Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaccepted representations see section 84(2).
advertise includes--
(a) placing an entry in a directory; and
(b) displaying a sign; and
(c) using printed stationery.
application fee see section 42(1)(c)(ii).
approved form means a form approved by the board.
assessment report see section 48(1).
authorised person, for part 3, division 3, see section 59(1).
board means the Dental Board of Queensland.
business name, of a business, means a name or style under which the business is carried on.
category, in relation to registration as a dental auxiliary registrant, means any of the following--
(a) dental therapy;
(b) dental hygiene;
(c) another category prescribed under a regulation.
certificate of dental auxiliary registration means a certificate of dental auxiliary registration issued under section 52(1), as applied by section 133G(1)(b).
certificate of general registration means a certificate of general registration issued under part 3.
certificate of provisional dental auxiliary registration means a certificate of provisional dental auxiliary registration issued under section 60(5), as applied by section 133G(1)(c).
certificate of provisional general registration means a certificate of provisional general registration issued under section 60(5).
certificate of provisional specialist registration means a certificate of provisional specialist registration issued under section 60(5), as applied by section 113(1)(a).
certificate of provisional special purpose registration means a certificate of provisional special purpose registration issued under part 3, division 9.
certificate of registration means a certificate of general registration, certificate of specialist registration, certificate of dental auxiliary registration, certificate of provisional general registration, certificate of provisional specialist registration, certificate of provisional dental auxiliary registration, certificate of special purpose registration or certificate of provisional special purpose registration.
certificate of specialist registration means a certificate of specialist registration issued under part 3, division 8.
certificate of special purpose registration means a certificate of special purpose registration issued under part 3, division 9.
certified copy, of a certificate of registration, means a copy that is certified by the board as being a true copy of the certificate.
chairperson means the chairperson of the board appointed under section 19(1).
column 1 registration, for part 10, division 2, see section 239.
column 2 registration, for part 10, division 2, see section 239.
commencement, for part 10, division 2, see section 239.
committee means a committee of the board established under section 33(1).
convicted, of an offence, means being found guilty of the offence, on a plea of guilty or otherwise, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
corresponding law means a law applying, or that applied, in another State, the Commonwealth or a foreign country that provides, or provided, for the same matter as--
(a) a health practitioner registration Act or the Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999; or
(b) a provision of a health practitioner registration Act or the Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999.
criminal history, of a person, means all the following--
(a) every conviction of the person for an offence, in Queensland or elsewhere, and whether before or after the commencement of this Act;
(b) every charge made against the person for an offence, in Queensland or elsewhere, and whether before or after the commencement of this Act.
declaration period, for part 9, division 3, see section 228.
declared event, for part 9, division 3, see section 228.
dental auxiliary means a person qualified for dental auxiliary registration in 1 or more of the following categories--
(a) dental therapy;
(b) dental hygiene;
(c) another category prescribed under a regulation.
dental auxiliary application fee see section 133A(1)(c)(ii).
dental auxiliary registrant means a person registered, under part 3, as a dental auxiliary registrant in a category or categories, but does not include a provisional dental auxiliary registrant.
dental auxiliary registration means registration of a person as a dental auxiliary registrant in a category or categories under part 3.
dental auxiliary registration fee see section 133A(1)(c)(iii).
dental auxiliary registration period see section 133G(3)(l).
dental profession includes dental auxiliaries.
deputy chairperson means the deputy chairperson of the board appointed under section 19(1).
document production requirement see section 189(5).
educational institution means a university, training institution or professional college engaged in the education of persons in the practice of the profession.
executive officer means the executive officer appointed under the Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Act 1999.
executive officer, of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management, whether or not the person is a director or the person's position is given the name of executive officer.
facsimile warrant see section 171(4).
foreign regulatory authority means--
(a) an interstate regulatory authority; or
(b) an entity established under a law applying in a foreign country, other than New Zealand, having functions similar to the board's functions under this Act or the Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999.
former board, for part 10, division 2, see section 239.
former registrant means a person who was, but is not currently, registered under part 3.
general registrant means a person registered, under part 3, as a general registrant, but does not include a provisional general registrant.
general registration means registration of a person as a general registrant under part 3.
general registration period see section 56(1).
health assessment, in relation to a person, includes--
(a) a physical, medical, psychiatric or psychological examination or test of the person; and
(b) asking questions to assess the person's mental and physical health.
Health Insurance Commission means the Health Insurance Commission established under the Health Insurance Commission Act 1973 (Cwlth), section 4.
health practitioner registration Act means any of the following Acts--
• this Act
• Chiropractors Registration Act 2001
• Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists Registration Act 2001
• Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001
• Medical Radiation Technologists Registration Act 2001
• Occupational Therapists Registration Act 2001
• Optometrists Registration Act 2001
• Osteopaths Registration Act 2001
• Pharmacists Registration Act 2001
• Physiotherapists Registration Act 2001
• Podiatrists Registration Act 2001
• Psychologists Registration Act 2001
• Speech Pathologists Registration Act 2001.
health records, for part 9, division 1, see section 220.
health service means a service for maintaining, improving or restoring people's health and wellbeing.
impose, a condition, includes change or confirm the condition.
