Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

4: Complaints and discipline

68 Referral of complaints and notices of conviction to professional conduct committee




    68 Referral of complaints and notices of conviction to professional conduct
committee

  (1)  If the responsible authority decides, under section 65(2), to refer a
complaint to a professional conduct committee, it must do so as soon as
practicable after it makes that decision.

  (2)  When a notice of conviction is given under section 67 to the authority,
the authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the
notice, refer the notice to a
professional conduct committee.

  (3)  If the responsible authority considers that information in its
possession raises 1 or more questions
about the appropriateness of the conduct or the safety of the practice of a
health practitioner, it may refer any or all of those questions to a
professional conduct committee.

  (4)  If at any time, while a matter concerning a health practitioner is under
consideration by a professional conduct committee, the responsible authority
thinks that a further matter concerning that practitioner should form part of
the committee's consideration, the authority may refer the further matter
to the committee.

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