Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Professions Registration Act 2005 - SECT 65

Establishment of health panels

65. Establishment of health panels



(1) A responsible board may appoint a health panel to conduct a hearing into a
matter relating to a health practitioner's ability to practise or a registered
student's ability to undertake clinical training if the responsible board or a
professional standards panel has referred the matter to a health panel.

(2) The responsible board or a professional standards panel may refer a matter
to a health panel if the board or panel is of the opinion that-

   (a)  the health practitioner's ability to practise as a health practitioner
        is affected because-

   (i)  of his or her physical or mental health; or

   (ii) he or she has an incapacity; or

   (iii) he or she is an alcoholic or drug-dependent person; or

   (b)  the registered student's ability to undertake clinical training is
        affected because-

   (i)  of his or her physical or mental health; or

   (ii) he or she has an incapacity; or

   (iii) he or she is an alcoholic or drug-dependent person.

(3) A person is not entitled to be a member of the panel if the person has
been involved in any proceedings under this Part relating to the matter to be
referred to the panel.