Australian Capital Territory

Dentists act 1931
This consolidation has been prepared by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
Updated as at 21 December 2000
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
Part I—Preliminary
	1.	Short title
	2.	Commencement
	3.	Interpretation
	4.	Competence to practise as a dentist or dental hygienist
	5.	Impairment
Part II—Administration
	6.	Establishment of Dental Board
	7.	Constitution of Board
Part III—Registration of dentists
Division 1— Qualifications for registration as a Dentist or
Specialist Dentist
	8.	Entitlement to registration as a dentist
	9.	Entitlement to registration as a specialist dentist
	10.	Registration under mutual recognition principle
	11.	Registration at discretion of Board
	12.	Interim registration
	13.	Conditions of registration in cases of impairment
	14.	Refusal of registration where applicant convicted of offence
	15.	Refusal of registration where applicant deregistered under foreign law
	16.	Applicants to be competent etc.
	17.	Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons
Division 2—Registration procedure for Dentists
and Specialist Dentists
	18.	Applications for registration
	19.	Applications to be considered and determined
	20.	Registration of applicants
	21.	Fee for registration pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act
	22.	Conditions of registration
Division 3—Registers and related matters
	23.	Register of dentists
	24.	Register of Specialist Dentists
	25.	Particulars to be entered in Register of Dentists
	26.	Particulars to be entered in Register of Specialist Dentists
	27.	Certificate of registration
	28.	Change of address to be notified
	29.	Alteration of Register
	30.	Deregistration as a specialist dentist on basis of deregistration as a dentist
	31.	Suspension as a specialist dentist on basis of suspension as a dentist
	32.	Deregistration on basis of disciplinary action under foreign law
	33.	Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law
	34.	Cessation of registration
Division 4—Annual fees for Dentists and Specialist Dentists
	35.	Annual fee payable by registered dentist
	36.	Annual fee payable by registered specialist dentist
	37.	Registration to be cancelled for non-payment
	38.	Entitlement to re-registration if fee paid
Part IV—registration of dental hygIEnists
Division 1—Preliminary
	39.	Interpretation
Division 2—Qualifications for registration as a Dental Hygienist
	40.	Entitlement to registration
	41.	Registration under mutual recognition principle
	42.	Conditions of registration in cases of impairment
	43.	Refusal of registration where applicant deregistered under foreign law
	44.	Applicants to be competent etc.
	45.	Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons
Division 3—Registration procedure for Dental Hygienists
	46.	Applications for registration
	47.	Applications to be considered and determined
	48.	Registration of applicants
	49.	Fee for registration pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act
	50.	Conditions of registration
Division 4—Register of Dental Hygienists
	51.	Register
	52.	Particulars to be entered in Register
	53.	Certificate of registration
	54.	Change of address to be notified
	55.	Alteration of Register
	56.	Deregistration on basis of disciplinary action under foreign law
	57.	Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law
	58.	Cessation of registration
Division 5—Annual fees for Dental Hygienists
	59.	Annual fee payable
	60.	Registration to be cancelled for non-payment
	61.	Entitlement to re-registration if fee paid
Part V—the Conduct of Dental Practice
	62.	Cancellation or suspension of registration
	63.	Cancellation, suspension or restriction of right of practise on health grounds
	64.	Practising when registration suspended
	65.	Power of Board to caution, reprimand etc.
	66.	Power of Board to impose fines
	67.	Inquiry by Board
	68.	Publication of notice of decision
	69.	Effect of suspension and conditions
	70.	Application for re-registration
	71.	Administration of estate of deceased dentist
	72.	Person not to practise except under registered name
	73.	Practising dentistry—registered dentists
	74.	Practising dentistry—dental therapists
	75.	Practising dentistry—dental hygienists
	76.	Person advertising himself liable to penalty
	77.	Medical practitioner may give dental services
	78.	Recovery of fees for dental services by registered dentists
	79.	Review of accounts for fees for dental services
part vI—appeals
	80.	Review of decisions
	81.	Notification of decisions
	82.	Contents of notice
Part VII—Miscellaneous
	83.	Inspection of registers
	84.	Publication of registered dentists
	85.	Power of Minister to determine fees
	87.	Regulations

Australian Capital Territory

Dentists act 1931
An Act to provide for the Registration of Persons engaged in Dental Practice, and for other purposes
Part I—Preliminary
1. 	Short title
	This Act may be cited as the Dentists Act 1931.1
2. 	Commencement
	This Act shall commence on a date to be fixed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.1
3. 	Interpretation
(1)		In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
“Board” means the Dental Board established by section 6;
“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board;
“dental service” includes a dental operation, attendance or advice;
“Deputy Chairperson” means the Deputy Chairperson of the Board;
“determined fee” means the fee determined under section 85 for the purposes of the provision in which the expression occurs;
“member” means a member of the Board;
“Mutual Recognition Act” means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth;
“registered” means registered under this Act as a dentist, specialist dentist or dental hygienist, as the case may be;
“registered dental hygienist” means a person—
	(a)	who is registered as a dental hygienist under this Act; or
	(b)	who is to be deemed to be registered as a dental hygienist under this Act by virtue of section 25 of the Mutual Recognition Act;
“registered dentist” means a person—
	(a)	who is registered as a dentist under this Act; or
	(b)	who is to be deemed to be registered as a dentist under this Act by virtue of section 25 of the Mutual Recognition Act;
“registered medical practitioner” means a person—
	(a)	who is registered under the Medical Practitioners Act 1930; or
	(b)	who is to be deemed to be registered under that Act by virtue of section 25 of the Mutual Recognition Act;
“registered specialist dentist” means a person—
	(a)	who is registered in a specialist branch of dentistry under this Act; or
	(b)	who is to be deemed to be registered in a specialist branch of dentistry under this Act by virtue of section 25 of the Mutual Recognition Act;
“registration authority” means a person or body empowered by a law of a place outside the Territory to register dentists or dental hygienists or otherwise authorise persons to practise as dentists or dental hygienists;
“specialist branch of dentistry” means one of the following:
	(a)	dento maxillo-facial radiology;
	(b)	endodontics;
	(c)	oral and maxillo-facial surgery;
	(d)	orthodontics;
	(e)	paediatric dentistry;
	(f)	periodontics; 
	(g)	prosthodontics;
	(h)	any other prescribed branch of dentistry.
(3)		For the purposes of this Act a person shall be deemed to practise dentistry if—
	(a)	the person practises dentistry personally on his or her own account or as a member of a firm;
	(b)	in the course of a business carried on by him or her, a person or persons employed by him or her is or are engaged in the practice of dentistry; or
	(c)	the person is engaged in the practice of dentistry as a person employed in a business carried on by another person or by a firm.
4. 	Competence to practise as a dentist or dental hygienist
	For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be taken to be competent to practise as a dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires, only if the person has—
	(a)	sufficient physical capacity, mental capacity and skill to practise as a dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires; and
	(b)	sufficient communication skills to practise as a dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires, including an adequate command of the English language.
5. 	Impairment
(1)		For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be taken to suffer from an impairment if the person suffers from any physical or mental impairment, disability, condition or disorder which detrimentally affects, or is likely to detrimentally affect, the person’s physical or mental capacity to practise as a dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires.
(2)		For the purposes of subsection (1), habitual drunkenness or addiction to a deleterious drug shall be taken to be a physical or mental disorder.

Part II—Administration
6. 	Establishment of Dental Board
(1)		For the purposes of this Act, there shall be a Dental Board, which shall be charged with the general administration of this Act.
7. 	Constitution of Board
(1)		The Board shall consist of—
	(a)	a Chairperson, and 3 other members, appointed in accordance with the Health Professions Boards (Procedures) Act 1981; and
	(b)	3 members elected, as occasion requires, in accordance with the Health Professions Boards (Elections) Act 1980; and
	(c)	for the holding of inquiries under section 67—a member appointed by the Minister.
(2)		A person is not eligible for appointment under paragraph (1) (a) as a member unless—
	(a)	the person is a registered dentist; and
	(b)	the person was, at all times during the period of 3 years immediately preceding the appointment, entitled, under the law of a State or Territory, to practise as a dentist in that State or Territory.
(3)		The Chairperson shall be the executive officer of the Board.
(4) 		For paragraph (1) (c), the following provisions apply:
	(a)	a person may only be appointed if the person is eligible under the Supreme Court Act 1933, section 4, to be appointed as a resident judge;
	(b)	if the Minister is satisfied that the person (the substantive appointee) appointed under that paragraph (otherwise than in accordance with this paragraph) is, for any reason, unavailable to sit on the board for the holding of an inquiry under section 67, the Minister may, under that paragraph, appoint another eligible person (a temporary appointee) for the holding of the inquiry stated in the instrument of appointment;
	(c)	2 or more persons may hold appointments concurrently as temporary appointees;
	(d)	the substantive appointee—
	(i)	is appointed for the period (not longer than 3 years) stated in the instrument of appointment; and
	(ii)	has the functions of a member, but only for the holding of inquiries;
	(e)	a temporary appointee—
	(i)	has the functions of a member, but only for the holding of the inquiry stated in the person’s instrument of appointment; and
	(ii)	may exercise those functions even if the substantive appointee, or another temporary appointee, is exercising functions as a member.

