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NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953 - SECT 84AAL

Review of decisions relating to authorised nurse practitioners

  (1)   If the Secretary:

  (a)   decides not to approve an eligible nurse practitioner under section   84AAJ; or

  (b)   suspends or revokes an approval under section   84AAK;

the person to whom the approval relates may apply, in writing, to the Secretary for reconsideration by the Secretary of the decision.

  (2)   On receiving an application under subsection   (1) relating to a decision not to approve an eligible nurse practitioner under section   84AAJ, the Secretary must reconsider the decision and:

  (a)   affirm the decision; or

  (b)   approve the eligible nurse practitioner.

An approval under paragraph   (b) is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to be an approval under section   84AAJ.

  (3)   On receiving an application under subsection   (1) relating to a suspension or revocation of an approval under section   84AAK, the Secretary must reconsider the decision and:

  (a)   affirm the suspension or revocation; or

  (b)   reinstate the approval.

A reinstatement under paragraph   (b) has effect as if the approval had never been revoked.

  (4)   The Secretary must give to the applicant written notice of the Secretary's decision under subsection   (2) or (3).

Note:   Sections   105AC of this Act and 27A of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 require the person to be notified of the person's review rights.

  (5)   In this section:

"decision" has the same meaning as in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 .


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