Australian Capital Territory
Dentists Act 1931     No 8
Republication No 4
Republication date: 21 August 2002
Last amendment made by Act 2001 No 44
Amendments incorporated to 12 September 2001

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Dentists Act 1931 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 21 August 2002.  It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 12 September 2001.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
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When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
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Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Dentists Act 1931

Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of Act	2
	3	Interpretation for Act	2
	4	Competence to practise as dentist or dental hygienist	4
	5	Impairment	4
Part 2	Administration
	6	Establishment of dental board	5
	7	Constitution of board	5
Part 3	Registration of dentists
Division 3.1	Qualifications for registration as dentist or specialist dentist
	8	Entitlement to registration as dentist	7
	9	Entitlement to registration as specialist dentist	7
	10	Registration under mutual recognition principle	8
	11	Registration at discretion of board	8
	12	Interim registration	9
	13	Conditions of registration in cases of impairment	10
	14	Refusal of registration if applicant convicted of offence	11
	15	Refusal of registration if applicant deregistered under foreign law	11
	16	Applicants to be competent etc	12
	17	Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons	12
Division 3.2	Registration procedure for dentists and specialist dentists
	18	Applications for registration	13
	19	Applications to be considered and determined	13
	20	Registration of applicants	13
	22	Conditions of registration	14
Division 3.3	Registers and related matters
	23	Register of dentists	14
	24	Register of specialist dentists	14
	25	Particulars to be entered in register of dentists	14
	26	Particulars to be entered in register of specialist dentists	15
	27	Certificate of registration	15
	28	Change of address to be notified	17
	29	Alteration of register	18
	30	Deregistration as specialist dentist on basis of deregistration as dentist	18
	31	Suspension as specialist dentist on basis of suspension as dentist	19
	32	Deregistration on basis of disciplinary action under foreign law	19
	33	Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law	20
	34	Cessation of registration	21
Division 3.4	Annual registration fees for dentists and specialist dentists
	35	Annual registration fee payable by registered dentist	21
	36	Annual registration fee payable by registered specialist dentist	21
	37	Registration to be cancelled for nonpayment	22
	38	Re-registration	22
Part 4	Registration of dental hygienists
Division 4.1	Preliminary
	39	Meaning of register	24
Division 4.2	Qualifications for registration as dental hygienist
	40	Entitlement to registration	24
	41	Registration under mutual recognition principle	25
	42	Conditions of registration in cases of impairment	25
	43	Refusal of registration if applicant deregistered under foreign law	26
	44	Applicants to be competent etc	26
	45	Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons	27
Division 4.3	Registration procedure for dental hygienists
	46	Applications for registration	27
	47	Applications to be considered and determined	27
	48	Registration of applicants	28
	50	Conditions of registration	28
Division 4.4	Register of dental hygienists
	51	Register	28
	52	Particulars to be entered in register	28
	53	Certificate of registration	29
	54	Change of address to be notified	30
	55	Alteration of register	31
	56	Deregistration on basis of disciplinary action under foreign law	31
	57	Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law	32
	58	Cessation of registration	33
Division 4.5	Annual registration fees for dental hygienists
	59	Annual registration fee payable by registered dental hygienist	33
	60	Registration to be cancelled for nonpayment	33
	61	Re-registration	34
Part 5	Conduct of dental practice
	62	Cancellation or suspension of registration	35
	63	Cancellation, suspension or restriction of right of practise on health grounds	37
	64	Practising when registration suspended	37
	65	Power of board to caution, reprimand etc	38
	66	Power of board to impose fines	38
	67	Inquiry by board	39
	68	Publication of notice of decision	39
	69	Effect of suspension and conditions	40
	70	Application for re-registration	40
	71	Administration of estate of deceased dentist	41
	72	Person not to practise except under registered name	41
	73	Practising dentistry—registered dentists	41
	74	Practising dentistry—dental therapists	43
	75	Practising dentistry—dental hygienists	45
	76	Person advertising liable to penalty	47
	77	Medical practitioner may give dental services	47
	78	Recovery of fees for dental services by registered dentists	47
	79	Review of accounts for fees for dental services	48
Part 6	Appeals
	80	Review of decisions	51
	81	Notification of decisions	52
	82	Contents of notice	53
Part 7	Miscellaneous
	83	Inspection of registers	55
	84	Publication of names etc of registered persons	55
	85	Determination of fees	56
	86	Approved forms	56
	87	Regulation-making power	56
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	57
	2	Abbreviation key	57
	3	Legislation history	58
	4	Amendment history	62
	5	Earlier republications	79
	6	Renumbered provisions	79

Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Dentists Act 1931

An Act to provide for the registration of persons engaged in dental practice, and for other purposes

    

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Name of Act
This Act is the Dentists Act 1931.
3	Interpretation for Act
	(1)	In this Act:
Note	A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001, s 155).
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.
member means a member of the board.
Mutual Recognition Act means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 (Cwlth).
registered means registered under this Act as a dentist, specialist dentist or dental hygienist.
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 because of the Mutual Recognition Act, section 25.
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 because of the Mutual Recognition Act, section 25.
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 because of the Mutual Recognition Act, section 25.
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 because of the Mutual Recognition Act, section 25.
registration authority means a person or body empowered by a law of a place outside the ACT to register dentists or dental hygienists or otherwise authorise persons to practise as dentists or dental hygienists.
specialist branch of dentistry means 1 of the following:
	(a)	dento maxillofacial radiology;
	(b)	endodontics;
	(c)	oral and maxillofacial surgery;
	(d)	orthodontics;
	(e)	paediatric dentistry;
	(f)	periodontics; 
	(g)	prosthodontics;
	(h)	any other prescribed branch of dentistry.
	(3)	For 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; or
	(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 dentist or dental hygienist
For 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 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 that 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 subsection (1), habitual drunkenness or addiction to a deleterious drug shall be taken to be a physical or mental disorder.