Part III—Registration OF DENTISTS
Division 1—Qualifications for registration as a Dentist or Specialist Dentist
8. 	Entitlement to registration as a dentist
(1)		A person is entitled to be registered as a dentist if—
	(a)	the person is a graduate of a course of education or training in dentistry offered by an Australian institution, being a course that is accredited by the Board or approved by a registration authority of a State or another Territory; or
	(b)	the person has—
	(i)	completed a course of education or training in dentistry in a place outside Australia, being a course that is accredited by the Board;
	(ii)	passed such examinations as the Board requires; and
	(iii)	undertaken such further education or training and gained such experience in practising dentistry, for such period not exceeding 12 months, as the Board determines.
(2)		The Board shall not accredit a course under subparagraph (1) (b) (i) unless the course is substantially equivalent to a course referred to in paragraph (1) (a).
9. 	Entitlement to registration as a specialist dentist
	A person is entitled to be registered as a specialist dentist if the person—
	(a)	is registered as a dentist;
	(b)	holds a qualification in a specialist branch of dentistry, being a qualification that is accredited by the Board or approved by a registration authority of a State or another Territory; and
	(c)	has gained experience practising in that specialist branch of dentistry by holding an appointment in a hospital approved by the Board, or by practising in such circumstances as the Board considers warrants his or her being regarded as a specialist dentist.
10. 	Registration under mutual recognition principle
(1)		A person who is licensed or registered as a dentist under the law in force in a State or another Territory that is a participating jurisdiction within the meaning of the Mutual Recognition Act is entitled to be registered as a dentist under this Act.
(2)		A person who is licensed or registered as a specialist dentist under the law in force in a State or another Territory that is a participating jurisdiction within the meaning of the Mutual Recognition Act is entitled to be registered as a specialist dentist in the same specialist branch of dentistry under this Act.
(3)		If the person’s licence or registration in the State or other Territory is not subject to any condition or restriction, the person’s entitlement to registration under this Act is an entitlement to registration that is not subject to any condition.
(4)		If the person’s licence or registration in the State or other Territory is subject to any condition or restriction, the person’s entitlement to registration under this Act is an entitlement to registration subject to the conditions to which that licence or registration is subject or conditions appropriate to give effect to any restriction to which that licence or registration is subject.
11. 	Registration at discretion of Board
(1)		Where a person is a graduate of a course of education or training in dentistry that is not accredited by the Board or approved by a registration authority of a State or another Territory, the Board may register the person as a dentist on a temporary basis to enable him or her to—
	(a)	undertake a course of education or training approved by the Board; or
	(b)	gain experience in practising dentistry.
(2)		The Board may register a person as a dentist for the purpose of enabling the person to fill a teaching or research position if—
	(a)	the person has qualifications that the Board considers appropriate for that purpose; and
	(b)	the application is supported in writing by the hospital, professional association, university or other institution by which it is proposed that the person be engaged for that purpose.
(3)		The Board may register a person as a dentist on a temporary basis if satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so.
(4)		The Board may impose such conditions on the registration of a person under this section as it considers appropriate.
12. 	Interim registration
(1)		An applicant for registration as a dentist may be granted interim registration where the person—
	(a)	is entitled to registration under section 8 but it is not practicable to wait until the Board can consider the application; or
	(b)	would be entitled to registration under section 8 except for the fact that a degree or award to which the applicant is entitled has not yet been conferred or granted by the institution concerned.
(2)		A person authorised by the Board for the purposes of this section may, on payment of the determined fee, grant an applicant for registration interim registration in accordance with this section.
(3)		Interim registration granted to a person under this section remains in force from the time at which it is granted until the person is given notice in writing that the Board has—
	(a)	granted him or her registration;
	(b)	refused his or her application for registration; or 
	(c)	cancelled the interim registration.
(4)		The Board may cancel a person’s interim registration for any reason that it considers proper and shall immediately give the person notice in writing of the cancellation.
(5)		A person who holds interim registration is for all purposes to be taken to be a registered dentist.
13. 	Conditions of registration in cases of impairment
(1)		The Board may impose conditions on a person’s registration as a dentist if satisfied that—
	(a)	the person suffers from an impairment; and
	(b)	the conditions are reasonably required having regard to the impairment.
(2)		Where conditions have been imposed on a person’s registration under this section (including conditions imposed on a review under this section), the Board may, if so requested by the person, review the conditions and, if satisfied that—
	(a)	the person no longer suffers from the impairment; or
	(b)	the impairment has lessened;
the Board may alter or remove the conditions or impose new conditions.
14. 	Refusal of registration where applicant convicted of offence
(1)		Subject to subsection (3), the Board may refuse an application for registration as a dentist or specialist dentist if—
	(a)	the applicant has been convicted in the Territory of an offence or has been convicted outside the Territory by a court for or in respect of an act or omission that would, had it taken place in the Territory, have constituted an offence; and
	(b)	the Board is of the opinion that the conviction renders the person unfit in the public interest to practise dentistry.
(2)		The Board shall have regard to the nature of an offence and the circumstances in which it was committed in making a decision under subsection (1).
(3)		Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to registration pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the Board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
15. 	Refusal of registration where applicant deregistered under foreign law
(1)		Subject to subsection (4), the Board may refuse an application for registration as a dentist if the applicant’s name has been removed from a foreign register of dentists for any reason relating to conduct of the person as a dentist or on any basis relating to the person’s physical or mental capacity to practise dentistry.
(2)		Subject to subsection (4), the Board may refuse an application for registration as a specialist dentist if the applicant’s name has been removed from a foreign register of specialist dentists for any reason relating to conduct of the person as a specialist dentist or on any basis relating to the person’s physical or mental capacity to practise the branch of specialist dentistry in relation to which he or she has applied for registration.
(3)		A person’s name shall be taken to have been removed from a foreign register of dentists or specialist dentists if it is removed from any register or roll established or kept under any law of a State, another Territory or a place outside Australia providing for the registration or licensing of dentists or specialist dentists, as the case requires, or the authorisation of persons to practise dentistry or a specialist branch of dentistry, as the case requires.
(4)		Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to registration pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the Board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
16. 	Applicants to be competent etc.
(1)		Subject to subsection (2), the Board shall not register a person as a dentist unless satisfied that he or she—
	(a)	is competent to practise dentistry; and
	(b)	has not, within the period of 10 years preceding the date of application for registration, engaged in any conduct that would, were he or she registered, bring the dental profession into disrepute.
(2)		Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to registration pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the Board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
17. 	Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons
(1)		Subject to subsection (2), a person whose registration as a dentist or specialist dentist has been cancelled (otherwise than under subsection 30 (1), section 32 or subsection 37 (2)) or suspended (otherwise than under subsection 31 (1) or 67 (2)) may not apply for re-registration or termination of the suspension, as the case may be, otherwise than under section 70.
(2)		Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to be re-registered pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the Board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
Division 2—Registration procedure for Dentists and Specialist Dentists
18. 	Applications for registration
(1)		This section applies to applications for registration as a dentist or specialist dentist other than applications by persons who are entitled to registration pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who lodge with the Board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
(2)		An application for registration to which this section applies shall be—
	(a)	in a form approved by the Board; and
	(b)	accompanied by the determined fee.
19. 	Applications to be considered and determined
	The Board shall consider each application under section 18 and shall determine the application by—
	(a)	registering the applicant unconditionally or subject to conditions; or
	(b)	refusing the application.
20. 	Registration of applicants
	Where a person who is applying for registration as a dentist or specialist dentist otherwise than under the Mutual Recognition Act—
	(a)	complies with section 18;
	(b)	appears personally before the Board or a nominee of the Board in support of his or her application if required by the Board to do so; and
	(c)	is entitled to registration in accordance with this Act;
the Board shall, subject to this Act, cause the applicant to be registered as a dentist or specialist dentist, as the case requires.
21. 	Fee for registration pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act
	A person who applies for registration as a dentist or specialist dentist under this Act pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act shall pay the determined fee.
22. 	Conditions of registration
	The conditions that the Board may impose on registration at the time of registration include conditions relating to the duration of registration, the aspects of practice in which the person who is registered may be engaged and conditions relating to any other matters the Board considers appropriate.
Division 3—Registers and related matters
23. 	Register of Dentists
(1)		The Board shall keep a Register to be called the “Register of Dentists”.
(2)		The Register may be maintained by electronic means.
24. 	Register of Specialist Dentists
(1)		The Board shall keep a Register to be called the “Register of Specialist Dentists”.
(2)		The Register may be maintained by electronic means.
25. 	Particulars to be entered in Register of Dentists
	The registration of a person as a dentist shall be effected by entering in the Register of Dentists—
	(a)	the name of the person;
	(b)	the person’s professional address or addresses in the Territory or, if he or she has no professional address in the Territory, his or her place of residence, whether within or outside the Territory;
	(c)	particulars of the person’s qualifications;
	(d)	the registration number allotted to the person; 
	(e)	the date of registration;
	(f)	the provision by virtue of which the person is entitled to be registered;
	(g)	any condition to which the person’s registration is subject; and
	(h)	such other particulars, if any, as are prescribed.
26. 	Particulars to be entered in Register of Specialist Dentists
	The registration of a person as a specialist dentist shall be effected by entering in the Register of Specialist Dentists—
	(a)	the name of the person;
	(b)	the specialist branch of dentistry in which the person is being registered;
	(c)	the qualifications of the person relevant to practising that specialist branch of dentistry;
	(d)	the date of registration;
	(e)	the provision by virtue of which the person is entitled to be registered;
	(f)	any condition to which the person’s registration is subject;
	(g)	the registration number allotted to the person in the Register of Dentists; and
	(h)	such other particulars, if any, as are prescribed.
27. 	Certificate of registration
(1)		Where a person is registered as a dentist, the Board shall cause to be issued to the person a certificate of registration signed by the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson.
(2)		A certificate of registration shall—
	(a)	state the provision by virtue of which the person specified in the certificate is entitled to be registered as a dentist;
	(b)	where the person is registered as a specialist dentist—state the specialist branch of dentistry in which the person is registered and the provision by virtue of which the person is entitled to be registered as a specialist dentist; and
	(c)	set out any conditions to which his or her registration as a dentist or specialist dentist is subject.
(3)		The Board may, by notice in writing, require a person registered as a specialist dentist and to whom a certificate of registration as a dentist has been issued, to deliver his or her certificate of registration to the Board within 14 days after the date of receipt of the notice for the purpose of enabling the Board to endorse on the certificate details of the person’s registration as a specialist dentist.
(4)		A certificate of registration is evidence that the person specified in the certificate was registered as a dentist and, if applicable, as a specialist dentist, on the date or dates specified in the certificate.
(5)		Where a person’s certificate of registration has been lost or destroyed the Board shall, on payment of the determined fee, cause a duplicate certificate to be issued to the person.
(6)		The Board may, by notice in writing, require a dentist or specialist dentist whose registration is cancelled or suspended to deliver his or her certificate of registration to the Board within 14 days after the date of receipt of the notice.
(7)		If the registration of a person as a specialist dentist is cancelled, the Board shall, on receipt of the certificate of registration in accordance with subsection (6), issue to the dentist a certificate of registration as a dentist.
(8)		Where a person whose registration as a dentist has been suspended delivers his or her certificate of registration to the Board, the Board shall retain the certificate during the period of the suspension and return it to the person at the expiration of that period unless the person’s registration as a dentist has sooner been cancelled.
(9)		Where the Board suspends the registration of a person as a specialist dentist, the Board shall, on receipt of the certificate of registration in accordance with subsection (6)—
	(a)	retain the certificate during the period of the suspension;
	(b)	cause a temporary certificate of registration as a dentist to be issued to the person for that period; and
	(c)	return the first mentioned certificate to the person at the expiration of that period unless—
	(i)	the person’s registration as a dentist has sooner been suspended or cancelled; or
	(ii)	the person’s registration as a specialist dentist has sooner been cancelled.
(10)		Where, after a certificate of registration has been issued to a person—
	(a)	conditions are imposed on the registration of the person as a dentist or specialist dentist; or
	(b)	conditions imposed on the registration of the person as a dentist or specialist dentist are varied;
the Board may, by notice in writing given to the person, require the person to deliver his or her certificate of registration to the Board within 14 days after the date of receipt of the notice for the purpose of enabling a statement of the conditions imposed, or the conditions as varied, to be endorsed on the certificate.
(11)		A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a notice under subsection (3), (6) or (10).
Penalty:  5 penalty units.
28. 	Change of address to be notified
	Where—
	(a)	a change occurs in an address of a registered dentist shown in the Register of Dentists; or
	(b)	a registered dentist establishes a professional address in the Territory,
the registered dentist shall, within 1 month of the change or establishment, as the case may be, notify the Chairperson in writing accordingly.
Penalty:  5 penalty units.
29. 	Alteration of Register
(1)		The Board shall cause to be removed from the Register of Dentists the name of—
	(a)	a registered dentist who has died; or
	(b)	a registered dentist whose registration as a dentist has been cancelled.
(1A)		The Board shall cause to be removed from the Register of Specialist Dentists, the name of—
	(a)	a registered specialist dentist whose name has been removed from the Register of Dentists; or
	(b)	a registered specialist dentist whose registration as a specialist dentist has been cancelled.
(2)		The Board may, from time to time, at the request of a person or of its own accord, make such other alterations to particulars in the Register of Dentists or the Register of Specialist Dentists as are necessary.
(3)		The Board shall not make an alteration to particulars in the Register of Dentists or the Register of Specialist Dentists at the request of a person unless satisfied that the determined fee has been paid.
30. 	Deregistration as a specialist dentist on basis of deregistration as a dentist
(1)		Where the Board has removed from the Register of Dentists the name of a person who is registered as a specialist dentist, the Board shall cancel the registration of the person as a specialist dentist.
(2)		Where—
	(a)	the name of a person whose registration as a specialist dentist has been cancelled under subsection (1), is restored to the Register of Dentists; and
	(b)	the person applies to the Board to be re-registered as a specialist dentist;
the Board shall re-register the person as a specialist dentist.
31. 	Suspension as a specialist dentist on basis of suspension as a dentist
(1)		Where the Board has suspended the registration as a dentist of a person who is registered as a specialist dentist, the Board shall suspend the registration of the person as a specialist dentist during the same period.
(2)		Where the suspension of the registration as a dentist of a person referred to in subsection (1) is terminated, the Board shall terminate the suspension of the registration of the person as a specialist dentist.
32. 	Deregistration on basis of disciplinary action under foreign law
(1)		Where the Board is satisfied that the name of a person who is registered as a dentist under this Act has been removed from a register or roll of dentists kept under a law of a State or another Territory for any reason relating to—
	(a)	conduct of the person as a dentist; or
	(b)	the physical or mental capacity of the person to practise dentistry;
the Board shall cancel the registration of the person as a dentist.
(2)		Where—
	(a)	the name of a person whose registration has been cancelled under subsection (1) is restored to the register or roll referred to in that subsection; and
	(b)	the person applies to the Board to be re-registered under this Act;
the Board shall re-register the person as a dentist or specialist dentist, as the case requires.
(3)		Where the Board is satisfied that the name of a person who is registered as a dentist under this Act has been removed from any register or roll of dentists kept under a law of a place outside Australia for any reason relating to—
	(a)	conduct of the person as a dentist; or
	(b)	the physical or mental capacity of the person to practise dentistry;
the Board may cancel the registration of the person as a dentist.
(4)		The Board may re-register a person whose registration has been cancelled under subsection (3) if the Board is satisfied that it is appropriate in the circumstances to do so.
33. 	Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law
(1)		Where the Board is satisfied that after a person has been registered as a dentist under this Act a condition has been imposed on the registration of the person as a dentist under a law of a State or another Territory, the Board shall impose a similar condition on the registration of the person as a dentist under this Act.
(2)		Where the Board is satisfied that after a person has been registered as a dentist under this Act a condition has been imposed on the registration of the person as a dentist under a law of a place outside Australia, the Board may impose a similar condition on the registration of the person as a dentist under this Act.
34. 	Cessation of registration
	A person who is registered as a dentist or specialist dentist ceases to be so registered—
	(a)	when the Board gives the person notice that his or her registration as a dentist or specialist dentist has been cancelled in accordance with this Act; or
	(b)	if registration is conditional and the period of registration is specified in a condition—when that period expires.
Division 4—Annual fees for Dentists and Specialist Dentists
35. 	Annual fee payable by registered dentist
(1)		A registered dentist shall, on or before 1 July in each year, pay the Territory the determined fee.
(2)		The Board shall cause to be sent to each registered dentist, not less than 1 month before 1 July in each year, a notice requiring him or her to comply with subsection (1).
(3)		The liability of a registered dentist for a fee payable by him or her under subsection (1) is not affected by a failure of the Board to comply with subsection (2).
36. 	Annual fee payable by registered specialist dentist
(1)		A registered specialist dentist shall, on or before 1 July in each year, pay the Territory the determined fee.
(2)		The Board shall cause to be sent to each registered specialist dentist, not less than 1 month before 1 July in each year, a notice requiring him or her to comply with subsection (1).
(3)		The liability of a registered specialist dentist for a fee payable by him or her under subsection (1) is not affected by a failure of the Board to comply with subsection (2).
37. 	Registration to be cancelled for non-payment
(1)		Where a person who is a registered dentist or registered specialist dentist does not comply with subsection 35 (1) or 36 (1), the Board shall cause to be sent to the person a notice requiring him or her to pay the fee due under that subsection by a day specified in the notice and advising him or her that if the fee is not paid on or before that day his or her registration as a dentist or specialist dentist, as the case requires, will be cancelled.
(2)		The Board shall cancel the registration as a dentist or specialist dentist, as the case requires, of a person to whom a notice has been sent under subsection (1) and who has not paid the fee due by the day specified in the notice.
38. 	Entitlement to re-registration if fee paid
(1)		A person whose name has been removed from the Register of Dentists or the Register of Specialist Dentists for failure to pay an annual fee is entitled to be re-registered if he or she—
	(a)	makes application in a form approved by the Board; and
	(b)	pays the determined fee.
(2)		The entitlement of a person to re-registration under this section is an entitlement to registration on the same terms and subject to the same conditions, if any, as applied to the person’s registration immediately before the removal of his or her name from the Register of Dentists or the Register of Specialist Dentists, as the case may be.
(3)		The Board may refuse to re-register a person under this section if satisfied that he or she—
	(a)	is not competent to practise dentistry; and
	(b)	has engaged in any conduct, whether occurring in practising as a dentist or specialist dentist or not, that brings the dental profession into disrepute.
(4)		An entitlement to re-registration under this section is subject to the provisions of this Act pursuant to which a person’s name is authorised or required to be removed from the Register of Dentists or the Register of Specialist Dentists.

