s 23 Practising certificate
23.—(1) A registered allied health professional who desires to obtain a practising certificate for the prescribed allied health profession for which he or she is to be registered must make an application to the Council in such form and manner as the Council may require. (2) The application must be accompanied by the prescribed fee. (3) A practising certificate is valid for such period as the Council may determine. (4) An application for the renewal of a practising certificate must be made no later than 30 days before the expiry of the practising certificate and must be made in such form and manner as the Council may prescribe. (5) A registered allied health professional who applies for a practising certificate later than 30 days before the expiry of the practising certificate shall be liable to pay to the Council such late application fee as may be prescribed. (6) The Council may —(a) refuse to grant a practising certificate to a registered allied health professional; or (b) refuse to renew the practising certificate of the registered allied health professional, if the registered allied health professional fails to comply with any condition that is prescribed by the Council with the approval of the Minister for the purposes of this section. (7) Without limiting subsection (6) and section 75(2)(d), the Council may, with the approval of the Minister, prescribe conditions that require an applicant for the grant or renewal of a practising certificate to —(a) submit such information or declaration (including a statutory declaration) as the Council may require; and (b) comply with such continuing professional education requirements as may be prescribed. (8) Where a person’s practising certificate is suspended or cancelled under any provision of this Act, he or she must surrender the certificate to the Council within 14 days after the suspension or cancellation. (9) If a person’s registration has lapsed or the person has had his or her name removed from a register or his or her registration suspended under any provision of this Act, any practising certificate issued to him or her is deemed to be cancelled and he or she must surrender the practising certificate to the Council within 14 days after the lapse, removal or suspension. (10) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (8) or (9) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.