Part 2	Administration
6	Establishment of dental board
	For 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 subsection (1) (a) as a member unless—
	(a)	the person is a registered dentist; and
	(b)	the person was, at all times during the 3 years immediately before 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 subsection (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 3	Registration of dentists
Division 3.1	Qualifications for registration as dentist or specialist dentist
8	Entitlement to registration as 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; and
	(ii)	passed the examinations that the board requires; and
	(iii)	undertaken the further education or training and gained the experience in practising dentistry, for the period not exceeding 12 months, that the board determines.
	(2)	The board shall not accredit a course under subsection (1) (b) (i) unless the course is substantially equivalent to a course referred to in subsection (1) (a).
9	Entitlement to registration as specialist dentist
A person is entitled to be registered as a specialist dentist if the person—
	(a)	is registered as a dentist; and
	(b)	holds a qualification in a specialist branch of dentistry, being a qualification that is accredited by the board 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 the circumstances that 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)	If 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 the conditions on the registration of a person under this section that it considers appropriate.
12	Interim registration
	(1)	An applicant for registration as a dentist may be granted interim registration if 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 this section may grant interim registration in accordance with this section to an applicant for registration.
Note 	A fee may be determined under s 85 (Determination of fees) for this section.
	(3)	Interim registration granted to a person under this section remains in force from the time when it is granted until the person is given written notice that the board has—
	(a)	granted him or her registration; or
	(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 written notice 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)	If 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 if 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 ACT of an offence or has been convicted outside the ACT by a court for or in relation to an act or omission that would, had it taken place in the ACT, 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 under the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under that Act, section 19.
15	Refusal of registration if 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 under the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under that Act, section 19.
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 10 years before 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 under the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the Board a notice under that Act, section 19.
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 section 30 (1), 32 or 37 (2)) or suspended (otherwise than under section 31 (1) or 67 (2)) may not apply for re-registration or termination of the suspension, otherwise than under section 70.
	(2)	Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to be re-registered under the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under that Act, section 19.
Division 3.2	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 under the Mutual Recognition Act and who lodge with the Board a notice under that Act, section 19.
	(2)	The applicant must give the board a completed application form.
Note 1 	A fee may be determined under s 85 (Determination of fees) for this section.
Note 2 	If a form is approved under s 86 (Approved forms) for an application, the form must be used.
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
If 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; and
	(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, register the applicant as a dentist or specialist dentist, as the case requires.
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 3.3	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 kept 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 kept 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; and
	(b)	the person’s professional address or addresses in the ACT or, if he or she has no professional address in the ACT, his or her place of residence, whether within or outside the ACT; and
	(c)	particulars of the person’s qualifications; and
	(d)	the registration number allotted to the person; and
	(e)	the date of registration; and
	(f)	the provision under which the person is entitled to be registered; and
	(g)	any condition to which the person’s registration is subject; and
	(h)	the other particulars (if any) prescribed under the regulations.
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; and
	(b)	the specialist branch of dentistry in which the person is being registered; and
	(c)	the qualifications of the person relevant to practising that specialist branch of dentistry; and
	(d)	the date of registration; and
	(e)	the provision under which the person is entitled to be registered; and
	(f)	any condition to which the person’s registration is subject; and
	(g)	the registration number allotted to the person in the register of dentists; and
	(h)	the other particulars (if any) prescribed under the regulations.
27	Certificate of registration
	(1)	If a person is registered as a dentist, the board must issue to the person a certificate of registration signed by the chairperson or deputy chairperson.
	(2)	A certificate of registration shall—
	(a)	state the provision under which the person specified in the certificate is entitled to be registered as a dentist; and
	(b)	if the person is registered as a specialist dentist—state the specialist branch of dentistry in which the person is registered and the provision under 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 written notice, require a person registered as a specialist dentist and to whom a certificate of registration as a dentist has been issued, to give 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)	If a certificate issued under subsection (1) to a person has been stolen, lost or destroyed, the board must, on application by the person, issue a duplicate certificate.
Note 	A fee may be determined under s 85 (Determination of fees) for this section.
	(6)	The board may, by written notice, require a dentist or specialist dentist whose registration is cancelled or suspended to give 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)	If a person whose registration as a dentist has been suspended gives his or her certificate of registration to the board, the board shall keep the certificate during the period of the suspension and return it to the person at the end of that period unless the person’s registration as a dentist has sooner been cancelled.
	(9)	If 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)	keep the certificate during the period of the suspension; and
	(b)	issue a temporary certificate of registration as a dentist to the person for that period; and
	(c)	return the firstmentioned certificate to the person at the end 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)	If, 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 written notice given to the person, require the person to give 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, fail to comply with a notice under subsection (3), (6) or (10).
Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.
28	Change of address to be notified
If—
	(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 ACT;
the registered dentist shall, within 1 month of the change or establishment, notify the chairperson in writing accordingly.
Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.
29	Alteration of register
	(1)	The board shall remove 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.
	(2)	The board shall remove 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.
	(3)	The board may, from time to time, at the request of a person or on its own initiative, make the alterations to particulars in the register of dentists or the register of specialist dentists that are necessary.
Note 	A fee may be determined under s 85 (Determination of fees) for this section.
30	Deregistration as specialist dentist on basis of deregistration as dentist
	(1)	If 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)	If—
	(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 specialist dentist on basis of suspension as dentist
	(1)	If 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)	If 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)	If 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)	If—
	(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)	If 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)	If 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)	If 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 ends.
Division 3.4	Annual registration fees for dentists and specialist dentists
35	Annual registration fee payable by registered dentist
	(1)	On or before 1 July in each year, a registered dentist must pay to the Territory the annual registration fee determined under section 85 (Determination of fees) for the year.
	(2)	The board shall send to each registered dentist, not later 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 registration fee payable by registered specialist dentist
	(1)	On or before 1 July in each year, a registered specialist dentist must pay to the Territory the annual registration fee determined under section 85 (Determination of fees) for the year.
	(2)	The board shall send to each registered specialist dentist, not later 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 nonpayment
	(1)	If a person who is a registered dentist or registered specialist dentist does not comply with section 35 (1) or 36 (1), the board shall send 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 will be cancelled.
	(2)	The board shall cancel the registration as a dentist or specialist dentist, 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	Re-registration
	(1)	A person whose registration has been cancelled for failure to pay the annual registration fee determined under section 85 (Determination of fees) for a year is entitled to be re-registered if the person gives the board a completed application form and pays the fee.
Note  	If a form is approved under s 86 (Approved forms) for this section, the form must be used.
	(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.
	(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 under which a person’s name is authorised or required to be removed from the register of dentists or the register of specialist dentists.

