(1) A person shall not practice as an allied health practitioner in any allied health profession or hold himself or herself out to be an allied health practitioner unless the person is registered as an allied health practitioner under this Part and complies with this Act, the Regulations and the conditions of registration.
(2) A person shall not practice as an allied health practitioner in any allied health profession specified in Schedule 1 or hold himself or herself out to be an allied health practitioner unless the person holds a valid licence under this Part and complies with this Act, the Regulations and the conditions of registration.
(3) A person who contravenes—
(a) subsection (1) only; or
(b) subsections (1) and (2) at the same time,
commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years.
(4) A person who contravenes subsection (2) without contravening subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000.
(5) For the purposes of this section a person holds himself or herself out to be an allied health practitioner by using or taking the title of, or pretending to be in an allied health profession and implying that he or she is qualified to practice as an allied health practitioner.