AN ADELAIDE woman has been convicted and fined $1,200 for holding herself out as a pharmacist when she completed 10 shifts at two different Adelaide pharmacies in Aug 2021 without being registered.
Olivia Nguyen pleaded guilty in the Adelaide Magistrates' Court after being prosecuted by Ahpra for offences under the National Law.
Nguyen had previously held provisional registration, which entitled her to work as an intern pharmacist, but this registration ended in Feb 2021.
On 17 Aug 2021, Nguyen told her employers that she had obtained registration, which was not true as a decision about her application had not yet been made.
She provided her employer with a false copy of a letter purporting to be from Ahpra that stated she was registered.
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