Part 4	Registration of dental hygienists
Division 4.1	Preliminary
39	Meaning of register
In this part:
register means the register of dental hygienists.
Division 4.2	Qualifications for registration as 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; and
	(ii)	has passed the examinations that the board requires; and
	(iii)	has undertaken the further education or training and gained the experience in practising as a dental hygienist, for the period not exceeding 12 months, that the board determines.
	(2)	The board shall not accredit a course under subsection (1) (b) (i) unless the course is substantially equivalent to a course referred to in subsection (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)	If 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 if 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 under the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under that Act, section 19.
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 10 years before 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 under the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under that Act, section 19.
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 60 (2)) or suspended (otherwise than under section 67 (2)) may not apply for re-registration or termination of the suspension, otherwise than under section 70.
	(2)	Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to be re-registered under the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the board a notice under that Act, section 19.
Division 4.3	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 under the Mutual Recognition Act and who lodge with the board a notice under that Act, section 19.
	(2)	The applicant must give the board a completed application form.
Note 1 	A fee may be determined under s 85 (Determination of fees) for this section.
Note 2 	If a form is approved under s 86 (Approved forms) for an application, the form must be used.
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
If a person who is applying for registration as a dental hygienist otherwise than under the Mutual Recognition Act—
	(a)	complies with section 46; and
	(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, register the applicant as a dental hygienist.
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 4.4	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 kept 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; and
	(b)	the professional address or 1 of the professional addresses of the person by whom the firstmentioned 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 ACT;
	(c)	particulars of the person’s qualifications; and
	(d)	the registration number allotted to the person; and
	(e)	the date of the registration; and
	(f)	the provision under which the person is entitled to be registered; and
	(g)	any condition to which the person’s registration is subject; and
	(h)	the other particulars (if any) prescribed under the regulations.
53	Certificate of registration
	(1)	If a person is registered as a dental hygienist under this Act, the board shall issue to the person a certificate of registration signed by the chairperson or deputy chairperson.
	(2)	A certificate of registration shall state the provision under 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)	If a certificate issued under subsection (1) to a person has been stolen, lost or destroyed, the board must, on application by the person, issue a duplicate certificate.
Note 	A fee may be determined under s 85 (Determination of fees) for this section.
	(5)	If the registration of a person has been cancelled or suspended the board shall, by written notice given to the person, require the person to give his or her certificate of registration to the board within 14 days.
	(6)	If a person whose registration as a dental hygienist has been suspended gives his or her certificate of registration to the board, the board shall keep the certificate during the period of the suspension and return it to the person at the end of that period unless the person’s registration has sooner been cancelled.
	(7)	If, 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 written notice given to the person, require the person to give 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, fail to comply with a notice under subsection (5) or (7).
Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.
54	Change of address to be notified
	(1)	If—
	(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)	If 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)	If 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.
Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.
55	Alteration of register
	(1)	The board shall remove 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 on its own initiative, make the other alterations to particulars in the register of dental hygienists that are necessary.
Note 	A fee may be determined under s 85 (Determination of fees) for a request under this section.
56	Deregistration on basis of disciplinary action under foreign law
	(1)	If 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)	If—
	(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)	If 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)	If 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)	If 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 ends.
Division 4.5	Annual registration fees for dental hygienists
59	Annual registration fee payable by registered dental hygienist
	(1)	On or before 1 July in each year, a registered dental hygienist must pay to the Territory the annual registration fee determined under section 85 (Determination of fees) for the year.
	(2)	The board shall send to each registered dental hygienist, not later 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 nonpayment
	(1)	If a registered dental hygienist does not comply with section 59 (1), the board shall send 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	Re-registration
	(1)	A person whose registration has been cancelled for failure to pay the annual registration fee determined under section 85 (Determination of fees) for a year is entitled to be re-registered if the person gives the board a completed application form and pays the fee.
Note  	If a form is approved under s 86 (Approved forms) for an application, the form must be used.
	(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 5	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 the period the board considers appropriate;
if satisfied that—
	(c)	the registration of the person was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; or
	(d)	the qualification of the person that entitled him or her to registration has been withdrawn or cancelled by the body that granted it; or
	(e)	the person has contravened this Act; or
	(f)	the person has contravened a condition to which his or her registration under this Act is subject; or
	(g)	the person has been convicted in the ACT 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; or
	(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; or
	(i)	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; or
	(j)	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; or
	(k)	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;
	(l)	the person has engaged in any improper or unethical conduct in relation to practising as a dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires;
	(m)	the person has failed to exercise adequate judgment or care in practising as a dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires; or
	(n)	the person is not competent to practise as a dentist or dental hygienist, as the case requires.
Note 	A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including regulations (see Legislation Act 2001, s 104).
	(6)	A reference to advertising in subsection (1) (h) does not include a reference to—
	(a)	the publication by a registered dentist of a notice of the fact that he or she has begun or resumed practice as a dentist or a notice of a change of the address where he or she practises as a dentist; or
	(b)	the exhibition by a registered dentist at the place or places at where 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 that 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 the period the board considers appropriate.
	(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)	If 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 subsection (1) (b) or (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
If 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 the further period the board considers 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 the conditions that 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)	Subsection (1) (d) does not apply in relation to a registered dentist or dental hygienist, who obtained registration under this Act under the Mutual Recognition Act.
66	Power of board to impose fines
	(1)	Subject to subsection (2), if the board finds that a person who is registered has failed to comply with an order under section 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 relation to 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)	If 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 the period the board considers appropriate.
67	Inquiry by board
	(1)	The board shall hold an inquiry before—
	(a)	cancelling the registration of a person, other than under section 30, 32 (1), 37 (2), 56 (1) or 60 (2); or
	(b)	suspending the registration of a person, other than under section 31 (1); or
	(c)	making an order under section 63 (2); or
	(d)	taking any action under section 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 section 7 (1) (c).
68	Publication of notice of decision
	(1)	The chairperson may prepare written 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; or
	(b)	suspending, otherwise than under section 31 (1) or 67 (2), the registration of a person; or
	(c)	imposing conditions on the registration of a person; or
	(d)	making or amending an order under section 63 (2); or
	(e)	taking any action under section 65 (1); or
	(f)	imposing a fine on a person under section 66 (1); or
and the reasons for the decision, including the findings of material questions of fact.
	(2)	The notice is a notifiable instrument.
Note 	A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
	(3)	The notice must not be notified until—
	(a)	the period within which an application may be made to the administrative appeals tribunal for review of the decision has ended; 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 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.
70	Application for re-registration
	(1)	A person whose registration—
	(a)	has been cancelled, otherwise than under section 30 (2), 32, 37 (2), 56 or 60 (2); or
	(b)	has been suspended, otherwise than under section 31 (1) or 67 (2);
may apply in writing to the board for re-registration or termination of the suspension, because 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)	On an application under this section the board may, if satisfied that, because 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.
71	Administration of estate of deceased dentist
On 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 6 months or for any longer period that 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.
Maximum 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 way 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.
Maximum penalty:
	(a)	for subsection (1) (a)—50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both;
	(b)	for subsection (1) (b)—30 penalty units.
	(2)	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.
	(3)	A registered dentist shall not, without reasonable excuse—
	(a)	advertise or hold himself or herself out as being; or
	(b)	in any way 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.
Maximum penalty:  30 penalty units.
	(4)	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.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
	(5)	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; or
	(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.
Maximum penalty:  30 penalty units.
	(6)	Subsections (2) and (3) (b) and (4) (c) do not apply to a person—
	(a)	who is registered under section 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.
Maximum 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 is 17 years old or older.
Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.
	(3)	For 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; and
	(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; and
	(c)	the performance of other diagnostic services, including dental radiography; and
	(d)	the removal of plaque and calculus; and
	(e)	the placement of fissure sealants; and
	(f)	the recontouring, cleaning and polishing of teeth and restorations; and
	(g)	the application of topical preparations; and
	(h)	the extraction of deciduous teeth not involving incisions or other surgical techniques; and
	(i)	the performance of pulpotomies and the placement of pulp dressings in deciduous teeth; and
	(j)	the preparation of cavities in deciduous and permanent teeth and the restoration (whether short or long term) of those teeth with suitable materials; and
	(k)	the administration of local analgesia using supra periosteal infiltration or inferior dental nerve block; and
	(l)	the application and removal of rubber dams; and
	(m)	the irrigation of the mouth; and
	(n)	the provision of dental health education; and
	(o)	the capping of an exposed pulp of a permanent tooth; and
	(p)	the protection of the exposed dentine of a fractured tooth; and
	(q)	the reimplanting 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; and
	(b)	the application and removal of rubber dams; and
	(c)	pre-operative and post-operative instruction of patients; and
	(d)	the irrigation of the mouth; and
	(e)	the removal of sutures; and
	(f)	the instruction of persons in oral hygiene and dental health measures; and
	(g)	the application of topical preparations; and
	(h)	the removal of supra and sub gingival plaque and calculus; and
	(i)	the cleaning and polishing of teeth and restorations; and
	(j)	the taking of impressions for study casts; and
	(k)	the insertion and removal of surgical packs and placement of dental dressings; and
	(l)	the placement of fissure sealants; and
	(m)	the measurement and recording of periodontal conditions; and
	(o)	the removal of dental cements and overhangs; and
	(p)	the removal of orthodontic appliances, including orthodontic cements and resins; and
	(q)	the removal of orthodontic arch wires; and
	(r)	the placement and removal of nonmetallic orthodontic separators; and
	(s)	the etching and sealing preparatory to placement of orthodontic brackets.
Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.
	(2)	For 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; and
	(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 commits an offence.
Maximum penalty:  30 penalty units.
76	Person advertising 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 by which any person advertises or holds himself or herself out contrary to any part of section 73, or attempts to do so, commits an offence.
Maximum 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 the Medical Practitioners Act 1930, section 51 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 begin 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 begin 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 when it was given and the person for whom it was given; and
	(b)	6 months has elapsed since that service of the account and the account is unpaid at the end of that period.
	(4)	Notwithstanding subsection (3), an action for the recovery of fees or remuneration for a dental service may be begun 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 6 months since the service of the account, if the action is one in which an application could, apart from that subsection, be made for an order under the Arrest on Mesne Process Act 1902, part 2 in its application to the ACT.
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 on 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, on such an application, review the account and certify, by writing signed by the chairperson or deputy chairperson, the amount that, in the board’s opinion, is a reasonable amount of fees or remuneration for the dental service.
