HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW ACT 2009 - SECT 35 Replacement of ss 153 and 154

HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW ACT 2009 - SECT 35

35 Replacement of ss 153 and 154

National law provisions, sections 153 and 154 —

omit, insert—

153 National Board may deal with referred matters about same person together

(1) If the National Agency receives more than one referred matter about a registered health practitioner or student, the National Board established for the health profession in which the practitioner or student is registered may deal with the referred matters together.

(2) In this section—


"referred matter" includes a notification made under a law of another participating jurisdiction.

154 National Boards may deal with referred matters collaboratively

(1) This section applies if a matter referred to a National Board relates to—

(a) a registered health practitioner who is registered in more than one health profession; or

(b) more than one registered health practitioner and the practitioners are registered in 2 or more different health professions; or

(c) a person who is registered as a student in more than one health profession; or

(d) more than one student and the students are registered in 2 or more different health professions.

(2) The National Board may deal with the referred matter in conjunction with one or more other National Boards with whom the registered health practitioner or practitioners, or student or students, are registered.