilty of a crime, and shall, on conviction thereof, be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding 3 years.

        [Section 17 amended by No. 67 of 1994 s. 12; No. 55 of 2004 s. 731; No. 70 of 2004 s. 82.]