	(3)	The board shall, in the certificate, set out the facts on which the certificate is based.
	(4)	The board may require a person to give the information that it considers appropriate or desirable for the purpose of a review under this section and may fix a time within which the information shall be given.
	(5)	If a person does not give, 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 given 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; and
	(b)	the distance between the dental surgery or residence of the registered dentist and the place where he or she gave the dental service; and
	(c)	the hours of the day or night when he or she gave the dental service; and
	(d)	the degree of skill, knowledge or experience required in the giving of the dental service; and
	(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.
	(8)	The board shall send a copy of a certificate of the board under subsection (2) 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.
	(9)	In proceedings for the recovery of fees or remuneration in relation to 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 6	Appeals
80	Review of decisions
Application may be made to the administrative appeals tribunal for review of a decision of the board—
	(a)	under section 11 (4), 13 (1), 33 (2), 42 (1) or 57 (2) to impose conditions on the registration of a person; or
	(b)	under section 12 (4) to cancel the interim registration of a person; or
	(c)	under section 13 (2) or 42 (2) to refuse to review conditions imposed on the registration of a person; or
	(d)	under section 13 (2) or 42 (2) to refuse to alter or remove conditions imposed on the registration of a person; or
	(e)	under section 13 (2) or 42 (2) to alter conditions imposed on the registration of a person; or
	(f)	under section 13 (2) or 42 (2) to impose new conditions on the registration of a person; or
	(g)	under section 19 or 47 to refuse to register a person; or
	(h)	under section 32 (3), 56 (3), 62 (1) (a), 63 (1) (a), 64 (a) or 66 (4) (a) to cancel the registration of a person; or
	(i)	under section 32 (4), 38 (3), 56 (4), 61 (3) or 70 (2) to refuse to re-register a person; or
	(j)	under section 62 (1) (b), 63 (1) (b), 64 (b), 66 (4) (b) or 67 (2) to suspend the registration of a person; or
	(k)	under section 63 (2) to make an order directing a person not to give or perform a dental service; or
	(l)	under section 63 (3) to refuse to review an order directing a person not to give or perform a dental service; or
	(m)	under section 63 (3) to refuse to amend or revoke an order directing a person not to give or perform a dental service; or
	(n)	under section 63 (3) to amend an order directing a person not to give or perform a dental service; or
	(o)	under section 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; or
	(p)	under section 66 (1) to impose a fine on a registered dentist or registered dental hygienist; or
	(q)	under section 70 (2) to refuse to terminate the suspension of the registration of a person; or
	(r)	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; or
	(s)	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
	(t)	under section 79 (2) to certify the amount that, in the opinion of the Board, is a reasonable amount of fees or remuneration for a dental service.
81	Notification of decisions
If a decision of the kind referred to in section 80 (other than paragraph (b), (j), (k) or (p)) is made, the board shall give notice in writing of the decision—
	(a)	for a decision referred to in section 80 (a)—to the person on whose registration conditions have been imposed; or
	(b)	for a decision referred to in section 80 (c), (d) or (e)—to the person whose registration is subject to the conditions; or
	(c)	for a decision referred to in section 80 (f)—to the person on whose registration new conditions have been imposed; or
	(d)	for a decision referred to in section 80 (g)—to the person whose application for registration has been refused; or
	(e)	for a decision referred to in section 80 (h)—to the person whose registration has been cancelled; or
	(f)	for a decision referred to in section 80 (i)—to the person whose application for re-registration has been refused; or
	(g)	for a decision referred to in section 80 (l), (m) or (n)—to the person in relation to whom the order was made; or
	(h)	for a decision referred to in section 80 (o)—to the registered dentist, registered specialist dentist or registered dental hygienist in relation to whom the action has been taken; or
	(i)	for a decision referred to in section 80 (q)—to the person whose registration has been suspended; or
	(j)	for a decision referred to in section 80 (r) or (s)—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
	(k)	for a decision referred to in section 80 (t)—to the person who requested the review of the account.
82	Contents of notice
	(1)	A notice under section 12 (4) or 81 shall be in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice in force under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989, section 25B (1).
	(2)	An order under section 62 (1) (b), 63 (1) (b), 63 (2), 64 (b), 66 (1), 66 (4) (b) or 67 (2) shall be in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice in force under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989, section 25B (1).
	(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 7	Miscellaneous
83	Inspection of registers
	(1)	A person may inspect, or obtain a certified copy of, an entry in a register under this Act.
Note 	A fee may be determined under s 85 (Determination of fees) for this section.
	(2)	The board may, on request by a registration authority of a place outside the ACT and without payment by the registration authority of a fee, give 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 names etc of registered persons
	(1)	As soon as practicable after 1 July in each year, the board must prepare a written notice containing—
	(a)	the name and professional address (or addresses) of every dentist registered on that day; and
	(b)	the name of every specialist dentist registered on that day and the specialist branch of dentistry in which the specialist dentist is registered; and
	(c)	the name of every dental hygienist registered on that day and at least 1 professional address of the person by whom the dental hygienist is employed as a dental hygienist.
	(2)	A notice is a notifiable instrument.
Note 	A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
85	Determination of fees
	(1)	The Minister may, in writing, determine fees for this Act.
Note 	The Legislation Act 2001 contains provisions about the making of determinations and regulations relating to fees (see pt 6.3).
	(2)	A determination is a disallowable instrument.
Note 	A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001.
86	Approved forms
	(1)	The board may, in writing, approve forms for this Act.
Note	For other provisions about forms, see Legislation Act 2001, s 255.
	(2)	If the board approves a form for a particular purpose, the approved form must be used for that purpose.
	(3)	An approved form is a notifiable instrument.
Note 	A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
87	Regulation-making power
The Executive may make regulations for this Act.
Note 	Regulations must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	p = page	
cl = clause	par = paragraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	prov = provision	
div = division	pt = part	
exp = expires/expired	r = rule/subrule	
Gaz = Gazette	reg = regulation/subregulation	
hdg = heading	renum = renumbered	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	reloc = relocated	
ins = inserted/added	R[X] = Republication No	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	s = section/subsection	
LR = legislation register	sch = schedule	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sdiv = subdivision	
mod = modified / modification	sub = substituted	
No = number	SL  = Subordinate Law	
num = numbered	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
o = order	or to be expired	
om = omitted/repealed		
3	Legislation history
This Act was originally a Commonwealth ordinance—the Dentists Registration Ordinance 1931 No 8 (Cwlth).
The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4) converted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the ACT into ACT enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the laws. This Act was converted into an ACT enactment on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
As with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name was changed from Ordinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 No 21, s 5 on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
The Act was later renamed as the Dentists Act 1931 by the Dentists (Amendment) Act 1996 (see s 5).
Before 11 May 1989, ordinances commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth), s 12).
	Legislation before becoming Territory enactment
Dentists Act 1931 No 8
notified 30 April 1931
commenced 1 July 1931 (see Cwlth Gazette 1931 p 935)
as amended by
Dentists Registration Ordinance 1932 No 5
notified 18 February 1932
commenced 18 February 1932
Dentists Registration Ordinance (No 2) 1932 No 17
notified 4 August 1932
commenced 4 August 1932
Dentists Registration Ordinance 1933 No 22
notified 28 September 1933
commenced 28 September 1933
Dentists Registration Ordinance 1935 No 20
notified 12 December 1935
commenced 12 December 1935
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1937 No 27
notified 23 December 1937
commenced 23 December 1937
Dentists Registration Ordinance 1954 No 10
notified 5 April 1954
commenced 5 April 1954
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1959 No 21
notified 23 December 1959
commenced 31 December 1959
Dentists Registration Ordinance 1963 No 4
notified 4 April 1963
commenced 4 April 1963
Ordinances Revision (Decimal Currency) Ordinance 1966 No 19
notified 23 December 1966
commenced 23 December 1966
Dentists Registration Ordinance 1967 No 16
notified 8 June 1967
commenced 8 June 1967
Dentists Registration Ordinance 1970 No 1
notified 29 January 1970
commenced 29 January 1970
Dentists Registration Ordinance (No 2) 1970 No 38
notified 27 October 1970
commenced 27 October 1970
Ordinances Revision (Health Commission) Ordinance 1975 No 17
notified 1 July 1975
commenced 1 July 1975
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1977 No 65
notified 22 December 1977
commenced 22 December 1977
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1978 No 46
notified 28 December 1978
commenced 28 December 1978
Ordinances Revision (Penalties) Ordinance 1979 No 26
notified 31 August 1979
commenced 31 August 1979
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1979 No 31
notified 27 September 1979
commenced 27 September 1979
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1980 No 46
notified 23 December 1980
commenced 30 March 1981 (see Cwlth Gaz 1981 No S54)
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1981 No 45
notified 20 November 1981
commenced 20 November 1981
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance (No 2) 1981 No 47
notified 9 December 1981
commenced 31 December 1981 (see Cwlth Gaz 1981 No S273)
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 No 29
notified 28 June 1982
commenced 30 June 1982 (see Cwlth Gaz 1982 No S139)
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance (No 2) 1982 No 40
notified 30 June 1982
commenced 30 June 1982
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1984 No 40
notified 2 August 1984
commenced 2 August 1984
Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989 No 38 sch 1
notified 10 May 1989 (Cwlth Gaz 1989 No S160)
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 May 1989 (s 2 (1))
sch 1 commenced 11 May 1989 (s 2 (2) and see Cwlth Gaz 1989 No S164)
	Legislation after becoming Territory enactment
Health Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 No 63 sch 1
notified 28 December 1990 (Gaz 1990 No S102)
s 1, s 2 commenced 28 December 1990 (s 2 (1))
sch 1 commenced 31 January 1991 (s 2 (2) and see Gaz 1991 No S4)
Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993 No 14 sch 1
notified 1 March 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S23)
commenced 1 March 1993 (s 2)
Dentists Registration (Amendment) Act 1993 No 68
notified 27 September 1993
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 September 1993
remainder commenced 1 March 1993
Administrative Appeals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994 No 60 sch 1
notified 11 October 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S197)
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 October 1994 (s 2 (1))
sch 1 commenced 14 November 1994 (s 2 (2) and see Gaz 1994 No S250)
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1994 No 81 sch
notified 29 November 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S253)
s 1, s 2 commenced 29 November 1994 (s 2 (1))
sch commenced 29 November 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1994 No S269)
Dentists (Amendment) Act 1996 No 61
notified 3 December 1996 (Gaz 1996 S321)
ss 1-3 commenced 3 December 1996 (s 2 (1))
remainder commenced 23 December 1996 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1996 No S337)
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998 No 54 sch
notified 27 November 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S207)
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 November 1998 (s 2 (1))
sch commenced 9 December 1998 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1998 No 49)
Health Legislation Amendment Act 2000 No 81 sch 1 pt 1
notified 21 December 2000 (Gaz 2000 No S69)
commenced 21 December 2000 (s 2)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 101
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 101 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
4	Amendment history
Title
title	am 1996 No 61 s 4
Short title
s 1	am 1996 No 61 s 5
Commencement
s 2	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1080
Interpretation for Act
s 3	orig s 3 sub 1963 No 4
	am 1967 No 16
	om 1977 No 65
	(prev s 4) am 1954 No 10
	sub 1963 No 4
	am 1967 No 16; 1975 No 17; 1978 No 46; 1980 No 46; 1981 No 45; 1981 No 47; 1984 No 40; 1989 No 38 sch 1; 1996 No 61 s 6, sch
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	def board ins 1996 No 61 s 6
	def chairperson ins 1996 No 61 s 6
	def deputy chairperson ins 1996 No 61 s 6
	def determined fee ins 1996 No 61 s 6
	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1081
	def Mutual Recognition Act ins 1996 No 61 s 6
	def registered ins 1996 No 61 s 6
	def registered dental hygienist ins 1996 No 61 s 6
	def registered dentist sub 1996 No 61 s 6
	def registered medical practitioner ins 1996 No 61 s 6
	def registered specialist dentist ins 1996 No 61 s 6
	def registration authority ins 1996 No 61 s 6
	def specialist branch of dentistry ins 1996 No 61 s 6
	def the Board om 1996 No 61 s 6
	def the Chairman om 1996 No 61 s 6
	def the Deputy Chairman om 1996 No 61 s 6
	def the Register om 1996 No 61 s 6
	def tribunal sub 1989 No 38 sch 1
	om 1994 No 60 sch 1
Competence to practise as dentist or dental hygienist
s 4	orig s 4 renum as s 3
	(prev s 4A) ins 1996 No 61 s 7
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Competence to practise as dentist or dental hygienist
s 4A	renum as s 4
Impairment
s 4B	renum as s 5 
Impairment
s 5	orig s 5 renum as s 6
	(prev s 4B) ins 1996 No 61 s 7
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Establishment of dental board
s 6	orig s 6 renum as s 7
	(prev s 5) am 1981 No 47
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Constitution of board
s 7	orig s 7 renum as s 8 
	(prev s 6) am 1954 No 10; 1959 No 21; 1967 No 16; 1975 No 17; 1980 No 46; 1981 No 47; 1996 No 61 sch
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2000 No 81 amdts 1.1-1.4
Registration of dentists
pt 3 hdg	am 1996 No 61 s 8
Qualifications for registration as dentist or specialist dentist
div 3.1 hdg	(prev pt 3 div 1 hdg) ins 1979 No 31
	sub 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum R4 LA
Entitlement to registration as dentist
s 8	orig s 8 renum as s 9
	(prev s 7) om 1981 No 47
	ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47

