New South Wales Consolidated Acts

OSTEOPATHS ACT 2001 - SECT 70

70 Assessment, report and recommendations by Panel

(1) An Impaired Registrants Panel is to make an assessment in respect of each referral to it, based on the results of its inquiry into the matter.

(2) On the basis of its assessment, the Panel may do any one or more of the following things:

(a) counsel the osteopath concerned or recommend that he or she undertake specified counselling,

(b) recommend that the osteopath concerned agree to conditions being imposed on his or her registration or to being suspended from practising osteopathy for a specified period,

(c) make recommendations to the Board as to any action that the Panel considers should be taken in relation to the matter.

(3) The Panel is to report in writing to the Board on each referral to the Panel. The report is to detail the results of the Panel’s inquiries and assessment in respect of the referral and any action taken by the Panel under this Part in relation to it.