Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (ACT) - SECT 89

    (1)     On receipt of the particulars of persons undertaking an approved program of study, or part of an approved program of study, under section 88 —

        (a)     the National Board may register the persons as students in the health profession by entering the persons' particulars in the student register kept by the Board; or

        (b)     the National Board may—

              (i)     by written notice given to each person, require the person to complete an application for registration as a student in the form approved by the National Board; and

              (ii)     on receipt of the person's application form, register the person as a student in the health profession by entering the person's particulars in the student register kept by the Board.

    (2)     The National Board must not register a person as a student if the person is undertaking an approved program of study for a health profession in which the person already holds registration under Division 6.

    (3)     The National Board must not require a person to pay a fee for registration as a student.

    (4)     As soon as practicable after registering a person as a student, a National Board must give written notice of the registration to—

        (a)     the education provider that provided the student's particulars to the Board; and

        (b)     if the Board required the person to complete an application form for registration, the student.

    (5)     As soon as practicable after receiving notice that a student has been registered under subsection (1) (a), the education provider must give written notice of the registration to the student.