s 8A	ins 1980 No 46
	om 1981 No 47
Entitlement to registration as specialist dentist
s 9	orig s 9 renum as s 10
	(prev s 8) sub 1980 No 46
	om 1981 No 47
	ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Registration under mutual recognition principle
s 10	orig s 10 renum as s 11
	(prev s 9) sub 1933 No 22
	am 1959 No 21
	om 1981 No 47
	ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Registration at discretion of board
s 11	orig s 11 renum as s 12
	(prev s 10) am 1954 No 10; 1980 No 46
	om 1981 No 47
	ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Interim registration
s 12	orig s 12 renum as s 13
	(prev s 11) om 1981 No 47
	ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1082
Conditions of registration in cases of impairment
s 13	orig s 13 renum as s 14
	(prev s 12) om 1981 No 47
	ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Refusal of registration if applicant convicted of offence
s 14	orig s 14 renum as s 15
	(prev s 13) om 1981 No 47
	ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Refusal of registration if applicant deregistered under foreign law
s 15	orig s 15 renum as s 16
	(prev s 14) am 1966 No 19; 1979 No 26
	om 1981 No 47
	ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Applicants to be competent etc
s 16	orig s 16 renum as s 17
	(prev s 15) am 1966 No 19; 1979 No 26
	om 1981 No 47
	ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons
s 17	orig s 17 renum as s 18
	(prev s 16) om 1963 No 4
	ins 1967 No 16
	am 1970 No 38
	om 1981 No 47
	ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Registration procedure for dentists and specialist dentists
div 3.2 hdg	(prev pt 3 div 2 hdg) ins 1979 No 31
	om 1996 No 61 s 17
	ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum R4 LA
Applications for registration
s 18	orig s 18 renum as s 19
	(prev s 17) om 1981 No 47
	ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1083
Registration of applicants
s 18A	renum as s 20
Fee for registration pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act
s 18B	renum as s 21
Conditions of registration
s 18C	renum as s 22
Applications to be considered and determined
s 19	orig s 19 renum as s 23
	(prev s 18) sub 1982 No 40
	am 1990 No 63 sch 1
	om 1993 No 14 sch 1
	ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Register of specialist dentists
s 19A	s 19A renum as s 24
Registration of applicants
s 20	orig s 20 renum as s 25
	(prev s 18A) ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Fee for registration pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act
s 21	orig s 21 renum as s 26
	(prev s 18B) ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1084
Conditions of registration
s 22	orig s 22 renum as s 27
	(prev s 18C) ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Registers and related matters
div 3.3 hdg	(prev pt 3 div 3 hdg) ins 1979 No 31
	om 1996 No 61 s 18
	ins 1996 No 61 s 9
	renum R4 LA
Register of dentists
s 23	orig s 23 am 1959 No 21
	om 1963 No 4
	(prev s 19) am 1996 No 61 s 10
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Change of address to be notified
s 23AA	renum as s 28

