Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) The health profession board must refer an application, or part of an application, to a professional standards panel if required to do so by the health professions tribunal under section 49 (Referral to panel by tribunal) or section 58 (3) (Preliminary hearing).
(2) The professional standards panel must conduct an inquiry into the application, or part of the application, as if it were a report, but may not take interim action under section 118 (Interim actions) in relation to it.
(3) After inquiring into the application, or part of the application, the professional standards panel must give a report (the referral report ) to the health professions tribunal about the application, or part of the application.
(4) The referral report about an application relating to a health professional may recommend that the health professions tribunal take any action in relation to the application, or part of the application, that the panel could take under section 122 (2) (Action of professional standards panel after inquiry) in relation to a report.
(5) However, if the professional standards panel cannot make an appropriate recommendation, the referral report must state that the panel cannot make an appropriate recommendation.