Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered ActsSchedule 3 Human Rights Commission Act 2005—Technical amendments consequential on operation of Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT)
(see s 141)
[3.1] Section 42 (1), note 1
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about a
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health practitioner or a
[3.2] Section 48 (1), note 1
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about a
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health practitioner or a
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Part 5 Health code, health profession boards and veterinary surgeons board
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Division 5.2 Relationship between commission, health profession boards and veterinary surgeons board
[3.5] Section 91 heading
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91 Meaning of registered health practitioner and registered veterinary surgeon— div 5.2
[3.6] Section 91 , new definition of registered health practitioner
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"registered health practitioner", in relation to a complaint, includes a health practitioner who was registered at the time the matter complained about happened or failed to happen.
[3.7] Section 92
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92 Referral of complaints to boards
(1) This section applies if—
(a) the commission receives a complaint about a registered health practitioner or veterinary surgeon; or
(b) as part of a complaint about a service—the commission considers the behaviour of a registered health practitioner or veterinary surgeon.
(2) The commission must give the relevant board a copy of—
(a) the complaint; and
(b) all documents it has or gets relating to the complaint.
(3) To remove any doubt, the referral of a complaint to a board does not prevent the commission from considering the complaint.
[3.8] Section 93
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the veterinary surgeons board
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a relevant board
[3.9] Section 93
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health practitioner or veterinary surgeon
[3.10] Section 94 heading
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94 Consideration of complaints
[3.11] Section 94 (1)
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complaint about a veterinary surgeon
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complaint about a health practitioner or a veterinary surgeon
[3.12] Section 94 (3) and (4)
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[3.13] Dictionary, definition of complaint
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"complaint"—
(a) about a health practitioner—means a complaint or a notification about the health practitioner that may be made, or is made, under this Act or the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT)
, part 8 (Health, performance and conduct); and
(b) about a veterinary surgeon—means a complaint about the veterinary surgeon that may be made, or is made, under this Act or the Veterinary Surgeons Act 2015 , section 50 (Who may complain?).
[3.14] Dictionary, definition of registered
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"registered" means—
(a) for a health practitioner—registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT)
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(b) for a veterinary surgeon—registered under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 2015 .
[3.15] Dictionary, definition of registered veterinary surgeon
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(Relationship between commission and veterinary surgeons board)
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(Relationship between commission, health profession boards and veterinary surgeons board)
[3.16] Dictionary, new definition of relevant board
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"relevant board" means—
(a) for a health practitioner regulated under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT)
— the national board for the practitioner under that Act; and
(b) for a veterinary surgeon—the veterinary surgeons board.