Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Professions Registration Act 2005 - SECT 36

Reporting of ill-health of health practitioners

36. Reporting of ill-health of health practitioners

If a registered medical practitioner-

   (a)  is treating a person whom he or she believes to be a
        registered health practitioner or a registered student; and

   (b)  forms the opinion that the person is suffering from an illness or
        condition which-

   (i)  has seriously impaired or may seriously impair that person's ability
        to practise as a registered health practitioner or that student's
        ability to undertake clinical training; and

   (ii) may result in the public being put at risk- the medical practitioner
        must so notify the board responsible for the registration of the
        health practitioner or the student.