New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (NSW) - SECT 159A

159A Appeal by student against order [NSW]

(1) A student may appeal to the Tribunal against a decision of the Council for the health profession to issue an order--

(a) suspending the student's registration; or

(b) imposing conditions on the student's registration.

Note--: An appeal under this section is an external appeal to the Tribunal for the purposes of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 .

(3) The appeal must be made within 28 days, or the longer period as the Tribunal may allow in a particular case, after notice of the Council's decision is given to the student.

(3A) The appeal is to be dealt with by way of a new hearing and fresh evidence, or evidence in addition to or in substitution for the evidence that was before the Council, may be given.

(4) On an appeal, the Tribunal may by order terminate, vary or confirm the order, as it thinks proper.