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HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (NSW) - SECT 155C Action that may be taken by Council [NSW[#93]

HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (NSW) - SECT 155C

Action that may be taken by Council [NSW[#93]

155C Action that may be taken by Council [NSW[#93]

(1) After receiving the report of an assessor about a performance assessment, a Council may--
(a) decide that no further action should be taken in respect of the registered health practitioner the subject of the report; or
(b) require a Performance Review Panel to conduct a performance review in relation to the practitioner; or
(c) make a complaint against the practitioner; or
(d) refer the matter to an Impaired Registrants Panel; or
(e) counsel the practitioner or direct the practitioner to attend counselling; or
(f) impose by order on the practitioner's registration, with the consent of the practitioner, the conditions the Council considers appropriate.
(2) A Council must make a complaint against the practitioner concerned if the assessment--
(a) raises a significant issue of public health or safety that, in the opinion of the Council, requires investigation by the Commission; or
(b) raises a prima facie case of professional misconduct by a registered health practitioner, or unsatisfactory professional conduct by a registered health practitioner.
(3) This section does not limit a Council's powers under section 150.