Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Act 2010

A registered health practitioner registered in a health profession, or an applicant for registration in a health profession, may, by written notice given to the National Board for the health profession, nominate an alternative name.

If the alternative name nominated by a registered health practitioner is a prohibited name, the National Board may decide to—

refuse to record the name in a National Register or Specialists Register;

and

refuse to include the name on the registered health practitioner's certificate of registration.

If the National Board makes a decision under subsection (2), it must give written notice of the decision, including the reasons for the decision, to the registered health practitioner.

In this section—

prohibited name means a name that—

is obscene or offensive; or

could not practicably be established by repute or usage—

because it is too long; or

because it consists of or includes symbols without phonetic significance; or

because it is or includes a statement or phrase; or

for another reason; or

includes or resembles—

an official title or rank; or

a protected title specified in the Table to section 113;

or

a specialist title; or

the title "dental specialist"; or

the title "medical specialist"; or

is contrary to the public interest for another reason.