Section 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“allied health professional” means a person who has a professional qualification in any of the allied health professions listed in the First Schedule;“allied health professional with conditional registration” means a person registered as such under a provision of this Act;“allied health professional with full registration” means a person registered as such under a provision of this Act;“allied health professional with restricted registration” means a person registered as such under a provision of this Act;“allied health professional with temporary registration” means a person registered as such under a provision of this Act;“certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration issued by the Council under section 22;“Council” means the Allied Health Professions Council established under section 6;“Director” means the Director of Medical Services;“institution of higher learning” includes a polytechnic or university;“layperson” means any person other than a healthcare professional;“medical practitioner” means a person who is registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997 and includes a person deemed to be so registered under section 72(1) of that Act;“member” means a member of the Council;“practising certificate” means a practising certificate issued under section 23;“prescribed allied health profession” means any of the allied health professions set out in the first column of the Second Schedule;“president” means the president of the Council;“register” means any of the registers mentioned in section 14(1);“registered allied health professional” means an allied health professional with full, restricted, conditional or temporary registration;“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Council;“regulations” means the regulations made under section 75.