Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

6: Structures and administration

118 Functions of authorities




    118 Functions of authorities
The functions of each authority appointed in respect of a health
profession are as follows:

      (a)  to prescribe the qualifications required for scopes of practice
within the profession, and, for that purpose, to accredit and monitor
educational
institutions and degrees, courses of studies, or programmes:

      (b)  to authorise the registration of health practitioners under this
Act, and to maintain registers:

      (c)  to consider applications for annual practising certificates:

      (d)  to review and promote the competence of health practitioners:

      (e)  to recognise, accredit, and set programmes to ensure the ongoing
competence of health practitioners:

      (f)  to receive and act on information from health practitioners,
employers, and the Health and Disability Commissioner about the competence of
health
practitioners:

      (g)  to notify employers, the Accident Compensation Corporation, the
Director-General of Health, and the Health and Disability Commissioner that the
practice of a health practitioner may pose a risk of harm to the public:

      (h)  to consider the cases of health practitioners who may be unable to
perform the functions required for the practice of the profession:

      (i)  to set standards of clinical competence, cultural competence, and
ethical conduct to be observed by health practitioners of the profession:

      (j)  to liaise with other authorities appointed under this Act about
matters of common interest:

      (k)  to promote education and training in the profession:

      (l)  to promote public awareness of the responsibilities of the
authority:

      (m)  to exercise and perform any other functions, powers, and duties that
are conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act or any other enactment.
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