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National LawHealth Practitioner Regulation National Lawnational-law--s131b-practise-and-advertise-only-under-the-registered-name
Requirement

Practise and advertise only under the registered name, a notified alternative name or a business name

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law ss 131A and 131B, 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.

Clause

National Law ss 131A and 131B

Regulator

Ahpra and the National Boards

Edition held

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)

Checked current

6 October 2026, our build record of the held copy: no later reprint listed on 30 September 2026

Who it applies to

Registered occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychologists. Speech pathology is not registered under the National Law.

Every clause in the standards library

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law on the standards library

ss 131A and 131BPractise and advertise only under the registered name, a notified alternative name or a business namesource
Requirement, our statement of the clause

A practitioner may nominate an alternative name to the Board (the Board may refuse to record an obscene, impracticable, title-like or contrary to public interest name, s 131A). In providing or advertising a health service the practitioner uses only the name on the National or Specialists Register, the notified alternative name recorded there, or a business name. A breach is not an offence but grounds for action. In force since 1 July 2024 under the 2022 amendments.

Evidence that typically shows this
  • Register extract showing the registered and any alternative name
  • Website, social media and booking platform profiles using only those names or the business name
Common gap to check
  • Practitioner practises under a social media handle or nickname not notified to the Board
  • Alternative name used before the Board recorded it
Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where
RefHeld (yes, partly, no, not applicable)Where it is keptOwnerLast reviewedNext review
ss 131A and 131B
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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.

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