Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The recognition of a medical practitioner as a specialist in a particular specialty (other than general practice) under subsection 3D(1) has effect, or is taken to have had effect, on and from the day specified in the notice given to the medical practitioner under subsection 3D(3).
(2) The day specified may be before the day on which the notice is given, but must not be before the day specified by the relevant organisation to be the day on which the medical practitioner first met the criteria for the specialty.
(3) The recognition of a medical practitioner as a specialist in a specialty (other than general practice) under subsection 3D(1) ceases if:
(a) a relevant organisation in relation to the specialty gives the Chief Executive Medicare written notice stating that the medical practitioner no longer meets the criteria for the specialty, or has ceased to practise medicine in Australia; or
(b) the medical practitioner requests that he or she cease to be so recognised.
Note: A medical practitioner's recognition as a specialist cannot cease under this subsection if that recognition is due to Schedule 3 to the Health and Ageing Legislation Amendment Act 2004 .