New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

EDUCATION (SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT STAFF) REGULATION 2008 - REG 4

4 Health assessments

(1) For the purposes of section 10 of the Act, a person satisfies a medical assessment or examination as to the person’s health if the person is found to be fit to carry out the duties of the position after a health assessment under this clause.

(2) Fitness to carry out the duties of the position includes the ability to carry out those duties without endangering the health and safety of the public, of other persons employed within the Department and of the person concerned.

(3) The health assessment is to be in the form considered necessary by the Director-General.

(4) That form may include (but is not limited to) any one or more of the following:

(a) a declaration (which may be a statutory declaration if required) provided by the person concerning any illness, disability or condition of which the person is aware that might make the person unfit to carry out the duties of the position,

(b) a medical examination by a medical practitioner approved by the Director-General,

(c) an examination by a medical practitioner, an optometrist or other appropriately qualified health care professional approved by the Director-General of a particular aspect of the person’s health likely to detrimentally affect the person’s capacity to carry out the duties of the position.

(5) The Director-General is to give the health care professional providing the health assessment referred to in subclause (4) (c) any requested information about the duties of the position concerned that is reasonably required for the purpose of providing the health assessment.