Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Professions Registration Act 2005 - SECT 57

Refusal to attend or co-operate

57. Refusal to attend or co-operate



(1) If a registered health practitioner who is the subject of an investigation
under this Part-

   (a)  does not agree to undergo a performance assessment; or

   (b)  does not abide by an agreement to undergo a performance assessment-

the investigator must report on the matter to the responsible board together
with any recommendations of the investigator to the board.

(2) After receiving a report from the investigator under subsection (1), the
responsible board may refer the matter to a hearing by a professional
standards panel or to VCAT for a Tribunal hearing.