South Australian Consolidated Acts

MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT 2004 - SECT 50

50—Medical fitness of medical practitioner or medical student

If—

            (a)         on the application of—

                  (i)         the Registrar; or

                  (ii)         the Minister; or

                  (iii)         a representative body; or

            (b)         after an investigation under section 49 has been conducted,

the Board is satisfied, after due inquiry, that a medical practitioner or medical student is medically unfit to provide medical treatment and that it is desirable in the public interest that an order be made under this section, the Board may, by order—

            (c)         suspend the person's registration until further order of the Board or for a specified period determined by the Board; or

            (d)         impose 1 or both of the following conditions on the person's registration:

                  (i)         a condition restricting the person's right to provide medical treatment;

                  (ii)         a condition requiring the person to undergo counselling or treatment or to enter into any other undertaking.