information notice, for a decision of the board or an inspector, is a notice stating the following--
(a) the decision;
(b) the reasons for the decision;
(c) that the person to whom the notice is given has a right to have the decision reviewed by QCAT;
(d) how, and the period within which, the person may apply for the review;
(da) the right the person has to have the operation of the decision stayed under the QCAT Act, section 22;
(e) if the decision is that a person be registered on conditions--
(i) for a general, specialist or dental auxiliary registration--the review period applying to the conditions; and
(ii) for conditions imposed because of the person's mental and physical health, the details of which it has been decided under section 57(4) or 133F(5) to record in the register--the details that must be recorded in the register for the period for which the conditions are in force;
(f) if the decision is that a general, specialist or dental auxiliary registration be renewed or restored on recency of practice conditions, the review period applying to the conditions;
(g) if the decision is that a registration be cancelled--a direction to the person--
(i) to return the certificate of registration to the board within 14 days after receiving the notice; and
(ii) for a decision that a specialist registrant's or provisional specialist registrant's general registration be cancelled--to return the certificate of specialist registration or certificate of provisional specialist registration to the board within 14 days after receiving the notice;
(h) if the decision is that the conditions imposed on a general, specialist or dental auxiliary registration be confirmed, the review period applying to the confirmed conditions;
(i) if the decision is that the conditions imposed on a general, specialist or dental auxiliary registration be changed--
(i) the review period applying to the changed conditions; and
(ii) if the conditions were imposed because of the person's mental and physical health and it is decided under section 98(2) that details of the changed conditions must be recorded in the register, the details that must be recorded in the register for the period for which the changed conditions are in force; and
(iii) a direction to the person to return the certificate of registration to the board within 14 days after receiving the notice; and
(iv) for a decision that conditions on a specialist registrant's general registration be changed--a direction to the person to return the certificate of specialist registration to the board within 14 days after receiving the notice.
inspector means a person who is appointed as an inspector under section 162.
interstate law, for part 9, division 3, see section 228.
interstate regulatory authority means an entity established under the law of another State or New Zealand having functions similar to the board's functions under this Act or the Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999.
item, for part 10, division 2, see section 239.
legislative scheme see section 4.
local practitioner, for part 9, division 3, see section 228.
medical condition includes substance abuse or dependence.
member means a member of the board.
notice means written notice.
occupier, of a place, includes a person who reasonably appears to be an occupier, or in charge, of the place.
office means the Office of Health Practitioner Registration Boards under the Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Act 1999.
original decision see section 198(1).
participant, for part 9, division 3, see section 228.
personal details requirement see section 187(5).
place includes premises, vacant land and a vehicle.
place of seizure see section 178.
possess, a health record, for part 9, division 1, see section 220.
premises includes--
(a) a building or other structure; and
(b) a part of a building or other structure; and
(c) land where a building or other structure is situated.
prepare, for part 9, division 3, see section 228.
profession means the dental profession.
professional service means a dental service, including a specialist dental service and a dental auxiliary service.
provisional dental auxiliary registrant means a person registered as a provisional dental auxiliary registrant in a category or categories under section 60, as applied by section 133G(1)(c).
provisional dental auxiliary registration means registration of a person as a provisional dental auxiliary registrant in a category or categories under section 60, as applied by section 133G(1)(c).
provisional general registrant means a person registered, under section 60, as a provisional general registrant.
provisional general registration means registration of a person as a provisional general registrant under section 60.
provisional specialist registrant means a person registered, under section 60, as applied by section 113(1)(a), as a provisional specialist registrant.
provisional specialist registration means registration of a person as a provisional specialist registrant under section 60, as applied by section 113(1)(a).
provisional special purpose registrant means a person registered, under part 3, division 9, as a provisional special purpose registrant.
provisional special purpose registration means registration of a person as a provisional special purpose registrant under part 3, division 9.
public members see section 15(2)(b).
public place means a place that the public is entitled to use, is open to the public or is used by the public (whether or not on payment of money).
recency of practice conditions see section 74(2).
recency of practice requirements see section 68.
register means the register kept under section 215.
registrant means a person registered under part 3.
registrant members see section 15(2)(a).
registration means registration under part 3.
registration fee see section 42(1)(c)(iii).
renewable registration means a dental auxiliary registration, general registration, specialist registration or special purpose registration, other than a short-term registration.
repealed Act means the Dental Act 1971.
restoration fee see section 78(1)(b)(i).
restricted dental auxiliary registrant title means a title that consists of, or includes--
(a) the words 'dental therapist' or 'dental hygienist'; or
(b) words prescribed under a regulation for a category of dental auxiliary prescribed under a regulation.
restricted general registrant title means a title that consists of, or includes, the words 'dentist', 'dental practitioner', 'dental surgeon' or 'surgeon dentist'.
restricted specialist title, for a specialty, means a title that consists of or includes words prescribed under a regulation for the specialty.
restricted title means--
(a) restricted dental auxiliary registrant title; or
(b) restricted general registrant title.
review period, applying to conditions imposed by the board or QCAT on a general registration, specialist registration or dental auxiliary registration, means the period, not more than 3 years after the decision to impose the conditions takes effect, within which the registrant may not apply for a review of the conditions under part 3.
service agreement means an agreement made under the Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Act 1999, between the executive officer and the board, for the provision of administrative and operational support by the office to the board.
short-term registration means a registration on an application mentioned in section 139AA.
show cause notice see section 83(1).
show cause period see section 83(2)(d).
special activities see section 119.
specialist application fee see section 100(1)(c)(ii).
specialist registrant means a person registered, under part 3, division 8, as a specialist registrant, but does not include a provisional specialist registrant.
specialist registration means registration of a person as a specialist registrant under section 104.
specialist registration fee see section 100(1)(c)(iii).
specialist registration period see section 109.
special purpose registrant means a person registered, under part 3, division 9, as a special purpose registrant, but does not include a provisional special purpose registrant.
special purpose registration means registration of a person as a special purpose registrant under part 3, division 9.
specialty means a branch of dentistry prescribed under a regulation to be a specialty.
user, of a registrant's services, includes a person who used the services.
visiting practitioner, for part 9, division 3, see section 228.
warrant form see section 171(5)(b).