Section 26

not being a qualified nurse, takes or uses the name or title of nurse in any language, either alone or in combination with any other words or letters, or any name, title, addition, description, uniform or badge, implying that the person is a qualified nurse or that the person is qualified to carry out an act of nursing;

not being a qualified midwife, takes or uses the name or title of midwife or its equivalent in any language, either alone or in combination with any other words or letters, or any name, title, addition, description, uniform or badge, implying that the person is a qualified midwife or that the person is qualified to practise midwifery;

being a person whose name is included in any part of the Register or Roll, takes or uses any name, title, addition or description or otherwise does any act which falsely implies that the person’s name is included in some other part of the Register or Roll, as the case may be;

knowing that some other person is not a qualified nurse and with intent to deceive, makes any statement or does any act calculated to suggest that that other person is a nurse or qualified nurse; or

knowing that some other person is not a qualified midwife and with intent to deceive, makes any statement or does any act calculated to suggest that that other person is a midwife or qualified midwife,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

the observation, care and counsel of the ill, injured or infirm;

the maintenance of health or prevention of illness of others; or

the supervision or teaching of nursing,the proper carrying out of which requires skill and knowledge acquired by undergoing an accredited course of nursing or an equivalent course;