19. Practising certificate

A registered allied health professional who desires to obtain a practising certificate for the allied health profession for which he is to be registered shall make an application to the Council in such form and manner a as the Council may require, and the application shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

The Council may, on being satisfied that the registered allied health professional has fulfilled the requirements of subsection (I). grant a practising certificate to the registered allied health professional.

A practising certificate shall be valid for such period as the

An application for the renewal of a practising certificate shall be made no later than 30 days before the expiration of the practising certificate and shall be made in such form and manner as the Council may prescribe.

A registered allied health professional who applies for a practising certificate later than 30 days before the expiration of the practising certificate shall be liable to pay to the Council such late application fee as may be prescribed.

For the purposes of subsections (I) and (4), the Council may require an applicant to -

The Council may -

Where a person's practising certificate is suspended or cancelled under any provision of this Act, he shall surrender the practising certificate to the Council within 14 days after the suspension or cancellation.

If a person's registration has lapsed or he has had his name removed from a register or his registration suspended under any provision of this Act, any practising certificate issued to him is deemed to be cancelled and he shall surrender the practising certificate to the Council within 14 days after the lapse, removal or suspension.

Any person who fails to comply with subsection (8) or (9) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.