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 personal assessment 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 personal assessment panel must inquire into the application, or part of the application, as if it were a report.
(3) After inquiring into the application, or part of the application, the personal assessment 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 may include—
(a) any recommendation about the application, or part of the application, that the personal assessment panel could make to the health profession board under section 97 (Action of personal assessment panel after inquiry) in relation to a report or complaint; or
(b) a recommendation that the health professional be counselled.
(5) However, if the personal assessment panel can make no appropriate recommendation, the referral report must state that the panel cannot make an appropriate recommendation.