Victorian Numbered Acts

HEALTH PROFESSIONS REGISTRATION AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO. 25 OF 2007) - SECT 8

    (1)     For section 7(4) of the Principal Act substitute —

    "(4)     A person's specific registration continues in force until—

        (a)     the period, not more than 12 months, specified by the responsible board ends; or

        (b)     if the period of registration is extended under subsection (7), the first of the following occurs—

              (i)     the board makes a decision about the person's application for another period of specific registration;

              (ii)     the period for which the specific registration was extended ends.".

    (2)     After section 7(6) of the Principal Act insert —

    "(7)     The registrar of a responsible board, or another person authorised by the responsible board for this section, may extend the period for which a person's specific registration continues in effect for a period of not more than 3 months if—

        (a)     the person has, while the person's specific registration is in force, applied again under this section for a grant of specific registration; and

        (b)     it is not practicable to wait until the board can consider the application; and

        (c)     if the person has a workplace supervisor, the supervisor has provided a report indicating the person's work performance is satisfactory; and

        (d)     the registrar or other person authorised by the board is satisfied that none of the grounds for refusing an application for the grant of specific registration apply.".