Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Professions Registration Act 2005 - SECT 34

Provision of information

34. Provision of information



(1) If a person has claimed damages or other compensation from a
registered health practitioner for alleged negligence in the course of
providing regulated health services, the health practitioner must provide the
responsible board with information about the amount of damages or other
compensation the health practitioner is ordered by a court to pay within 30
days after the order is made.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if-

   (a)  the amount is less than the amount fixed by the responsible board for
        the purposes of this section; or

   (b)  the court orders that the terms of the order should not be disclosed.



(3) If a registered health practitioner or a registered student has in respect
of an indictable offence-

   (a)  been committed for trial; or

   (b)  been convicted or found guilty of the offence-

he or she must notify the responsible board within 30 days after that
committal for trial, conviction or finding of guilt. Penalty: 20 penalty
units.

(4) A registered health practitioner (other than a non-practising health
practitioner) who has not provided regulated health services for a period of
more than 2 years, or the longer period prescribed by the regulations, or who
intends to change the type of regulated health services he or she provides
during the period of registration must, as soon as is practicable-

   (a)  notify the responsible board; and

   (b)  provide details of the person's training or proposed training to
        ensure they are competent to provide those regulated health services
        during the period of registration.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(5) An applicant for registration or renewal of registration as a health
practitioner or student must-

   (a)  ensure that details of any of the matters required to be notified by
        subsection (1), (3) or (4) are set out in the application; and

   (b)  provide any information required by the responsible board to provide
        workforce information to the Minister under section 160.

(6) The responsible board may fix an amount of damages or compensation
referred to in this section by notice published in the Government Gazette and
on any website maintained by or in the name of the responsible board on the
Internet.