part iV—registration of dental Hygienists
Division 1—Preliminary
39. 	Interpretation
	In this Part, “Register” means the Register of Dental Hygienists.
Division 2—Qualifications for registration as a Dental Hygienist
40. 	Entitlement to registration
(1)		A person is entitled to be registered as a dental hygienist if—
	(a)	the person is a graduate of a course of education or training as a dental hygienist offered by an Australian institution, being a course that is accredited by the Board or by a registration authority of a State or another Territory; or
	(b)	the person—
	(i)	has completed a course of education or training as a dental hygienist in a place outside Australia, being a course that is accredited by the Board;
	(ii)	has passed such examinations as the Board requires; and
	(iii)	has undertaken such further education or training and gained such experience in practising as a dental hygienist, for such period not exceeding 12 months, as the Board determines.
(2)		The Board shall not accredit a course under subparagraph (1) (b) (i) unless the course is substantially equivalent to a course referred to in paragraph (1) (a).
41. 	Registration under mutual recognition principle
(1)		A person who is licensed or registered as a dental hygienist under the law in force in a State or another Territory that is a participating jurisdiction within the meaning of the Mutual Recognition Act is entitled to be registered as a dental hygienist under this Act.
(2)		If the person’s licence or registration in the State or other Territory is not subject to any condition or restriction, the person’s entitlement to registration under this Act is an entitlement to registration that is not subject to any condition.
(3)		If the person’s licence or registration in the State or other Territory is subject to any condition or restriction, the person’s entitlement to registration under this Act is an entitlement to registration subject to the conditions to which that licence or registration is subject or conditions appropriate to give effect to any restriction to which that licence or registration is subject.
42. 	Conditions of registration in cases of impairment
(1)		The Board may impose conditions on a person’s registration as a dental hygienist if the Board is satisfied that the person suffers from an impairment and the conditions are reasonably required having regard to the impairment.
(2)		Where conditions have been imposed on a person’s registration under this section (including conditions imposed on a review under this section), the Board may, if so requested by the person, review the conditions and, if satisfied—
	(a)	that the person no longer suffers from the impairment; or
	(b)	that the impairment has lessened;
the Board may alter or remove the conditions or impose new conditions.
43. 	Refusal of registration where applicant deregistered under foreign law
(1)		Subject to subsection (3), the Board may refuse an application for registration as a dental hygienist if the applicant’s name has been removed from a foreign register of dental hygienists for any reason relating to conduct of the person as a dental hygienist or on any basis relating to the person’s physical or mental capacity to practise as a dental hygienist.
(2)		A person’s name shall be taken to have been removed from a foreign register of dental hygienists if it is removed from any register or roll established or kept under any law of a State, another Territory or a place outside Australia providing for the registration or licensing of dental hygienists or the authorisation of persons to practise as dental hygienists.
(3)		Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to registration pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the Board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
44. 	Applicants to be competent etc.
(1)		Subject to subsection (2), the Board shall not register a person as a dental hygienist unless satisfied that he or she—
	(a)	is competent to practise as a dental hygienist; and
	(b)	has not, within the period of 10 years preceding the date of application for registration, engaged in any conduct that would, were he or she registered, bring the dental profession into disrepute.
(2)		Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to registration pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the Board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
45. 	Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons
(1)		Subject to subsection (2), a person whose registration as a dental hygienist has been cancelled (otherwise than under section 56 or subsection 60 (2)) or suspended (otherwise than under subsection 67 (2)) may not apply for re-registration or termination of the suspension, as the case may be, otherwise than under section 70.
(2)		Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to be re-registered pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the Board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
Division 3—Registration procedure for Dental Hygienists
46. 	Applications for registration
(1)		This section applies to applications for registration as a dental hygienist other than applications by persons who are entitled to registration pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who lodge with the Board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
(2)		An application for registration to which this section applies shall—
	(a)	be in a form approved by the Board; and
	(b)	be accompanied by the determined fee.
47. 	Applications to be considered and determined
	The Board shall consider each application under section 46 and shall determine the application by—
	(a)	registering the applicant unconditionally or subject to conditions; or
	(b)	refusing the application.
48. 	Registration of applicants
	Where a person who is applying for registration as a dental hygienist otherwise than under the Mutual Recognition Act—
	(a)	complies with section 46;
	(b)	appears personally before the Board or a nominee of the Board in support of his or her application if required by the Board to do so; and
	(c)	is entitled to registration in accordance with this Act;
the Board shall, subject to this Act, cause the applicant to be registered as a dental hygienist.
49. 	Fee for registration pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act
	A person who applies for registration as a dental hygienist under this Act pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act shall pay the determined fee.
50. 	Conditions of registration
	The conditions that the Board may impose on registration as a dental hygienist at the time of registration include conditions relating to the duration of registration, the aspects of practice in which the person who is registered may be engaged and conditions relating to any other matters the Board considers appropriate.
Division 4—Register of Dental Hygienists
51. 	Register
(1)		The Board shall keep a Register to be called the “Register of Dental Hygienists”.
(2)		The Register may be maintained by electronic means.
52. 	Particulars to be entered in Register
	The registration of a person as a dental hygienist shall be effected by entering in the Register—
	(a)	the name of the person;
	(b)	the professional address or 1 of the professional addresses of the person by whom the first-mentioned person is employed as a dental hygienist or, if he or she is not so employed, his or her place of residence, whether within or outside the Territory;
	(c)	particulars of the person’s qualifications;
	(d)	the registration number allotted to the person; 
	(e) 	the date of the registration;
	(f)	the provision by virtue of which the person is entitled to be registered;
	(g)	any condition to which the person’s registration is subject; and
	(h)	such other particulars, if any, as are prescribed.
53. 	Certificate of registration
(1)		Where a person is registered as a dental hygienist under this Act, the Board shall cause to be issued to the person a certificate of registration signed by the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson.
(2)		A certificate of registration shall state the provision by virtue of which the person specified in the certificate is entitled to be registered as a dental hygienist and set out any conditions to which his or her registration is subject.
(3)		A certificate of registration is evidence that the person specified in the certificate was registered as a dental hygienist on the date specified in the certificate.
(4)		Where a person’s certificate of registration has been lost or destroyed the Board shall, on payment of the determined fee, cause a duplicate certificate to be issued to the person.
(5)		Where the registration of a person has been cancelled or suspended the Board shall, by notice in writing given to the person, require the person to deliver his or her certificate of registration to the Board within 14 days.
(6)		Where a person whose registration as a dental hygienist has been suspended delivers his or her certificate of registration to the Board, the Board shall retain the certificate during the period of the suspension and return it to the person at the expiration of that period unless the person’s registration has sooner been cancelled.
(7)		Where, after a certificate of registration has been issued to a person—
	(a)	conditions are imposed on the registration of the person; or
	(b)	conditions imposed on the registration of the person are varied;
the Board may, by notice in writing given to the person, require the person to deliver his or her certificate of registration to the Board within 14 days to enable a statement of the conditions imposed, or the conditions as varied, to be endorsed on the certificate.
(8)		A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a notice under subsection (5) or (7).
Penalty:  5 penalty units.
54. 	Change of address to be notified
(1)		Where—
	(a)	an address shown in the Register as an address of the person by whom a registered dental hygienist is employed ceases to be such an address; and
	(b) 	the registered dental hygienist continues to be employed as a dental hygienist;
the registered dental hygienist shall, within 1 month, notify the Chairperson in writing accordingly and specify in the notice the address of the person by whom he or she is employed.
(2)		Where a registered dental hygienist ceases to be employed as a dental hygienist he or she shall within 1 month of ceasing to be so employed, notify the Chairperson in writing accordingly and specify in the notice his or her place of residence.
(3)		Where a registered dental hygienist who was not employed as a dental hygienist becomes so employed he or she shall, within 1 month of becoming so employed, notify the Chairperson in writing accordingly and specify in the notice the address of the person by whom he or she is employed.
Penalty:  5 penalty units.
55. 	Alteration of Register
(1)		The Board shall cause to be removed from the Register the name of—
	(a)	a registered dental hygienist who has died; or
	(b)	a registered dental hygienist whose registration has been cancelled.
(2)		The Board may, from time to time, at the request of a person or of its own accord, make such other alterations to particulars in the Register of Dental Hygienists as are necessary.
(3)		The Board shall not make an alteration to particulars in the Register of Dental Hygienists at the request of a person unless satisfied that the determined fee has been paid.
56. 	Deregistration on basis of disciplinary action under foreign law
(1)		Where the Board is satisfied that the name of a person who is registered as a dental hygienist under this Act has been removed from a register or roll of dental hygienists kept under a law of a State or another Territory for any reason relating to—
	(a)	conduct of the person as a dental hygienist; or
	(b)	the physical or mental capacity of the person to practise as a dental hygienist;
the Board shall cancel the registration of the person.
(2)		Where—
	(a)	the name of a person whose registration has been cancelled under subsection (1) is restored to the register or roll referred to in that subsection; and
	(b)	the person applies to the Board to be re-registered under this Act;
the Board shall re-register the person as a dental hygienist.
(3)		Where the Board is satisfied that the name of a person who is registered as a dental hygienist under this Act has been removed from any register or roll of dental hygienists kept under a law of a place outside Australia for any reason relating to—
	(a)	conduct of the person as a dental hygienist; or
	(b)	the physical or mental capacity of the person to practise as a dental hygienist;
the Board may cancel the registration of the person.
(4)		The Board may re-register a person whose registration has been cancelled under subsection (3) if the Board is satisfied that it is appropriate in the circumstances to do so.
57. 	Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law
(1)		Where the Board is satisfied that after a person has been registered as a dental hygienist under this Act a condition has been imposed on the registration of the person as a dental hygienist under a law of a State or another Territory, the Board shall impose a similar condition on the registration of the person under this Act.
(2)		Where the Board is satisfied that after a person has been registered as a dental hygienist under this Act a condition has been imposed on the registration of the person as a dental hygienist under a law of a place outside Australia, the Board may impose a similar condition on the registration of the person under this Act.
58. 	Cessation of registration
	A person who is registered as a dental hygienist ceases to be so registered—
	(a)	when the Board gives the person notice that his or her registration has been cancelled in accordance with this Act; or
	(b)	if registration is conditional and the period of registration is specified in a condition—when that period expires.
Division 5—Annual fees for Dental Hygienists
59. 	Annual fee payable
(1)		A registered dental hygienist shall, on or before 1 July in each year, pay the Territory the determined fee.
(2)		The Board shall cause to be sent to each registered dental hygienist, not less than 1 month before 1 July in each year, a notice requiring him or her to comply with subsection (1).
(3)		The liability of a registered dental hygienist for a fee payable by him or her under subsection (1) is not affected by a failure of the Board to comply with subsection (2).
60. 	Registration to be cancelled for non-payment
(1)		Where a registered dental hygienist does not comply with subsection 59 (1), the Board shall cause to be sent to the dental hygienist a notice requiring him or her to pay the fee due under that subsection by a day specified in the notice and advising him or her that if the fee is not paid on or before that day his or her registration will be cancelled.
(2)		The Board shall cancel the registration of a dental hygienist to whom a notice has been sent under subsection (1) and who has not paid the fee due by the day specified in the notice.
61. 	Entitlement to re-registration if fee paid
(1)		A person whose name has been removed from the Register for failure to pay an annual fee is entitled to be re-registered if he or she—
	(a)	makes application in a form approved by the Board; and
	(b)	pays the determined fee.
(2)		The entitlement of a person to re-registration under this section is an entitlement to registration on the same terms and subject to the same conditions, if any, as applied to the person’s registration immediately before the removal of his or her name from the Register.
(3)		The Board may refuse to re-register a person under this section if satisfied that he or she—
	(a)	is not competent to practise as a dental hygienist; and
	(b)	has engaged in any conduct, whether occurring in practising as a dental hygienist or not, that brings the dental profession into disrepute.
(4)		An entitlement to re-registration under this section is subject to the provisions of this Act pursuant to which a person’s name is authorised or required to be removed from the Register.

