No claims about a type of registration, endorsement or specialty not held
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law s 119, stated plainly and cited to the edition held, with the evidence an auditor or the regulator asks for, the common gaps, and a free worksheet to fill in.
National Law s 119
Ahpra and the National Boards
The National Law as the Schedule to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld), Act No 45 of 2009, Queensland in-force version current as at 10 April 2026 (the host jurisdiction's text, which the other states and territories apply by their own Acts; New South Wales applies its own version with its own complaints scheme)
6 October 2026, our build record of the held copy: no later reprint listed on 30 September 2026
Anyone, registered or not, including a practice owner who is not a practitioner; for registered occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychologists and the practices that employ them.
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law on the standards library
A registered practitioner does not knowingly or recklessly claim or hold out to hold, or be qualified to hold, a type of registration or endorsement (for example an endorsement for scheduled medicines, as a nurse practitioner or for acupuncture) or specialist registration in a recognised specialty they do not hold (not an offence for the practitioner, but grounds for action); and no person makes those claims about another (offence, same maximum penalties as s 113).
- Register extract showing each endorsement relied on for prescribing or an extended scope role
- Credentialing and scope-of-practice approval tying extended roles to the endorsement held
- Clinician marketed as a nurse practitioner before the endorsement is granted
- Provisional or limited registrant described as holding general registration
| Ref | Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable) | Where it is kept | Owner | Last reviewed | Next review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s 119 |
Completing this worksheet records what your practice holds and where. It does not make a practice compliant or ready for audit, and it is not legal advice.
Related requirements
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
- s 118No claims of specialist registration by non-specialists
- s 120No holding out as registered without the conditions that apply
- s 117No claims of registration in a profession or division not held
- s 123Cervical spine manipulation only by authorised professions
- s 116No claims to be a registered health practitioner by unregistered persons
- s 128Undertake the CPD the registration standard requires
- s 115Specialist titles only for specialist registrants
- s 129Practise only with appropriate professional indemnity insurance
- Every page of this instrument
The same topic in other instruments (advertising)
- Ahpra shared Code of conduct 8.5Advertising
- Psychology Board Code of conduct 8.7Advertising
- Advertising guidelines Who advertisesIdentify who controls the advertising and take responsibility for it
- Advertising guidelines ComparisonsKeep comparative claims clear, accurate and supported
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