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Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2006
Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2006
Explanatory Notes for Amendments to be
moved during consideration in detail by The
Honourable Stephen Robertson MP
Title of the Bill
Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2006
Objectives of the Amendments
The objectives of the amendments are to:
· ensure that junior medical officers who transfer to another junior
medical officer position under section 150AA of the Medical
Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (the Act) practise in accordance
with an applicable supervised practice plan approved by the Medical
Board of Queensland (the Board); and
· correct minor numbering errors in the Bill.
Achievement of the Objectives
The amendments insert provisions that:
· require that junior medical officers wishing to transfer to another
position under section 150AA of the Act must apply to the Board for
approval of a new supervised practice plan relevant to the position, if
the position involves them practising under a different supervised
practice plan; and
· clarify that it is a standard condition of registration that junior medical
officers who transfer under section 150AA must practise in
accordance with the applicable supervised practice plan approved by
the Board.
Consistency with Fundamental Legislative Principles
The amendments are consistent with fundamental legislative principles.
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Consultation
The Executive Officer of the Office of the Health Practitioner Registration
Boards was consulted about the amendments and supports the
amendments.
Notes On Provisions
Amendment 1 amends clause 86 to make it clear that the standard condition
on special purpose registration imposed under section 140A also requires
registrants practise in accordance with a supervised practice plan approved by
the Board that is applicable to the registrant when the registrant transfers to
another position under section 150AA.
Amendment 2 amends clause 91 to correct a reference in section 149 to
renumbered sections 150AA and 150AC.
Amendment 3 amends clause 94 to renumber section 150B as 150AA.
Amendment 4 amends clause 94 to clarify that the transfer provisions in
section 150AA that apply to junior medical officers apply subject to the
requirement to obtain the Board's approval of a supervised practice plan
under section 150AB.
Amendment 5 amends clause 94 by inserting new section 150AB.
New section 150AB requires junior medical officers wishing to transfer to
another position under section 150AA of the Act to apply to the Board for
approval of a new supervised practice plan relevant to the position, if the
position involves them practising under a different supervised practice
plan. The section requires the application to be in the approved form and
be accompanied by the proposed supervised practice plan for the person
relevant to the transfer position. If the Board refuses to approve the
proposed supervised practice plan, it must give the applicant an
information notice (outlining the reasons for the decision and appeal
rights). The application is taken to be refused if the Board does not decide
the application within 14 days after its receipt. The provision also specifies
that a person may not give notice of a proposed transfer under section
150AA unless they have obtained the Board's approval of the proposed
supervised practice plan.
Amendment 6 amends clause 94 to renumber section 150C as 150AC.
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Amendment 7 inserts new clause 99A which amends Schedule 1 of the Act
(which lists the decisions for which information notices must be given) to
include decisions to refuse to approve a proposed supervised practice plan
under section 150AB.
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