Part V—The Conduct of Dental Practice
62. 	Cancellation or suspension of registration
(1)		The Board may—
	(a)	cancel the registration of a person; or
	(b)	by order served on the person, suspend the registration of the person for such period as the Board thinks fit;
if satisfied that—
	(c)	the registration of the person was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;
	(d)	the qualification of the person which entitled him or her to registration has been withdrawn or cancelled by the body which granted it;
	(e)	the person has contravened this Act or the regulations;
	(f)	the person has contravened a condition to which his or her registration under this Act is subject;
	(g)	the person has been convicted in the Territory or elsewhere of an offence punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year or any offence that, in the opinion of the Board, renders him or her unfit to practise as a dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires;
	(h)	the person has advertised for the purpose of procuring patients or practice, or has sanctioned, or been associated with or employed by a person who sanctions, such an advertisement;
	(j)	the person has canvassed or employed an agent or canvasser for the purpose of procuring patients or practice, or has sanctioned, or been associated with or employed by a person who sanctions, the employment of an agent or canvasser for that purpose;
	(k)	the person is guilty of habitual drunkenness, or addiction to a deleterious drug, that renders him or her unfit to practise as a dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires;
	(m)	the person has engaged in conduct, whether occurring in practising as a dentist, or dental hygienist or not, that—
	(i)	adversely affects the way the person practises as a dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires; or
	(ii)	brings the dental profession into disrepute;
	(n)	the person has engaged in any improper or unethical conduct in relation to practising as a dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires;
	(o)	the person has failed to exercise adequate judgment or care in practising as a dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires; or
	(p)	the person is not competent to practise as a dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires.
(6)		A reference to advertising in paragraph (1) (h) shall not be read as including a reference to—
	(a) 	the publication by a registered dentist of a notice of the fact that he or she has commenced or resumed practice as a dentist or a notice of a change of the address at which he or she practises as a dentist; or
	(b)	the exhibition by a registered dentist at the place or places at which he or she practises as a dentist of a notice or notices containing his or her name and qualifications;
being a notice or notices of a kind which conforms to the accepted customs and usages of the dental profession.
63. 	Cancellation, suspension or restriction of right of practise on health grounds
(1)		Subject to subsection (2), the Board shall, if satisfied that the mental or physical condition of a person who is registered renders him or her unfit to practise—
	(a)	cancel the registration of the person; or
	(b)	by order served on the person, suspend the registration of the person for such period as the Board thinks fit.
(2)		The Board may, instead of cancelling or suspending the registration of a person, if satisfied that the person is fit to give or perform some dental services and that it would not be contrary to the public interest to make an order under this subsection, by order served on the person, direct the person not to give or perform the dental services specified, whether individually or otherwise, in the order.
(3)		Where the Board has made an order under subsection (2) in relation to a person, it may, if so requested by the person, review the order and, if satisfied that the mental or physical condition of the person has changed since the order was made, amend or revoke the order.
(4)		A person on whom an order under paragraph (1) (b) or subsection (2) has been served who gives or performs a dental service in contravention of that order shall, in giving or performing the service, be deemed to be a person who is not registered.
64. 	Practising when registration suspended
	Where a person whose registration has been suspended is convicted of an offence against section 73, the Board may—
	(a)	cancel the registration of the person; or
	(b)	by order served on the person, suspend the registration of the person for such further period as the Board thinks appropriate.
65. 	Power of Board to caution, reprimand etc.
(1)		Subject to subsection (2), the Board may do any 1 or more of the following in relation to the conduct of a person who is registered:
	(a)	caution or reprimand the person;
	(b)	order that the person seek and undergo medical or psychiatric treatment or counselling;
	(c)	impose on the person’s registration such conditions as the Board considers appropriate relating to the person practising as a dentist, specialist dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires;
	(d)	order that the person complete specified educational courses;
	(e)	order that the person seek and follow advice, in relation to his or her practice as a dentist from persons specified by the Board.
(2)		Paragraph (1) (d) does not apply in relation to a registered dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires, who obtained registration under this Act pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act.
66. 	Power of Board to impose fines
(1)		Subject to subsection (2), where the Board finds that a person who is registered has failed to comply with an order under paragraph 65 (1) (b), (d) or (e) it may, by order served on the person, impose on him or her a fine not exceeding $1,000.
(2)		The Board shall not impose a fine under subsection (1) in respect of conduct for which a court has already imposed a fine or other penalty.
(3)		A fine imposed under this section shall be paid to the Territory within the time specified in the order imposing the fine.
(4)		Where a person on whom the Board has imposed a fine under subsection (1) fails to pay the fine by the time specified in the order, the Board may—
	(a)	cancel the registration of the person; or
	(b)	by order served on the person, suspend the registration of the person for such period as the Board thinks fit.
67. 	Inquiry by Board
(1)		The Board shall hold an inquiry before—
	(a)	cancelling the registration of a person, other than under section 30, subsection 32 (1), 37 (2), 56 (1) or 60 (2);
	(b)	suspending the registration of a person, other than under subsection 31 (1);
	(c)	making an order under subsection 63 (2); or
	(d)	taking any action under subsection 65 (1).
(2)		Pending the holding of an inquiry under subsection (1), the Board may, by order served on the person to whom the inquiry relates, suspend temporarily the registration of the person.
(3) 		For the hearing of an inquiry under subsection (1), the board must include a member appointed under paragraph 7 (1) (c).
68. 	Publication of notice of decision
(1)		The Chairperson may, if he or she thinks fit, cause a notice of a decision of the Board or of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on application for review of a decision of the Board—
	(a)	cancelling the registration of a person;
	(b)	suspending, otherwise than under subsection 31 (1) or 67 (2), the registration of a person;
	(c)	imposing conditions on the registration of a person;
	(d)	making or amending an order under subsection 63 (2);
	(e)	taking any action under subsection 65 (1); or
	(f)	imposing a fine on a person under subsection 66 (1);
and the reasons for the decision, including the findings of material questions of fact, to be published in the Gazette.
(2)		A notice of a decision shall not be published under subsection (1) until—
	(a)	the period within which an application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision has expired; and
	(b)	if an application for review of the decision is made, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has given its decision on the application.
69. 	Effect of suspension and conditions
	For the purposes of this Act, a registered dentist or registered dental hygienist whose registration is suspended shall be deemed, during the period of the suspension, not to be registered as a dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires.
70. 	Application for re-registration
(1)		A person whose registration—
	(a)	has been cancelled, otherwise than under subsection 30 (2), section 32, subsection 37 (2), section 56 or subsection 60 (2); or
	(b)	has been suspended, otherwise than under subsection 31 (1) or 67 (2);
may apply in writing to the Board for re-registration or termination of the suspension, as the case may be, on the ground that, by reason of a specified change in circumstances that has occurred since the date of the cancellation or suspension, the person should be re-registered or the suspension should be terminated.
(2)		Upon an application under this section the Board may, if satisfied that, by reason of the change in circumstances, the registration of the person should be restored, or the suspension of the registration of the person should be terminated, order that the registration be restored or the suspension terminated, as the case may be.
71. 	Administration of estate of deceased dentist
	Upon the death of a registered dentist who was at the time of death practising dentistry or a specialist branch of dentistry, an executor or executrix of the will of the deceased dentist, or an administrator, administratrix or trustee of the estate of the deceased dentist, may continue that practice for a period of 6 months or for such longer period as the Board, on application by the executor, executrix, administrator, administratrix or trustee, permits, if the practice is carried on by a registered dentist or a registered specialist dentist who is registered in relation to the same specialist branch of dentistry as the deceased dentist, as the case requires.
72. 	Person not to practise except under registered name
	A person who is a registered dentist, registered specialist dentist or who is registered as a dental hygienist under this Act shall not practise dentistry or the specialist branch of dentistry or perform the functions of a dental hygienist under a name other than the name under which the person is registered.
Penalty:  50 penalty units.
73. 	Practising dentistry—registered dentists
(1)		Subject to sections 74 and 75, a person other than a registered dentist shall not—
	(a)	give or perform, for fee or reward, any dental service; or
	(b)	advertise or hold himself or herself out as being, or in any manner pretend to be or to possess the status, or take or use the name or title (alone or in conjunction with any other title, word or letter) implying, or that may be construed to imply, that he or she is a person registered or entitled to be registered under this Act, or that he or she is qualified to practise dentistry or is carrying on the practice of dentistry or is entitled to use that name, title, word or letters.
Penalty:
	(a)	for a contravention of paragraph (1) (a)—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both;
	(b)	for a contravention of paragraph (1) (b)—30 penalty units.
(1A)		Nothing in this section prohibits a person who is not a registered dentist from making, repairing or altering artificial dentures or restorative or corrective dental appliances as an employee of, or under contract with, a registered dentist.
(2)		A registered dentist shall not, without reasonable excuse—
	(a)	advertise or hold himself or herself out as being; or
	(b)	in any manner pretend to be or to possess the status of, or take or use a name or title (alone or in conjunction with any other title, word or letter) implying, or that may be construed to imply that he or she is;
a person registered or entitled to be registered as a specialist dentist in a specialist branch of dentistry in relation to which he or she is not registered.
Penalty:  30 penalty units.
(3)		A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, in the course of a business carried on by the person, permit a person employed or engaged by him or her to provide, or offer to provide—
	(a)	a dental service, unless that other person is a registered dentist; or
	(b)	a dental service as a specialist dentist, unless that other person is registered as a specialist in the specialist branch of dentistry to which the service relates.

