New South Wales Consolidated Acts

OSTEOPATHS ACT 2001 - SECT 56

56 Referral of matter to Commission

(1) The Board must, as soon as practicable after taking any action under section 54 and, in any event, within 7 days after taking that action, refer the matter to the Commission for investigation.

(2) The matter is to be dealt with by the Commission as a complaint made to the Commission against the osteopath concerned.

(3) The Commission is to investigate the complaint or cause it to be investigated and, as soon as practicable after it has completed its investigation, refer the complaint to the Tribunal or to the Board to be dealt with by inquiry at a meeting of the Board under Division 4.

(4) Section 36 (Serious complaints must be referred to Tribunal) applies in respect of any such action by the Commission.

(5) This section does not apply if the Board takes action against a registered osteopath under section 54 because the Board is of the opinion that the osteopath suffers from an impairment.