Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaccepted representations see section 86(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).
appointed member see section 15(1)(b).
appointed registrant members see section 15(2)(a).
approved form means a form approved by the board.
assessment report see section 48(1).
Australian Medical Council means the entity by the name of the Australian Medical Council Incorporated, incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1991 (ACT).
authorised person, for part 3, division 3, see section 61(1).
board means the Medical Board of Queensland.
business name, of a business, means a name or style under which the business is carried on.
certificate of general registration means a certificate of general registration issued under part 3.
certificate of non-practising registration means a certificate of non-practising registration issued under part 3, division 10A.
certificate of provisional general registration means a certificate of provisional general registration issued under section 62(6).
certificate of provisional specialist registration means a certificate of provisional specialist registration issued under section 125.
certificate of provisional special purpose registration means a certificate of provisional special purpose registration issued under part 3, division 10.
certificate of registration means a certificate of general registration, certificate of provisional general registration, certificate of non-practising registration, certificate of specialist registration, certificate of provisional specialist 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 9.
certificate of special purpose registration means a certificate of special purpose registration issued under part 3, division 10.
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).
chief health officer means the chief health officer under the Health Services Act 1991, section 57B.
column 1 registration, for part 11, division 2, see section 280.
column 2 registration, for part 11, division 2, see section 280.
commencement, for part 11, division 2, see section 280.
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 10, division 3, see section 267.
declared event, for part 10, division 3, see section 267.
deputy chairperson means the deputy chairperson of the board appointed under section 19(1).
document production requirement see section 228(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 Medical Board (Administration) Act 2006.
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 210(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 11, division 2, see section 280.
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 Practitioners Registration Act 2001
• Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists 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 10, division 1, see section 259.
health service means a service for maintaining, improving or restoring people's health and wellbeing.
health service facility means--
(a) a public sector health service facility; or
(b) a private health facility; or
(c) the Mater Misericordiae Public Hospitals.
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, other than probationary conditions--
(i) for a general or specialist 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 59(4) 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 person be registered on probationary conditions mentioned in section 57(3)(b)--
(i) the part of the prescribed internship to be completed; and
(ii) the period in which the part of the prescribed internship is to be completed;
(g) if the decision is that a general or specialist registration be renewed or restored on recency of practice conditions, the review period applying to the conditions;
(h) 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;
(i) if the decision is that the conditions imposed on a general or specialist registration be confirmed, the review period applying to the confirmed conditions;
(j) if the decision is that the conditions imposed on a general or specialist 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 108(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;
(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;
(k) if the decision is to refuse to renew, or to cancel, accreditation of a program, a direction to the holder of the accreditation certificate for the program to return the certificate to the board within 14 days after receiving the notice.
inspector means a person who is appointed as an inspector under section 201.
intern means a person registered as a general registrant on internship conditions.
internship, for the profession, means a program of practical experience and training in the practice of the profession.
internship conditions means conditions mentioned in section 57(3) and includes those conditions extended under section 94(1)(b)(ii).
internship report, for a general registrant registered on internship conditions, means a report--
(a) providing an assessment of the registrant's competence to practise the profession as demonstrated while undertaking an internship; and
(b) in the approved form.
intern training program means a program that provides a 1 year internship.
intern training secondment program means a program that provides part of an internship.
interstate law, for part 10, division 3, see section 267.
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 11, division 2, see section 280.
legislative scheme see section 4.
local practitioner, for part 10, division 3, see section 267.
medical condition includes substance abuse or dependence.
medical practitioner means a person registered under this Act.
member means a member of the board.
non-practising registrant means a person registered, under part 3, division 10A, as a non-practising registrant.
non-practising registration means registration of a person as a non-practising registrant under part 3, division 10A.
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 the Medical Board of Queensland established under the Medical Board (Administration) Act 2006.
original decision see section 237(1).
participant, for part 10, division 3, see section 267.
personal details requirement see section 226(5).
place includes premises, vacant land and a vehicle.
place of seizure see section 217.
possess, a health record, for part 10, division 1, see section 259.
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 10, division 3, see section 267.
private health facility see the Private Health Facilities Act 1999, section 8.
probationary conditions means internship conditions or supervised practice program conditions.
profession means the medical profession.
professional service means a medical service, including a specialist medical service.
program, for part 5, see section 178.
proposed supervisor, for part 3, division 10, see section 130A.
provisional general registrant means a person registered, under section 62, as a provisional general registrant.
provisional general registration means registration of a person as a provisional general registrant under section 62.
provisional specialist registrant means a person registered, under section 125, as a provisional specialist registrant.
provisional specialist registration means registration of a person as a provisional specialist registrant under section 125.
provisional special purpose registrant means a person registered, under part 3, division 10, 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 10.
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).
public sector health service facility see the Health Services Act 1991, section 2.
recency of practice conditions see section 76(2).
recency of practice requirements see section 70.
register means the register kept under section 254.
registrant means a person registered under part 3.
registrant member means the chief health officer or an appointed registrant member.
registration means registration under part 3.
registration fee see section 42(1)(c)(iii).
renewable registration means a general registration, special purpose registration or specialist registration, other than a short-term registration.
repealed Act means the Medical Act 1939.
restoration fee see section 80(1)(b)(i).
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 title that consists of, or includes, the words 'medical practitioner'.
review period, applying to conditions imposed by the board or QCAT on a general registration or specialist 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 Medical Board (Administration) Act 2006, 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 156A.
show cause notice--
(a) for part 3, division 6--see section 85(1); or
(b) for part 5, division 4--see section 191(1).
show cause period--
(a) for part 3, division 6--see section 85(2)(d); or
(b) for part 5, division 4--see section 191(2)(d).
specialist application fee see section 110(1)(c)(ii).
specialist registrant means a person registered, under part 3, division 9, as a specialist registrant.
specialist registration means registration of a person as a specialist registrant under part 3, division 9.
specialist registration fee see section 110(1)(c)(iii).
special purpose see section 131(1).
special purpose registrant means a person registered, under part 3, division 8, 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 10.
specialty means a branch of medicine prescribed under a regulation to be a specialty.
supervised practice plan, for part 3, division 10, see section 130A.
supervised practice program, for a person, means a program that--
(a) provides the person experience in the practice of the profession in a professional practice setting; and
(b) is supervised by a registrant.
supervised practice program conditions means conditions mentioned in section 58(3) and includes those conditions extended under section 94(1)(b)(ii).
supervised practice program report, for a general registrant registered on supervised practice program conditions, means a report--
(a) providing an assessment of the registrant's competence to practise the profession, as demonstrated while undertaking the program approved by the board for the registrant; and
(b) in the approved form.
user, of a registrant's services, includes a person who used the services.
visiting practitioner, for part 10, division 3, see section 267.
warrant form see section 210(5)(b).