Penalty:
	(a)	for a natural person—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both;
	(b)	for a body corporate—250 penalty units.
(4)		A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, in the course of a business carried on by the person, by advertisement or otherwise, hold out a person employed or engaged by him or her as being a person who—
	(a)	is qualified or authorised to practise dentistry;
	(b)	practises dentistry; or
	(c)	is a registered specialist dentist;
unless that other person is a registered dentist or registered specialist dentist, as the case requires.
Penalty:
	(a)	for a natural person—30 penalty units;
	(b)	for a body corporate—150 penalty units.
(5)		Subsection (2) and paragraphs (3) (b) and (4) (c) do not apply to a person—
	(a)	who is registered pursuant to subsection 10 (1); and
	(b)	who was not required by a law in force in the State or other Territory entitling him or her to registration under this Act to be registered as a specialist dentist.
74. 	Practising dentistry—dental therapists
(1)		A person who is—
	(a)	a public servant designated as a dental therapist; or
	(b)	otherwise employed or engaged by the Territory or a Territory authority as a dental therapist;
shall not carry out or perform an approved dental procedure on another person, except—
	(c)	under the direction and control of a registered dentist employed or engaged by the Territory or a Territory authority as a registered dentist; and
	(d)	as a public servant.
Penalty:  10 penalty units.
(2)		A person referred to in subsection (1) shall not carry out or perform an approved dental procedure on a person who has attained 17 years of age.
Penalty:  10 penalty units.
(3)		For the purposes of subsection (1), a dental therapist shall be taken to be under the direction and control of a registered dentist if the registered dentist would be available to the dental therapist within a reasonable time (having regard to the distance involved and the type of assistance required) to assist the dental therapist if assistance were required.
(4)		In this section—
“approved dental procedure” means—
	(a)	the diagnosis and recording of dental caries or the planning and arrangement of appropriate treatment;
	(b)	the assessment and recording of the status of oral hygiene, gingival and periodontal health, and noting of any abnormalities within the oro-facial environment;
	(c)	the performance of other diagnostic services, including dental radiography;
	(d)	the removal of plaque and calculus;
	(e)	the placement of fissure sealants;
	(f)	the re-contouring, cleaning and polishing of teeth and restorations;
	(g)	the application of topical preparations;
	(h)	the extraction of deciduous teeth not involving incisions or other surgical techniques;
	(j)	the performance of pulpotomies and the placement of pulp dressings in deciduous teeth;
	(k)	the preparation of cavities in deciduous and permanent teeth and the restoration (whether short or long term) of those teeth with suitable materials;
	(m)	the administration of local analgesia using supra periosteal infiltration or inferior dental nerve block;
	(n)	the application and removal of rubber dams;
	(o)	the irrigation of the mouth; 
	(p)	the provision of dental health education;
	(q)	the capping of an exposed pulp of a permanent tooth;
	(r)	the protection of the exposed dentine of a fractured tooth; and
	(s)	the re-implanting or repositioning and temporary stabilisation of an avulsed or loose permanent tooth;
“dental therapist” means a person who has successfully completed an Australian diploma course in dental therapy or its equivalent.
75. 	Practising dentistry—dental hygienists
(1)		A dental hygienist shall not, except under the direction and control of a registered dentist, carry out or perform—
	(a)	dental radiography;
	(b)	the application and removal of rubber dams;
	(c)	pre-operative and post-operative instruction of patients;
	(d)	the irrigation of the mouth;
	(e)	the removal of sutures;
	(f)	the instruction of persons in oral hygiene and dental health measures;
	(g)	the application of topical preparations;
	(h)	the removal of supra and sub gingival plaque and calculus;
	(j)	the cleaning and polishing of teeth and restorations;
	(k)	the taking of impressions for study casts;
	(m)	the insertion and removal of surgical packs and placement of dental dressings;
	(n)	the placement of fissure sealants;
	(o)	the measurement and recording of periodontal conditions;
	(p)	the removal of dental cements and overhangs;
	(q)	the removal of orthodontic appliances, including orthodontic cements and resins;
	(r)	the removal of orthodontic arch wires;
	(s)	the placement and removal of non-metallic orthodontic separators; and
	(t)	the etching and sealing preparatory to placement of orthodontic brackets.
Penalty:  10 penalty units.
(2)		For the purposes of subsection (1), a dental hygienist shall be taken to be under the direction and control of a registered dentist if—
	(a)	the service referred to in that subsection was specified in a direction given to the dental hygienist by the registered dentist as a service the dental hygienist was to carry out or perform;
	(b)	the registered dentist was on the premises on which the service was being carried out or performed and was reasonably available to advise and assist the dental hygienist in the course of the carrying out or performance of that service; and
	(c)	the registered dentist satisfies himself or herself, by examination, that the service the subject of the direction has been carried out or performed.
(3)		Any person who, without reasonable excuse, as assistant, servant, agent or manager, does or permits any act, matter or thing in contravention of this section is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding 30 penalty units.
76. 	Person advertising himself liable to penalty
	Any person who exhibits or publishes, or causes, permits or suffers to be exhibited or published any letter, circular, placard, handbill, card or advertisement of any kind whereby any person advertises or holds himself or herself out contrary to any part of section 73, or attempts to do so, shall be guilty of an offence.
Penalty:  30 penalty units.
77. 	Medical practitioner may give dental services
	Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, a registered medical practitioner may give a dental service, and the provisions of section 51 of the Medical Practitioners Act 1930 apply in relation to the recovery of fees or remuneration for the dental service as they apply to the recovery of fees or remuneration for a medical service.
78. 	Recovery of fees for dental services by registered dentists
(1)		A person is not entitled to commence an action for the recovery of fees or remuneration for a dental service unless he or she was the dentist who gave the dental service.
(2)		Subsection (1) does not apply to the recovery from a registered dentist of fees or remuneration by a person who makes, repairs or alters artificial dentures or restorative or corrective dental appliances as an employee of, or under contract with, the registered dentist.
(3)		A registered dentist who has given a dental service for a person, or a dependant of a person, is not entitled to commence an action for the recovery from that person of fees or remuneration for the dental service unless—
	(a)	the dentist has served or caused to be served on that person, by delivery to that person personally or by post addressed to that person at his or her last-known place of residence, an account for the fees or remuneration setting out the amount claimed, a brief statement of the nature of the dental service given, the date or dates on which it was given and the person for whom it was given; and
	(b)	a period of 6 months has elapsed since that service of the account and the account is unpaid at the end of that period.
(4)		Notwithstanding the last preceding subsection, an action for the recovery of fees or remuneration for a dental service may be commenced without the service of an account for those fees or remuneration in accordance with that subsection, or, if such an account has been so served, before the elapsing of the period of 6 months since the service of the account, if the action is one in which an application could, but for that subsection, be made for an order under Part II of the Arrest on Mesne Process Act, 1902 of the State of New South Wales in its application to the Territory.
79. 	Review of accounts for fees for dental services
(1)		A person liable to pay fees or remuneration for a dental service may, within 6 months after service upon him or her of an account for the fees or remuneration in accordance with section 78, apply in writing to the Board to review the account.
(2)		The Board shall, upon such an application, review the account and certify, under the hand of the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson, the amount which, in the Board’s opinion, is a reasonable amount of fees or remuneration for the dental service.
(3)		The Board shall, in such a certificate, set out the facts on which the certificate is based.
(4)		The Board may require a person to furnish such information as it thinks necessary or desirable for the purpose of a review under this section and may fix a time within which the information shall be furnished.
(5)		If a person does not furnish, within the time fixed, the information required by the Board under subsection (4), the Board may proceed to review an account for fees or remuneration for a dental service without the information.
(6)		In reviewing an account for fees or remuneration for a dental service, the Board is not required to conduct a formal hearing, but the Board shall inform the parties to the application of any information furnished to the Board under subsection (4).
(7)		In reviewing an account for fees or remuneration for a dental service, the Board shall have regard, in particular, to—
	(a)	the time occupied in giving, and the nature of, the dental service;
	(b)	the distance between the dental surgery or residence of the registered dentist and the place at which he or she gave the dental service;
	(c)	the hours of the day or night at which he or she gave the dental service;
	(d)	the degree of skill, knowledge or experience required in the giving of the dental service;
	(e)	whether the registered dentist gave the dental service in the capacity of specialist, consultant or dentist in general practice; and
	(f)	any special circumstances submitted by the registered dentist.
(7A)		The Board shall cause a copy of a certificate of the Board under subsection (2) to be sent by post to the person who gave the dental service at his or her business address, or at his or her professional address or at 1 of his or her professional addresses, last-known to the Board.
(8)		In proceedings for the recovery of fees or remuneration in respect of a dental service, a certificate of the Board under subsection (2) in relation to that dental service is evidence that the amount certified in the certificate is a reasonable amount of fees or remuneration for the dental service.

