Allied Health Professions Act 2011 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Offences
33. Liability of registered allied health professional for enabling another to act in contravention of section 29 or 30
Feedback & supportA registered allied health professional who, by his or her presence, countenance, advice, assistance or cooperation, has knowingly enabled a person, whether described as an assistant or otherwise, to assume a title in contravention of section 29 or 30 shall be guilty of an offence.
registered allied health professional
“registered allied health professional” means an allied health professional with full, restricted, conditional or temporary registration;
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that —
the commission of the offence was due to a mistake on the person’s part or to reliance on information supplied to the person or to the act of another person or some other cause beyond the person’s control; and
the person took all reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.