Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) This section applies if a report or complaint about a health professional, or an application by the health professional for a condition review, is referred to a personal assessment panel.
(2) The personal assessment panel must—
(a) endeavour to talk to the health professional about the report, complaint or application; and
(b) give the health professional an opportunity to respond to information given to the panel.
(3) The personal assessment panel may make the inquiries, and obtain the information the panel needs, from anywhere the panel considers appropriate.
Note The personal assessment panel must consider any information provided, by the health professional to whom the matter relates (see s 93 (2)).
(4) The personal assessment panel may ask the health professional to undergo a medical, psychiatric or psychological examination or test for the assessment and, if the health professional undergoes the examination or test, must consider the results.
(5) If the health professional undergoes a medical, psychiatric or psychological examination or test when asked to do so by the personal assessment panel, the health profession board must pay any fee for the examination or test, but is not liable to pay any fee for further consultation or services the health professional is referred onto.