Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00156:section:3d
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00156
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3D
Character Range: 59794–61292

3D  Recognition as specialists of members of certain organisations on advice from the organisation
 (1) A medical practitioner is taken to be recognised as a specialist in a particular specialty (other than general practice), for the purposes of this Act, if a relevant organisation in relation to the specialty gives the Chief Executive Medicare written notice stating that the medical practitioner meets the criteria for the specialty (see subsection (2)).
 (2) A medical practitioner meets the criteria for a specialty if the medical practitioner:
 (a) is domiciled in Australia; and
 (b) is a fellow of a relevant organisation in relation to the specialty (other than general practice); and
 (c) has obtained, as a result of successfully completing an appropriate course of study, a relevant qualification in relation to the relevant organisation.
 (3) The Chief Executive Medicare must notify the medical practitioner as soon as reasonably practicable of his or her recognition as a specialist in the specialty (other than general practice).
 (4) This section does not limit section 3DB.
 (5) In this section:
relevant organisation, in relation to a specialty (other than general practice), means an organisation declared by the regulations to be a professional organisation in relation to the specialty.
relevant qualification, in relation to a relevant organisation, means a qualification declared by the regulations to be a relevant qualification in relation to the relevant organisation.