part vI—appeals
80. 	Review of decisions
	Application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision of the Board—
	(a)	under subsection 11 (4), 13 (1), 33 (2), 42 (1) or 57 (2) to impose conditions on the registration of a person;
	(b)	under subsection 12 (4) to cancel the interim registration of a person;
	(c)	under subsection 13 (2) or 42 (2) to refuse to review conditions imposed on the registration of a person;
	(d)	under subsection 13 (2) or 42 (2) to refuse to alter or remove conditions imposed on the registration of a person;
	(e)	under subsection 13 (2) or 42 (2) to alter conditions imposed on the registration of a person;
	(f)	under subsection 13 (2) or 42 (2) to impose new conditions on the registration of a person;
	(g)	under section 19 or 47 to refuse to register a person;
	(h)	under subsection 32 (3) or 56 (3) or paragraph 62 (1) (a), 63 (1) (a), 64 (a) or 66 (4) (a) to cancel the registration of a person;
	(j)	under subsection 32 (4), 38 (3), 56 (4), 61 (3) or 70 (2) to refuse to re-register a person;
	(k)	under paragraph 62 (1) (b), 63 (1) (b), 64 (b) or 66 (4) (b) or subsection 67 (2) to suspend the registration of a person;
	(m)	under subsection 63 (2) to make an order directing a person not to give or perform a dental service;
	(n)	under subsection 63 (3) to refuse to review an order directing a person not to give or perform a dental service;
	(o)	under subsection 63 (3) to refuse to amend or revoke an order directing a person not to give or perform a dental service;
	(p)	under subsection 63 (3) to amend an order directing a person not to give or perform a dental service;
	(q)	under subsection 65 (1) to take any action of a kind specified in that subsection in relation to a registered dentist, registered specialist dentist or registered dental hygienist;
	(r)	under subsection 66 (1) to impose a fine on a registered dentist or registered dental hygienist;
	(s)	under subsection 70 (2) to refuse to terminate the suspension of the registration of a person;
	(t)	under section 71 to refuse to extend beyond 6 months the period during which the executor or executrix of the will of a deceased dentist, or the administrator, administratrix or trustee of the estate of a deceased dentist, may continue the business of the dentist;
	(u)	under section 71 to fix a period longer than 6 months during which the executor or executrix of the will of a deceased dentist, or the administrator, administratrix or trustee of the estate of a deceased dentist, may continue the business of the dentist; or
	(v)	under subsection 79 (2) to certify the amount which, in the opinion of the Board, is a reasonable amount of fees or remuneration for a dental service.
81. 	Notification of decisions
	Where a decision of the kind referred to in section 80 (other than paragraph (b), (k), (m) or (r)) is made, the Board shall give notice in writing of the decision—
	(a)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (a)—to the person on whose registration conditions have been imposed;
	(b)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (c), (d) or (e)—to the person whose registration is subject to the conditions;
	(c)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (f)—to the person on whose registration new conditions have been imposed;
	(d)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (g)—to the person whose application for registration has been refused;
	(e)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (h)—to the person whose registration has been cancelled;
	(f)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (j)—to the person whose application for re-registration has been refused;
	(g)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (n), (o) or (p)—to the person in relation to whom the order was made;
	(h)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (q)—to the registered dentist, registered specialist dentist or registered dental hygienist in relation to whom the action has been taken;
	(j)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (s)—to the person whose registration has been suspended; 
	(k)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (t) or (u)—to the executor or executrix of the will of the deceased dentist or the administrator, administratrix or trustee of the estate of the deceased dentist; or
	(m)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 80 (v)—to the person who requested the review of the account.
82. 	Contents of notice
(1)		A notice under subsection 12 (4) or 81 shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Practice in force under subsection 25B (1) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989.
(2)		An order under paragraph 62 (1) (b) or 63 (1) (b), subsection 63 (2), paragraph 64 (b), subsection 66 (1), paragraph 66 (4) (b) or subsection 67 (2) shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Practice in force under subsection 25B (1) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989.
(3)		The validity of a decision to which a notice or order referred to in subsection (1) or (2) relates is not to be taken to be affected by a failure to comply with that subsection.

