Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Act 2010

A person who is not a specialist health practitioner must not knowingly or recklessly—

take or use the title of "specialist health practitioner", whether with or without any other words; or

take or use a title, name, initial, symbol, word or description that, having regard to the circumstances in which it is taken or used, indicates or could be reasonably understood to indicate—

the person is a specialist health practitioner; or

the person is authorised or qualified to practise in a recognised specialty; or

claim to be registered under this Law in a recognised specialty or hold himself or herself out as being registered under this Law in a recognised specialty; or

claim to be qualified to practise as a specialist health practitioner.

Maximum penalty:

in the case of an individual—$60 000 or 3 years imprisonment or both; or

in the case of a body corporate—$120 000.

A person must not knowingly or recklessly—

take or use the title of "specialist health practitioner", whether with or without any other words, in relation to another person who is not a specialist health practitioner; or

take or use a title, name, initial, symbol, word or description in relation to another person who is not a specialist health practitioner that, having regard to the circumstances in which it is taken or used, indicates or could be reasonably understood to indicate—

the other person is a specialist health practitioner; or

the other person is authorised or qualified to practise in a recognised specialty; or

claim another person is registered under this Law in a recognised specialty or hold the other person out as being registered under this Law in a recognised specialty if the other person is not registered in that recognised specialty; or

claim another person is qualified to practise as a specialist health practitioner if the person is not a specialist health practitioner.

Maximum penalty:

in the case of an individual—$60 000 or 3 years imprisonment or both; or

in the case of a body corporate—$120 000.

Note—

A contravention of this section by a registered health practitioner, or in some cases by a person who was a registered health practitioner, may also constitute unprofessional conduct for which health, conduct or performance action may be taken.