s 23AB	ins 1982 No 29
	om 1996 No 61 s 15

s 23AC	ins 1982 No 29
	om 1996 No 61 s 15

s 23AD	ins 1982 No 29
	om 1996 No 61 s 15

s 23AE	ins 1982 No 29
	om 1996 No 61 s 15
Alteration of register
s 23AF	renum as s 29
Deregistration as specialist dentist on basis of deregistration as dentist
s 23A	renum as s 30
Suspension as specialist dentist on basis of suspension as dentist
s 23B	renum as s 31
Deregistration on basis of disciplinary action under foreign law
s 23C	renum as s 32
Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law
s 23D	renum as s 33
Cessation of registration
s 23E	renum as s 34
Annual fee payable by registered dentist
s 23F	renum as s 35
Annual fee payable by registered specialist dentist
s 23FA	renum as s 36
Registration to be cancelled for nonpayment
s 23FB	renum as s 37
Entitlement to re-registration if fee paid
s 23FC	renum as s 38
Registration of dental hygienists
pt 3A hdg	renum as pt 4 hdg
Preliminary
pt 3A div 1 hdg	renum as div 4.1 hdg
Meaning of register
s 23G	renum as s 39
Qualifications for registration as a dental hygienist
pt 3A div 2 hdg	renum as div 4.2 hdg
Entitlement to registration
s 23GA 	renum as s 40
Registration under mutual recognition principle
s 23GB	renum as s 41
Conditions of registration in cases of impairment
s 23GC	renum as s 42
Refusal of registration if applicant deregistered under foreign law
s 23GD	renum as s 43
Applicants to be competent etc
s 23GE	renum as s 44
Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons
s 23GF	renum as s 45
Registration procedure for dental hygienists
pt 3A div 3 hdg	renum as div 4.3 hdg
Applications for registration
s 23GG	renum as s 46
Applications to be considered and determined
s 23GH	renum as s 47
Registration of applicants
s 23GJ	renum as s 48
Fee for registration pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act
s 23GK	renum as s 49
Conditions of registration
s 23GL	renum as s 50
Register of dental hygienists
pt 3A div 4 hdg	renum as div 4.4 hdg
Register
s 23GM	renum as s 51
Particulars to be entered in register
s 23H	renum as s 52
Certificate of registration
s 23J	renum as s 53

s 23K	ins 1979 No 31
	am 1981 No 45; 1982 No 29
	om 1996 No 61 s 22

s 23L	ins 1979 No 31
	sub 1981 No 45
	om 1996 No 61 s 22
Change of address to be notified
s 23LA	renum as s 54
Alteration of register
s 23LB	renum as s 55
Register of specialist dentists
s 24	orig s 24 renum as s 56
	(prev s 19A) ins 1996 No 61 s 11
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Particulars to be entered in register of dentists
s 25	orig s 25 renum as s 57
	(prev s 20) am 1963 No 4
	sub 1981 No 45
	am 1996 No 61 s 12
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Particulars to be entered in register of specialist dentists
s 26	orig s 26 renum as s 58
	(prev s 21) om 1959 No 21
	ins 1996 No 61 s 13
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Annual fees for dental hygienists
pt 3A div 5 hdg	renum as div 4.5 hdg
Certificate of registration
s 27	orig s 27 renum as s 59
	(prev s 22) am 1932 No 5; 1937 No 27; 1954 No 10; 1959 No 21
	sub 1963 No 4; 1981 No 45
	am 1982 No 29
	sub 1996 No 61 s 13
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1085
Change of address to be notified
s 28	orig s 28 renum as s 60
	(prev s 23AA) ins 1982 No 29
	am 1984 No 81; 1996 No 61 s 14
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Alteration of register
s 29	orig s 29 renum as s 61
	(prev s 23AF) ins 1982 No 29
	am 1996 No 61 s 16
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1086, amdt 1.1087; ss renum R4 LA

s 29A	ins 1979 No 31
	om 1982 No 29
Deregistration as specialist dentist on basis of deregistration as dentist
s 30	orig s 30 renum as s 62
	(prev s 23A) ins 1932 No 5
	am 1959 No 21; 1963 No 4; 1966 No 19
	sub 1981 No 45
	om 1996 No 61 s 13
	ins 1996 No 61 s 17
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Cancellation, suspension or restriction of right of practise on health grounds
s 30A	renum as s 63 
Practising when registration suspended
s 30B	renum as s 64
Power of board to caution, reprimand etc
s 30C	renum as s 65
Power of board to impose fines
s 30D	renum as s 66
Suspension as specialist dentist on basis of suspension as dentist
s 31	orig s 31 renum as s 67
	(prev s 23B) ins 1979 No 31
	sub 1996 No 61 s 17
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47

s 31A	ins 1963 No 4
	am 1981 No 45
	om 1981 No 47
Publication of notice of decision
s 31B	renum as s 68
Effect of suspension and conditions
s 31C	renum as s 69

