Northern Territory Numbered Regulations Northern Territory Numbered Regulations(1) The CHO may verify the credentials of a medical practitioner for the purpose of confirming the medical practitioner as a suitably qualified medical practitioner.
Note for subregulation (1)
The CHO may delegate the power mentioned in subregulation (1) under section 69 of the Public and Environmental Health Act.
(2) A medical practitioner must provide true and accurate information to the CHO for the purpose mentioned in subregulation (1).
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person intentionally gives information to the CHO for the purpose mentioned in subregulation (1); and
(b) the information is misleading and the person has knowledge of that circumstance.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(4) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person intentionally gives a document to the CHO for the purpose mentioned in subregulation (1); and
(b) the document contains misleading information and the person has knowledge of that circumstance.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(5) Strict liability applies to subregulations (3)(b) and (4)(b).
(6) Subregulation (4) does not apply if the person, when giving the document:
(a) draws the misleading aspect of the document to the attention of the CHO; and
(b) to the extent to which the person can reasonably do so – gives the CHO the information necessary to remedy the misleading aspect of the document.
(7) If the credentials of a medical practitioner cannot be verified for the purpose mentioned in subregulation (1), the CHO must provide written notice to the practitioner advising:
(a) that the practitioner's credentials could not been verified; and
(b) that the practitioner is not permitted to perform terminations other than in emergency situations; and
(c) the actions that must be performed by the practitioner in order for the practitioner's credentials to be verified.
(8) The CHO may review the verification of the credentials of a suitably qualified medical practitioner at intervals not exceeding 2 years.
(9) In this regulation:
"misleading information "means information that is misleading in a material particular or because of the omission of a material particular.