HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMPLAINTS ACT 2004 - SECT 56D

HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMPLAINTS ACT 2004 - SECT 56D

56D—Commissioner to provide details

        (1)         If the Commissioner takes any action against a person under section 56C the Commissioner must, as soon as practicable, provide the person with a written statement (the "statement") in relation to the action that includes the following:

            (a)         the Commissioner's findings on significant questions of fact;

            (b)         any evidence or other material on which the findings of fact were based;

            (c)         the reason, or reasons, for the action.

        (2)         The Commissioner—

            (a)         if action taken under this Division relates to a complaint—must provide a copy of the statement to the complainant; and

            (b)         must provide a copy of the statement to any professional body or association that the Commissioner considers relevant to the prescribed health service provider or to the area of practice to which the action under this Division relates; and

            (c)         may publish the statement, or parts of the statement, in a manner that the Commissioner considers appropriate.