New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 99

99 Duty to report certain criminal and disciplinary matters

(1) A visiting practitioner appointed by a public health organisation who is charged with having committed, or is convicted of, a serious sex or violence offence must, within 7 days of the charge being laid or the conviction, report that fact in writing to the chief executive of the organisation.

Note: The term "serious sex or violence offence" is defined in the Dictionary to mean an offence involving sexual activity, acts of indecency, physical violence or the threat of physical violence that:

(a) if committed in New South Wales, is punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more, or

(b) if committed elsewhere than in New South Wales, would have been an offence punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more if committed in New South Wales.

(2) A visiting practitioner appointed by a public health organisation who has a finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct made against him or her under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) must, within 7 days of receiving notice of the finding:

(a) report that fact to the chief executive of the organisation, and

(b) provide the chief executive with a copy of that finding.