Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

HEALTH PROFESSIONS BOARDS (PROCEDURES) ACT 1981 (REPEALED) - SECT 26

    (1)     Subject to this section, the hearing of a proceeding before a board shall be in public.

    (2)     If a board is satisfied that it is desirable to do so because of the confidential nature of any evidence or matter or for any other reason, the board may—

        (a)     direct that a hearing or part of a hearing shall take place in private and give directions about the persons who may be present; and

        (b)     give directions prohibiting or restricting the publication of evidence given before the board, whether in public or in private, or of matters contained in documents lodged with the board or received in evidence by the board; and

        (c)     give directions prohibiting or restricting the disclosure to some or all of the parties to a proceeding of evidence given before the board, or of the contents of a document lodged with the board, in relation to the proceedings.

    (3)     A person shall not fail to comply with a direction given by the board under subsection (2) (b) or (c).

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.