Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) The commissioner must consult with the health profession board for a health profession in relation to a complaint or report relating to a health professional in the profession received by the commissioner.
(2) In considering a report (which may be a final review report under section 39) or a complaint under the Community and Health Services Complaints Act 1993 (the CHSC Act ) relating to a registered health professional, the health profession board and the commissioner must try to jointly make decisions about how to deal with the health professional.
(3) If the health profession board and commissioner cannot make a decision jointly, the most serious action chosen by the board or commissioner prevails (see section 86 (2)).
(4) The health profession board and commissioner may act under this Act or the CHSC Act.
Note The commissioner must assess and may investigate a report or conduct an inquiry into a report under the CHSC Act.
(5) This Act and the CHSC Act set
out a flexible system for dealing with reports and complaints.