Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
- Act 2 of 1996
- Royal Assent 27 May 1996
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 - Preliminary
1. 1. Short title
2. 2. Commencement
3. 3. Interpretation
4. 4. Act binds Crown
PART 2 - Medical Council of Tasmania Division 1 - The Council
5. 5. Continuation of Council
6. 6. Membership of Council
Division 2 - Functions, powers and objectives
7. 7. Functions of Council
8. 8. Powers of Council
9. 9. Objectives of Council
10. 10. Delegation
Division 3 - Miscellaneous
11. 11. Committees
12. 12. Employees
12A. 12A. Registrar
13. 13. Use by Council of services of persons
14. 14. Protection from liability
Division 4 - Finance and reports
15. 15. Funds of Council
16. 16. Audit
17. 17. Accounts
18. 18. Annual report
PART 3 - Registration Division 1 - Applications and categories of
registration
19. 19. General registration
20. 20. Conditional registration to undergo supervised training,
&c.
21. 21. Conditional registration for special purposes
22. 22. Non-practising registration
23. 23. Application requirements
Division 2 - Determination of entitlement
24. 24. Entitlement to registration
25. 25. Interim registration
26. 26. Assessment of entitlement
27. 27. Recommendation of assessment committee
Division 3 - Grant or refusal of registration
28. 28. Determination of application
29. 29. Special grounds for refusing to grant registration
30. 30. Duration of registration
31. 31. Certificates of registration
32. 32. Offences in relation to certificates of registration
Division 4 - Register of Medical Practitioners
33. 33. Register
34. 34. Correction of register
35. 35. Additional particulars and qualifications
36. 36. Inspection of register
37. 37. Publication of register, &c.
38. 38. Protection of private information
39. 39. Annual registration fees
39A. 39A. Adding conditions
40. 40. Removal from register
41. 41. Deregistered person must surrender certificate
42. 42. Restoring name to register
43. 43. Evidentiary provisions
Division 5 - Review of registration conditions
43A. 43A. Review of registration conditions
PART 4 - Complaints and oversight Division 1 - Complaints to
Council
44. 44. Making complaints
45. 45. Specific matters of complaint
46. 46. Complaints procedure
Division 1A - Dealing with complaints Subdivision 1 - Complaints to
which Division applies
47. 47. Application of Division
Subdivision 2 - Preliminary investigation of complaints
48. 48. Complaint to be referred to investigator
48A. 48A. Council may refer other matters to investigator
48B. 48B. Investigator to report and make recommendation
Subdivision 3 - Action to be taken following preliminary
investigation
49. 49. Council to consider and act on investigator's report
49A. 49A. Dismissal of complaint
49B. 49B. No disciplinary action to be initiated on complaint
49C. 49C. Referral of complaint to Health Complaints Commissioner
49D. 49D. Informal inquiry into complaint
49E. 49E. Formal inquiry into complaint
Division 2 - The Medical Complaints Tribunal
50. 50. Establishment and constitution of Tribunal, &c.
50A. 50A. Alternate permanent members
51. 51. Tribunal to hold formal inquiry into referred complaint
Division 3 - Action following formal inquiry
52. 52. Actions that may be taken by Tribunal
53. 53. Costs and expenses of formal inquiry
54. 54. Notice of decision
Division 4 - Suspension
55. 55. Suspension of registration
56. 56. Revocation of suspension
Division 5 - Miscellaneous
57. 57. Evidence of facts found in other proceedings
58. 58. Inspectors
58A. 58A. Role of inspectors
59. 59. Power of inspectors
60. 60. Specific inspectorial powers
60A. 60A. Complaints may be dealt with despite other proceedings
PART 5 - Appeals
61. 61. Right of appeal
62. 62. Hearing of appeal
PART 6 - Offences Division 1 - Public and professional safeguards
63. 63. Offence to practise medicine, &c., if unregistered
64. 64. False claims
65. 65. Unauthorised use of certain titles
66. 66.
Division 2 - Offences by practitioners and bodies corporate
67. 67. Prescriptions
68. 68. Failure to notify Council of civil claims
69. 69. Improper disposal of medical records
70. 70. Improper directions and inducements
Division 3 - General offences and contempts
71. 71. Offences of dishonesty
72. 72. Obstruction
73. 73. Offences relating to formal inquiries, &c.
73A. 73A. Compellability of witnesses in formal inquiries
74. 74.
PART 7 - Miscellaneous Division 1 - Obligations to provide
information
75. 75. Medical practitioners' notices relating to fitness to practise
76. 76. Provision of information by medical services providers
Division 2 - Administrative and legal
77. 77. Service of documents
78. 78. Council seal
79. 79. Presumptions
80. 80. Appropriation of fees, penalties and fines
81. 81. No right of recovery by unregistered person, &c.
82. 82. Punishment of conduct constituting an offence
83. 83. Offences by bodies corporate
84. 84. Act does not prohibit certain practices
85. 85. Regulations
85A. 85A. Professional indemnity insurance guidelines
Division 3 - Consequential and transitional
86. 86. Repeals
87. 87.
88. 88.
89. 89.
90. 90.
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