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 Speech Pathologists 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 provisional general registration means a certificate of provisional general registration issued under section 60(5).
certificate of provisional special purpose registration means a certificate of provisional special purpose registration issued under part 3, division 8.
certificate of registration means a certificate of general registration, certificate of provisional general registration, certificate of special purpose registration or certificate of provisional special purpose registration.
certificate of special purpose registration means a certificate of special purpose registration issued under part 3, division 8.
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 214.
column 2 registration, for part 10, division 2, see section 214.
commencement, for part 10, division 2, see section 214.
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.
deputy chairperson means the deputy chairperson of the board appointed under section 19(1).
document production requirement see section 167(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 149(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 214.
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 practitioner registration Act means any 1 of the following--
* Dental Technicians Registration Act 2001
* Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
* Medical Radiation Technologists Registration Act 2001
* Occupational Therapists Registration Act 2001
* this Act.
health records, for part 9, division 1, see section 198.
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 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) 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 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 to return the certificate of registration to the board within 14 days after receiving the notice;
(h) if the decision is that the conditions imposed on a general registration be confirmed, the review period applying to the confirmed conditions;
(i) if the decision is that the conditions imposed on a general 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.
inspector means a person who is appointed as an inspector under section 140.
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 214.
legislative scheme see section 4.
medical condition includes substance abuse or dependence.
Medicare Australia means Medicare Australia established under the Health Insurance Commission Act 1973 (Cwlth), section 4.
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 176(1).
personal details requirement see section 165(5).
place includes premises, vacant land and a vehicle.
place of seizure see section 156.
possess, a health record, for part 9, division 1, see section 198.
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.
profession means the speech pathology profession.
professional service means a speech pathology service.
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 special purpose registrant means a person registered, under part 3, division 8, 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 8.
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).
Queensland health practitioner registration Acts means the following Acts--
* Dental Technicians Registration Act 2001
* Medical Radiation Technologists Registration Act 2001
* Occupational Therapists Registration Act 2001
* this Act.
recency of practice conditions see section 74(2).
recency of practice requirements see section 68.
register means the register kept under section 193.
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 general registration or special purpose registration, other than a short-term registration.
repealed Act means the Speech Pathologists Act 1979.
restoration fee see section 78(1)(b)(i).
restricted title means a title that consists of, or includes, the words 'speech therapist', 'speech language pathologist' or 'speech pathologist'.
review period, applying to conditions imposed by the board or QCAT on a general 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, division 7.
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 120A.
show cause notice see section 83(1).
show cause period see section 83(2)(d).
special activities see section 100.
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 8.
user, of a registrant's services, includes a person who used the services.
warrant form see section 149(5)(b).