New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH CARE COMPLAINTS ACT 1993 - SECT 15

15 Provision of information to registration authorities

(1) A registration authority may, at any time, request information from the Commission concerning a specified complaint that is made against or directly involves a health practitioner who is or has been registered under the health registration Act relevant to the registration authority.

(2) The Commission must supply the information requested if it is reasonable to do so.

Note: Division 2 enables the health professional registration boards and the Commission to act in collaboration with each other. The Division will allow complete information sharing between the two arms in the disciplinary system, with a decision to investigate a complaint being made only after there has been consultation between the Commission and the registration authority. Where a disagreement occurs as to the appropriate action, both bodies will retain the ability to refer the matter for investigation, thus creating an internal checking method for all decisions which may result in disciplinary action. This two-pronged system will also apply to decisions to refer complaints for conciliation and will involve the Registrar in the consultation process.