MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1983 - SECT 54
This legislation has been repealed.
MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1983 - SECT 54
54—Inquiries by the Board in relation to unprofessional conduct
(1) A complaint
alleging unprofessional conduct on the part of a medical practitioner may be
laid before the Board by—
(a) the
Registrar; or
(b) the
Minister; or
(c) The
South Australian Branch of the Australian Medical Association Incorporated; or
(d) a
person who is aggrieved by conduct of the medical practitioner or, where that
person is a child or is suffering from a mental or physical incapacity, by a
person acting on his behalf.
(2) Where a complaint
has been laid before the Board under this section, the Board must inquire into
the subject matter of the complaint unless the Board—
(a)
considers that the complaint is frivolous or vexatious; or
(b) lays
a complaint before the Tribunal relating to matters the subject of, or arising
out of, the complaint laid before the Board.
(3) Where a complaint
has been laid under this section by or on behalf of an aggrieved person and
the Board is satisfied that the complaint was laid by reason of a
misapprehension on the part of the complainant or of a misunderstanding
between the parties, it may, before proceeding further with the hearing of the
complaint, require the parties to attend before the Registrar in order to
clarify the misapprehension or misunderstanding.
(4) Where, in the
course of conducting an inquiry under this section, the Board considers that
the allegations or evidence against the medical practitioner are sufficiently
serious, it may terminate the proceedings under this section and itself lay a
complaint against the medical practitioner before the Tribunal in relation to
those allegations or that evidence.
(5) If, after
conducting an inquiry under this section, the Board is satisfied that the
matters alleged in the complaint have been established, it may reprimand the
medical practitioner.