Part VII—Miscellaneous
83. 	Inspection of registers
(1)		A person may, on payment of the determined fee—
	(a)	inspect an entry in the Register of Dentists, the Register of Specialist Dentists or the Register of Dental Hygienists; or
	(b)	obtain a certified copy of an entry in the Register of Dentists, the Register of Specialist Dentists or the Register of Dental Hygienists.
(2)		The Board may, on request by a registration authority of a place outside the Territory and without payment by the registration authority of a fee, forward a certified copy of the Register of Dentists, the Register of Specialist Dentists or the Register of Dental Hygienists to that registration authority.
84. 	Publication of registered dentists
(1)		The Board shall as soon as practicable after 1 July in each year cause to be published in the Gazette a notice containing the names of all dentists registered under this Act on that day and the professional address or professional addresses, if any, of those dentists.
(2)		The Board shall, as soon as practicable after 1 July in each year, cause to be published in the Gazette a notice containing the name of each specialist dentist registered under this Act on that day and the specialist branch of dentistry in which the specialist dentist is registered.
(3)		The Board shall, as soon as practicable after 1 July in each year, cause to be published in the Gazette a notice containing—
	(a)	the name of each dental hygienist registered under this Act on that day; and
	(b)	the professional address or 1 of the professional addresses of the person by whom the dental hygienist is employed as a dental hygienist.
85. 	Power of Minister to determine fees
	The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette, determine fees for the purposes of this Act.
87. 	Regulations
	The Executive may make regulations not inconsistent with this Act prescribing all matters which are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which by this Act are necessary or convenient to be prescribed, for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

NOTES
1.	The Dentists Act 1931 as shown in this reprint comprises Act No. 8, 1931 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
	Citation of Laws—The Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989  (No. 21, 1989) altered the citation of most Ordinances so that after Self-Government day they are to be cited as Acts.  That Act also affects references in ACT laws to Commonwealth Acts.
2.	The Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 (No. 51, 1996) authorises the Parliamentary Counsel in preparing a law for republication, to make certain editorial and other formal amendments in accordance with current legislative drafting practice.  Those amendments make no change in the law.  Amendments made pursuant to that Act do not appear in the Table of Amendments but details may be obtained on request from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Table 1
Table of Ordinances
Ordinance	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

Dentists Registration  Ordinance 1931	8, 1931	30 Apr 1931	1 July 1931 (see Gazette 1931,
p. 935)		
Dentists Registration Ordinance 1932	5, 1932	18 Feb 1932	18 Feb 1932	—	
Dentists Registration Ordinance (No. 2) 1932	17, 1932	4 Aug 1932	4 Aug 1932	—	
Dentists Registration Ordinance 1933	22, 1933	28 Sept 1933	28 Sept 1933	—	
Dentists Registration Ordinance 1935	20, 1935	12 Dec 1935	12 Dec 1935	—	
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1937	27, 1937	23 Dec 1937	23 Dec 1937	—	
Dentists Registration Ordinance 1954	10, 1954	5 Apr 1954	5 Apr 1954	—	
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1959	21, 1959	23 Dec 1959	31 Dec 1959	—	
Dentists Registration Ordinance 1963	 4, 1963	4 Apr 1963	4 Apr 1963	—	
Ordinances Revision (Decimal Currency) Ordinance 1966	19, 1966	23 Dec 1966	23 Dec 1966	—	
Dentists Registration Ordinance 1967	16, 1967	8 June 1967	8 June 1967	—	
Dentists Registration Ordinance 1970	1, 1970	29 Jan 1970	29 Jan 1970	—	
Dentists Registration Ordinance (No. 2) 1970	38, 1970	27 Oct 1970	27 Oct 1970	—	
Ordinances Revision (Health Commission) Ordinance 1975	17, 1975	1 July 1975	1 July 1975	—	
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1977	65, 1977	22 Dec 1977	22 Dec 1977	—	
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1978	46, 1978	28 Dec 1978	28 Dec 1978	—	
Ordinances Revision (Penalties) Ordinance 1979	26, 1979	31 Aug 1979	31 Aug 1979	—	
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1979	31, 1979 	27 Sept 1979	27 Sept 1979	—	
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1980	46, 1980	23 Dec 1980	30 Mar 1981 (see Gazette 1981, No. S54, p. 2)	S. 8	
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1981	45, 1981	20 Nov 1981	20 Nov 1981	S. 32	
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance (No. 2) 1981	47, 1981	9 Dec 1981	31 Dec 1981 (see Gazette 1981, No. S273, p. 3 )	`S. 17	
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1982	29, 1982	28 June 1982	30 June 1982 (see Gazette 1982, No. S139, p. 2 )	—	
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance (No. 2) 1982	40, 1982	30 June 1982	30 June 1982	—	
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1984	40, 1984	2 Aug 1984	2 Aug 1984	—	
Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989	38, 1989	10 May 1989	Ss. 1 and 2: 10 May 1989
Remainder: 11 May 1989 (see s. 2 (2) and Gazette 1989, No. S164)
	—	
Self-Government Day 11 May 1989

Table 2
Table of Acts
Act	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

Health Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990	63, 1990	28 Dec 1990	Ss. 1 and 2: 28 Dec 1990
Remainder: 31 Jan 1991 (see  s. 2 (2) and Gazette 1991, No. S4)	Ss. 6-17	
Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993	14, 1993	1 Mar 1993	1 Mar 1993 (see s. 2)	Parts IV-VI
(ss. 14-34)	
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Act 1993	68, 1993	27 Sept 1993	Ss. 1 and 2:  27 Sept 1993
Remainder:  1 Mar 1993	—	
(Reprinted as at 31 January 1994)	
Administrative Appeals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994	60, 1994	11 Oct 1994	Ss. 1 and 2:  11 Oct 1994
Remainder:  14 Nov 1994 (see 
s. 2 (2) and Gazette 1994, No. S250)	—	
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1994	81, 1994	29 Nov 1994	Ss. 1 and 2:  29 Nov 1994
Remainder:  29 Nov 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S269, p. 2)	—	
Dentists (Amendment) Act 1996	61, 1996	3 Dec 1996	Ss. 1-3:  3 Dec 1996
Remainder:   23 Dec 1996 (see Gazette 1996, No. S337)	Part III
 (ss. 39-46)	
(Reprinted as at 31 December 1996)	
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998	54, 1998	27 Nov 1998	Ss. 1 and 2:  27 Nov 1998
Remainder:  9 Dec 1998 (see Gazette 1998, No. 49, p. 1078)	—	
Health Legislation Amendment Act 2000
	2000 No 81	21 Dec 2000	21 Dec 2000	—	

Table of Amendments
The amendment history of the Dentists Act 1931 prior to renumbering by the Dentists (Amendment) Act 1996 (No. 61, 1996) appears in the Table below.
Table 1
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision	How affected