s 31D	ins 1981 No 45
	om 1996 No 61 s 29
Application for re-registration
s 31E	renum as s 70
Deregistration on basis of disciplinary action under foreign law
s 32	orig s 32 am 1966 No 19
	sub 1979 No 26
	am 1981 No 45
	om 1982 No 29
	(prev s 23C) ins 1979 No 31
	sub 1981 No 45; 1996 No 61 s 17
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Administration of estate of deceased dentist
s 32A	renum as s 71
Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law
s 33	orig s 33 renum as s 72
	(prev s 23D) ins 1979 No 31
	sub 1996 No 61 s 17
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Cessation of registration
s 34	orig s 34 renum as s 73
	(prev s 23E) ins 1979 No 31
	am 1981 No 45; 1982 No 29
	sub 1996 No 61 s 17
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Practising dentistry—dental therapists
s 34A	renum as s 74
Practising dentistry—dental hygienists
s 34B	renum as s 75
Annual registration fees for dentists and specialist dentists
div 3.4 hdg	ins 1979 No 31
	om 1996 No 61 s 25
	ins 1996 No 61 s 17
	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1088
Annual registration fee payable by registered dentist
s 35 hdg	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1089
s 35	orig s 35 renum as s 76
	(prev s 23F) ins 1979 No 31
	sub 1981 No 45; 1996 No 61 s 17
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1090
Annual registration fee payable by registered specialist dentist
s 36 hdg	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1091
s 36	orig s 36 renum as s 77
	(prev s 23FA) ins 1982 No 29
	am 1984 No 81
	sub 1996 No 61 s 17
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1092
Registration to be cancelled for nonpayment
s 37	orig s 37 am 1963 No 4
	om 1967 No 16
	(prev s 23FB) ins 1982 No 29
	sub 1996 No 61 s 17
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Re-registration
s 38 hdg	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1093
s 38	orig s 38 am 1963 No 4; 1970 No 1; 1970 No 38; 1975 No 17; 1979 No 31
	om 1981 No 45
	(prev s 23FC) ins 1996 No 61 s 17
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1094
Recovery of fees for dental services by registered dentists
s 38A	renum as s 78
Review of accounts for fees for dental services
s 38AA	renum as s 79

s 38B	ins 1963 No 4
	am 1979 No 31; 1981 No 45
	sub 1981 No 47
	am 1982 No 29; 1994 No 60
	om 1996 No 61 s 35
Registration of dental hygienists
pt 4 hdg	orig pt 4 hdg renum as pt 5 hdg
	(prev pt 3A hdg) ins 1996 No 61 s 18
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Preliminary
div 4.1 hdg	(prev pt 3A div 1 hdg) ins 1996 No 61 s 18
	renum as pt 4 div 1 hdg 1996 No 61 s 47
	renum as div 4.1 hdg R4 LA
Appeals
pt 4AA hdg	renum as pt 6 hdg
Meaning of register
s 39	orig s 39 renum as s 80
	(prev s 23G) ins 1979 No 31
	am 1996 No 61 s 19
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Notification of decisions
s 39A	renum as s 81
Contents of notice
s 39B	renum as s 82
Miscellaneous
pt 4A hdg	renum as pt 7 hdg
Inspection of registers
s 39C	renum as s 83
Qualifications for registration as dental hygienist
div 4.2 hdg	(prev pt 3A div 2 hdg) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum as pt 4 div 2 hdg 1996 No 61 s 47
	renum as div 4.2 hdg R4 LA
Entitlement to registration
s 40	orig s 40 renum as s 84
	(prev s 23GA) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Registration under mutual recognition principle
s 41	orig s 41 renum as s 85
	(prev s 23GB) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Penalty for offences
s 41A	renum as s 86
Conditions of registration in cases of impairment
s 42	orig s 42 om 1981 No 47
	(prev s 23GC) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Refusal of registration if applicant deregistered under foreign law
s 43	orig s 43 renum as s 87
	(prev s 23GD) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Applicants to be competent etc
s 44	(prev s 23GE) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons
s 45	(prev s 23GF) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Registration procedure for dental hygienists
div 4.3 hdg	(prev pt 3A div 3 hdg) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum as pt 4 div 3 hdg 1996 No 61 s 47
	renum as div 4.3 hdg R4 LA
Applications for registration
s 46	(prev s 23GG) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1095
Applications to be considered and determined
s 47	(prev s 23GH) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Registration of applicants
s 48	(prev s 23GJ) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Fee for registration pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act
s 49	(prev s 23GK) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1096
Conditions of registration
s 50	(prev s 23GL) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Register of dental hygienists
div 4.4 hdg	(prev pt 3A div 4 hdg) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum as pt 4 div 4 hdg 1996 No 61 s 47
	renum as div 4.4 hdg R4 LA
Register
s 51	(prev s 23GM) ins 1996 No 61 s 20
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Particulars to be entered in register
s 52	(prev s 23H) ins 1979 No 31
	sub 1981 No 45
	am 1996 No 61 s 21
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Certificate of registration
s 53	(prev s 23J) ins 1979 No 31
	am 1984 No 40
	sub 1996 No 61 s 22
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1097
Change of address to be notified
s 54	(prev s 23LA) ins 1982 No 29
	am 1984 No 81; 1996 No 61 s 23
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Alteration of register
s 55	(prev s 23LB) ins 1982 No 29
	am 1996 No 61 s 24
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1098, amdt 1.1099
Deregistration on basis of disciplinary action under foreign law
s 56	(prev s 24) am 1937 No 27
	sub 1963 No 4
	om 1981 No 47
	ins 1996 No 61 s 25
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47 
Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law
s 57	(prev s 25) sub 1954 No 10
	am 1963 No 4; 1979 No 31; 1981 No 45; 1981 No 47
	sub 1982 No 29
	am 1984 No 81
	sub 1996 No 61 s 25
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Cessation of registration
s 58	(prev s 26) am 1966 No 19; 1979 No 26
	om 1981 No 45
	ins 1982 No 29
	sub 1996 No 61 s 25
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Annual registration fees for dental hygienists
div 4.5 hdg	(prev div 3A.5 hdg) ins 1996 No 61 s 25
	renum as pt 4 div 5 hdg 1996 No 61 s 47
	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1100
Annual registration fee payable by registered dental hygienist
s 59 hdg	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1101
s 59	(prev s 27) am 1954 No 10
	sub 1982 No 29; 1996 No 61 s 25
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1102
Registration to be cancelled for nonpayment
s 60	(prev s 28) am 1932 No 5
	sub 1967 No 16
	am 1979 No 31
	om 1982 No 29
	ins 1996 No 61 s 25
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Re-registration
s 61 hdg	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1103
s 61	(prev s 29) am 1932 No 5; 1963 No 4
	sub 1979 No 31
	om 1982 No 29
	ins 1996 No 61 s 25
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1104
Conduct of dental practice
pt 5 hdg	orig pt 5 hdg om 1984 No 40
	(prev pt 4 hdg) renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Cancellation or suspension of registration
s 62	(prev s 30) am 1933 No 22; 1937 No 27; 1954 No 10; 1963 No 4; 1981 No 45; 1984 No 40; 1996 No 61 s 26, sch
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1105, amdt 1.1106; pars renum R4 LA
Cancellation, suspension or restriction of right of practise on health grounds
s 63	(prev s 30A) ins 1981 No 45
	sub 1996 No 61 s 27
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Practising when registration suspended
s 64	(prev s 30B) ins 1996 No 61 s 27
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Power of board to caution, reprimand etc
s 65	(prev s 30C) ins 1996 No 61 s 27
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Power of board to impose fines
s 66	(prev s 30D) ins 1996 No 61 s 27
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Inquiry by board
s 67	(prev s 31) am 1963 No 4; 1981 No 45; 1981 No 47
	sub 1996 No 61 s 27
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2000 No 81 amdt 1.5
Publication of notice of decision
s 68	(prev s 31B) ins 1963 No 4
	am 1981 No 45
	sub 1981 No 47
	am 1994 No 60 sch 1; 1996 No 61 s 28
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdts 1.1107-1.1110
Effect of suspension and conditions
s 69	(prev s 31C) ins 1963 No 4
	sub 1979 No 31; 1996 No 61 s 29
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Application for re-registration
s 70	(prev s 31E) ins 1981 No 45
	am 1996 No 61 s 30
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Administration of estate of deceased dentist
s 71	(prev s 32A) ins 1981 No 45
	am 1996 No 61 sch
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Person not to practise except under registered name
s 72	(prev s 33) am 1966 No 19; 1979 No 26
	sub 1981 No 45
	am 1984 No 81; 1996 No 61 sch
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Practising dentistry—registered dentists
s 73	(prev s 34) am 1966 No 19; 1967 No 16; 19790 No 1; 1970 No 38; 1975 No 17; 1979 No 26; 1979 No 31; 1981 No 45; 1989 No 38 sch 1; 1990 No 63 sch 1; 1993 No 14 sch 1; 1993 No 68 s 4; 1994 No 81 sch; 1996 No 61 s 31
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	ss renum R4 LA
Practising dentistry—dental therapists
s 74	(prev s 34A) ins 1935 No 20
	om 1982 No 29
	ins 1996 No 61 s 32
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	pars renum R4 LA
Practising dentistry—dental hygienists
s 75	(prev s 34B) ins 1996 No 61 s 32
	pars renum R4 LA
Person advertising liable to penalty
s 76	(prev s 35) am 1954 No 10; 1966 No 19; 1979 No 26; 1981 No 45; 1994 No 81 sch; 1996 No 61 sch
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Medical practitioner may give dental services
s 77	(prev s 36) am 1932 No 17
	sub 1967 No 16
	am 1981 No 45; 1996 No 61 s 33
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Recovery of fees for dental services by registered dentists
s 78	(prev s 38A) ins 1933 No 22
	sub 1967 No 16
	am 1981 No 45; 1996 No 61 sch
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Review of accounts for fees for dental services
s 79	(prev s 38AA) ins 1967 No 16
	am 1981 No 45; 1981 No 47; 1984 No 40; 1996 No 61 sch
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	ss renum R4 LA
Appeals
pt 6 hdg	orig pt 6 hdg om 1984 No 40
	(prev pt 4AA hdg) ins 1996 No 61 s 34
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Review of decisions
s 80	(prev s 39) om 1981 No 47
	ins 1984 No 40
	am 1989 No 38 sch 1
	sub 1994 No 60 sch 1
	om 1996 No 61 s 35
	ins 1996 No 61 s 34
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	pars renum R4 LA
Notification of decisions
s 81	(prev s 39A) ins 1996 No 61 s 34
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	pars renum R4 LA
Contents of notice
s 82	(prev s 39B) ins 1996 No 61 s 34
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Miscellaneous
pt 7 hdg	(prev pt 4A hdg) ins 1963 No 4
	am 1984 No 40
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
Inspection of registers
s 83	(prev s 39C) ins 1996 No 61 s 35
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1111
Publication of names etc of registered persons
s 84	(orig s 40) am 1933 No 22; 1954 No 10; 1963 No 4; 1967 No 16; 1970 No 38; 1975 No 17
	om 1981 No 47
	ins 1984 No 40
	am 1996 No 61 s 36
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1112
Determination of fees
s 85	(prev s 41) am 1966 No 19
	sub 1979 No 26
	om 1981 No 47
	ins 1984 No 40
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1112
Approved forms
s 86	(prev s 41A) ins 1933 No 22
	am 1966 No 19
	sub 1979 No 26
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	om 1998 No 54 sch
	ins 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1112
Regulation-making power
s 87	(prev s 43) am 1966 No 19; 1979 No 26; 1979 No 31; 1981 No 47; 1984 No 40; 1989 No 38 sch 1
	renum 1996 No 61 s 47
	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1112
Approved qualifications
sch	ins 1981 No 45
	om 1996 No 61 s 37

