New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 117A

117A Duty of chief executive to report certain conduct

(1) The chief executive of a public health organisation is to report to the relevant professional council any conduct of a member of staff that the chief executive suspects on reasonable grounds may constitute professional misconduct or unsatisfactory professional conduct under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) .

(2) In this section, "relevant professional council" means:

(a) in relation to a chiropractor, the Chiropractic Council of New South Wales, or

(b) in relation to a dentist, dental hygienist, dental prosthetist, dental therapist or an oral health therapist, the Dental Council of New South Wales, or

(c) in relation to a medical practitioner, the Medical Council of New South Wales, or

(d) in relation to a nurse or midwife, the Nursing and Midwifery Council of New South Wales, or

(e) in relation to an optometrist, the Optometry Council of New South Wales, or

(f) in relation to an osteopath, the Osteopathy Council of New South Wales, or

(g) in relation to a pharmacist, the Pharmacy Council of New South Wales, or

(h) in relation to a physiotherapist, the Physiotherapy Council of New South Wales, or

(i) in relation to a podiatrist, the Podiatry Council of New South Wales, or

(j) in relation to a psychologist, the Psychology Council of New South Wales.