Title	am. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 1	am. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 3	rs. No. 4, 1963
	am. No. 16, 1967
	rep. No. 65, 1977
S. 4	am. No. 10, 1954
	rs. No. 4, 1963
	am. No. 16, 1967; No. 17, 1975; No. 46, 1978; No. 46, 1980; Nos. 45 and 47, 1981; No. 40, 1984; No. 38, 1989; Act No. 60, 1994; No. 61, 1996
Ss. 4A, 4B	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 5	am. No. 47, 1981
S. 6	am. No. 10 1954; No. 21, 1959; No. 16, 1967; No. 17, 1975; No. 46, 1980; No. 47, 1981; Act No. 61, 1996
Heading to Part III	am. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 7	rep. No. 47, 1981
S.  8	rs. No. 46, 1980
	rep. No. 47, 1981
S. 8A	ad. No. 46, 1980
	rep. No. 47, 1981
S.  9	rs. No. 22, 1933
	am. No. 21, 1959
	rep. No. 47, 1981
S. 10	am. No. 10, 1954; No. 46, 1980
	rep. No. 47, 1981
Ss. 11-13	rep. No. 47, 1981
Ss. 14, 15	am. No. 19, 1966; No. 26, 1979
	rep. No. 47, 1981
S. 16	rep. No. 4, 1963
	ad. No. 16, 1967
	am. No. 38, 1970
	rep. No. 47, 1981
S. 17	rep. No. 47, 1981
S. 18	rs. No. 40, 1982
	am. Act No. 63, 1990
	rep. No. 14, 1993
Heading to Div. 1 of 	ad. No. 31, 1979
   Part III	rep. Act No. 61, 1996
Div. 1 of Part III	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
    (ss. 7-16)
Ss. 7-16	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
Div. 2 of Part III	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
    (ss. 17, 18, 18A-18C)
Ss. 17, 18	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
Ss. 18A-18C	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
Heading to Div. 3 of	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
   Part III
S. 19	am. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 19A	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 20	am. No. 4, 1963
	rs. No. 45, 1981
	am. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 21	rep. No. 21, 1959
	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 22	am. No. 5, 1932; No. 27, 1937; No. 10, 1954; No. 21, 1959; 
	rs. No. 4, 1963; No. 45, 1981
	am. No. 29, 1982
	rs. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23	am. No. 21, 1959
	rep. No. 4, 1963
S. 23A	ad. No. 5, 1932
	am. No. 21, 1959; No. 4, 1963; No. 19, 1966
	rs. No. 45, 1981
	rep. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23AA	ad. No. 29, 1982
	am. Act No. 81, 1984; No. 61, 1996
Ss. 23AB-23AE	ad. No. 29, 1982
	rep. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23AF	ad. No. 29, 1982
	am. Act No. 61, 1996
Div. 2 of Part III	ad. No. 31, 1979
   (ss. 23B-23F)
Div. 2 of Part III	rep. Act No. 61, 1996
   (ss. 23B-23F, 23FA,
    23FB)
S. 23A	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23B	ad. No. 31, 1979
	rs. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23C	ad. No. 31, 1979
	rs. No. 45, 1981; Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23D	ad. No. 31, 1979
	rs. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23E	ad. No. 31, 1979
	am. No. 45, 1981; No. 29, 1982
	rs. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23 F	ad. No 31, 1979
	rs. No. 45, 1981
	rep. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23FA	ad. No. 29, 1982
	am. Act No. 81, 1984
	rep. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23FB	ad. No. 29, 1982
	rep. Act No. 61, 1996
Ss. 23FA, 23FB	rep. Act No. 61, 1996
Div. 4 of Part III 	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
   (ss. 23F, 23FA-23FC)
S. 23 F	rs. Act No. 61, 1996
Ss. 23FA, 23FB	rs. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23FC	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
Heading to Div. 3 of 	rep. Act No. 61, 1996
   Part III
Heading to Part IIIA	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
Heading to Div. 1 of	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
   Part IIIA
Div. 3 of Part III	ad. No. 31, 1979
   (ss. 23G-23L)
S. 23G	ad. No. 31, 1979
	am. Act No. 61, 1996
Div. 2 of Part IIIA	ad. Act No. 61, 1996 
   (ss. 23GA-23GF)
Ss. 23GA-23GF	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
Div. 3 of Part IIIA	ad. Act No. 61, 1996 
   (ss. 23GG-23GL)
Ss. 23GG-23GL	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
Heading to Div. 4 of	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
   Part IIIA
S. 23GM	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23H	ad. No. 31, 1979
	rs. No. 45, 1981
	am. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23J	ad. No. 31, 1979
	am. No. 40, 1984
	rs. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23K	ad. No. 31, 1979
	am. No. 45, 1981; No. 29, 1982
	rep. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23L	ad. No. 31, 1979
	rs. No. 45, 1981
	rep. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 23LA	ad. No. 29, 1982
	am. Act No. 81, 1984; No. 61, 1996
S. 23LB	ad. No. 29, 1982
	am. Act No. 61, 1996
Heading to Div. 4 of 	ad. No.  31, 1979
   Part III	
Div. 4 of Part III	rep. Act No. 61, 1996 
   (ss. 25-27)
S. 24	am. No. 27, 1937
	rs. No. 4, 1963
	rep. No. 47,1981
	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 25	rs. No. 10, 1954
	am. No. 4, 1963; No. 31, 1979; Nos. 45 and 47, 1981
	rs. No. 29, 1982
	am. Act No. 81, 1984
	rs. No. 61, 1996
S. 26	am. No. 19, 1966; No. 26, 1979
	rep. No. 45, 1981
	ad. No. 29, 1982
	rs. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 27	am. No. 10, 1954
	rs. No. 29, 1982
	rep. Act No. 61, 1996
Div. 5 of Part IIIA	ad. Act No. 61, 1996 
   (ss. 27-29)
S. 27	rs. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 28	am. No. 5, 1932
	rs. No. 16, 1967
	am. No. 31, 1979
	rep. No. 29, 1982
	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 29	am. No. 5, 1932; No. 4, 1963
	rs. No. 31, 1979
	rep. No. 29, 1982
	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 29A	ad. No. 31, 1979
	rep. No. 29, 1982
S. 30	am. No. 22, 1933; No. 27, 1937; No. 10, 1954; No. 4, 1963; No. 45, 1981; No. 40, 1984; Act No. 61, 1996
S. 30A	ad. No. 45, 1981
	rs. Act No. 61, 1996
Ss. 30B-30D	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 31	am. No. 4, 1963; Nos. 45 and 47, 1981
	rs. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 31A	ad. No. 4, 1963
	am. No. 45, 1981
	rep. No. 47,1981
S. 31B	ad. No. 4, 1963
	am. No. 45, 1981
	rs. No. 47, 1981
	am. Act No. 60, 1994; No. 61, 1996
S. 31C	ad. No. 4, 1963
	rs. No. 31, 1979; Act No. 61, 1996
S. 31D	ad. No. 45, 1981
	rep. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 31E	ad. No. 45, 1981
	am. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 32	am. No. 19, 1966
	rs. No. 26,1979
	am. No. 45, 1981
	rep. No. 29, 1982
S. 32A	ad. No. 45, 1981
	am. Act No. 61, 1996

S. 33	am. No. 19, 1966; No. 26, 1979
	rs. No. 45, 1981
	am. Act No. 81, 1984; No. 61, 1996
S. 34	am. No. 19, 1966; No. 16, 1967; Nos. 1 and 38, 1970; No. 17, 1975; Nos. 26 and 31, 1979; No. 45, 1981; No. 38, 1989; Act No. 63, 1990; Nos. 14 and 68, 1993; No. 81, 1994; No. 61, 1996
S. 34A	ad. No. 20, 1935
	rep. No. 29, 1982
	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 34B	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 35	am. No. 10, 1954; No. 19, 1966; No. 26, 1979; No. 45, 1981; Act No. 81, 1994; No. 61, 1996
S. 36	am. No. 17, 1932
	rs. No. 16, 1967
	am. No. 45, 1981; Act No. 61, 1996
S. 37	am. No. 4, 1963
	rep. No. 16, 1967
S. 38	am. No. 4, 1963; Nos. 1 and 38, 1970; No. 17, 1975;  No. 31, 1979
	rep.No. 45, 1981
S. 38A	ad. No. 22, 1933
	rs. No. 16, 1967
	am. No. 45, 1981; Act No. 61, 1996
S. 38AA	ad. No. 16, 1967
	am. Nos. 45 and 47, 1981; No. 40, 1984; Act No. 61, 1996
Part IVAA (ss. 39, 39A,	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
   39B)
S. 39	rs. Act No. 61, 1996
Ss. 39A, 39B	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
Heading to Part IVA	am. No. 40, 1984
Part IVA (s. 38B)	ad. No. 4, 1963
S. 38B	ad. No. 4, 1963
	am. No. 31, 1979; No. 45, 1981
	rs. No. 47, 1981
	am. No. 29, 1982; Act No. 60, 1994
	rep. No. 61, 1996
S. 39	rep. No. 47, 1981
	ad. No. 40, 1984
	am. No. 38, 1989
	rs. Act No. 60, 1994
	rep. No. 61, 1996
S. 39C	ad. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 40	am. No. 22, 1933; No. 10, 1954; No. 4, 1963; No. 16, 1967; No. 38, 1970; No. 17, 1975
	rep. No. 47, 1981
	ad. No. 40, 1984
	am. Act No. 61, 1996
S. 41	am. No. 19, 1966; 
	rs. No. 26, 1979
	rep. No. 47, 1981
	ad. No. 40, 1984
Heading to Part V	rep. No. 40, 1984
S. 41A.	ad. No. 22, 1933
	am. No. 19, 1966
	rs. No. 26, 1979
S. 42	rep. No. 47, 1981
Heading to Part VI	rep. No. 40, 1984
S. 43	am. No. 19, 1966; Nos. 26 and 31, 1979; No. 47, 1981; No. 40, 1984; No. 38, 1989
Schedule	ad. No. 45, 1981
	rep. Act No. 61, 1996

The amendment history of the Dentists Act 1931 after renumbering by the Dentists (Amendment) Act 1996 (No. 61, 1996) appears in Table 2 below.
Table 2
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision	How affected

s 7	am 2000 No 81 amdt 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
s 67	am 2000 No 81 amdt 1.5
S. 86	rep. No. 54, 1998

table showing new section numbers of the dentists act 1931 after renumbering by the dentists (AMENDMENT) act 1996 (No. 61, 1996)
NOTE—This Table does not form part of the Dentists Act 1931 and is printed for convenience of reference only.
Old section	New section	Old section	New section	Old section	New section	
Section	Section	Section	Section	Section	Section	
4	3	23E	34	30A	63	
4A	4	23F	35	30B	64	
4B	5	23FA	36	30C	65	
5	6	23FB	37	30D	66	
6	7	23FC	38	31	67	
7	8	Part IIIA	Part IV	31B	68	
8	9	Section	Section	31C	69	
9	10	23G	39	31E	70	
10	11	23GA	40	32A	71	
11	12	23GB	41	33	72	
12	13	23GC	42	34	73	
13	14	23GD	43	34A	74	
14	15	23GE	44	34B	75	
15	16	23GF	45	35	76	
16	17	23GG	46	36	77	
17	18	23GH	47	38A	78	
18	19	23GJ	48	38AA	79	
18A	20	23GK	49	Part IVAA	Part VI	
18B	21	23GL	50	Section	Section	
18C	22	23GM	51	39	80	
19	23	23H	52	39A	81	
19A	24	23J	53	39B	82	
20	24	23LA	54	Part IVA	Part VII	
21	25	23LB	55	Section	Section	
22	26	24	56	39C	83	
23AA	27	25	57	40	84	
23AF	29	26	58	41	85	
23A	30	27	59	41A	86	
23B	31	28	60	43	87	
23C	32	29	61			
23D
	33	30	62