5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.  
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	Act 1990 No 63	30 June 1991	
2	Act 1993 No 68	31 January 1994	
3	Act 1996 No 61	31 December 1996	
6	Renumbered provisions
as made by the Dentists (Amendment) Act 1996 No 61

previous number	provision heading	renumbered or inserted as	
4	Interpretation for Act	3	
4A	Competence to practise as dentist or dental hygienist	4	
4B	Impairment	5	
5	Establishment of dental board	6	
6	Constitution of board	7	
7	Entitlement to registration as dentist	8	
8	Entitlement to registration as specialist dentist	9	
9	Registration under mutual recognition principle	10	
10	Registration at discretion of board	11	
11	Interim registration	12	
12	Conditions of registration in cases of impairment	13	
13	Refusal of registration if applicant convicted of offence	14	
14	Refusal of registration if applicant deregistered under foreign law	15	
15	Applicants to be competent etc	16	
16	Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons	17	
17	Applications for registration	18	
18	Applications to be considered and determined	19	
18A	Registration of applicants	20	
18B	Fee for registration pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act	21	
18C	Conditions of registration	22	
19	Register of dentists	23	
19A	Register of specialist dentists	24	
20	Particulars to be entered in register of dentists	25	
21	Particulars to be entered in register of specialist dentists	26	
22	Certificate of registration	27	
23AA	Change of address to be notified	28	
23AF	Alteration of register	29	
23A	Deregistration as specialist dentist on basis of deregistration as dentist	30	
23B	Suspension as specialist dentist on basis of suspension as dentist	31	
23C	Deregistration on basis of disciplinary action under foreign law	32	
23D	Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law	33	
23E	Cessation of registration	34	
23F	Annual registration fee payable by registered dentist	35	
23FA	Annual registration fee payable by registered specialist dentist	36	
23FB	Registration to be cancelled for nonpayment	37	
23FC	Re-registration	38	
Part IIIA	Registration of dental hygienists	Part IV	
23G	Meaning of register	39	
23GA	Entitlement to registration	40	
23GB	Registration under mutual recognition principle	41	
23GC	Conditions of registration in cases of impairment	42	
23GD	Refusal of registration if applicant deregistered under foreign law	43	
23GE	Applicants to be competent etc	44	
23GF	Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons	45	
23GG	Applications for registration	46	
23GH	Applications to be considered and determined	47	
23GJ	Registration of applicants	48	
23GK	Fee for registration pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act	49	
23GL	Conditions of registration	50	
23GM	Register	51	
23H	Particulars to be entered in register	52	
23J	Certificate of registration	53	
23LA	Change of address to be notified	54	
23LB	Alteration of register	55	
24	Deregistration on basis of disciplinary action under foreign law	56	
25	Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law	57	
26	Cessation of registration	58	
27	Annual registration fee payable by registered dental hygienist	59	
28	Registration to be cancelled for nonpayment	60	
29	Re-registration	61	
30	Cancellation or suspension of registration	62	
30A	Cancellation, suspension or restriction of right of practise on health grounds	63	
30B	Practising when registration suspended	64	
30C	Power of board to caution, reprimand etc	65	
30D	Power of board to impose fines	66	
31	Inquiry by board	67	
31B	Publication of notice of decision	68	
31C	Effect of suspension and conditions	69	
31E	Application for re-registration	70	
32A	Administration of estate of deceased dentist	71	
33	Person not to practise except under registered name	72	
34	Practising dentistry—registered dentists	73	
34A	Practising dentistry—dental therapists	74	
34B	Practising dentistry—dental hygienists	75	
35	Person advertising liable to penalty	76	
36	Medical practitioner may give dental services	77	
38A	Recovery of fees for dental services by registered dentists	78	
38AA	Review of accounts for fees for dental services	79	
Part IVAA	Appeals	Part VI	
39	Review of decisions	80	
39A	Notification of decisions	81	
39B	Contents of notice	82	
Part IVA	Miscellaneous	Part VII	
39C	Inspection of registers	83	
40	Publication of names etc of registered persons	84	
41	Determination of fees	85	
41A	Approved forms	86	
43	Regulation-making power	87	

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