New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (NSW) - SECT 32

32 Powers of National Board

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a National Board has the powers necessary to enable it to exercise its functions.

(2) A National Board does not have power to--

(a) enter into contracts; or

(b) employ staff; or

(c) acquire, hold, dispose of, and deal with, real property.

(3) The National Board may exercise any of its functions in co-operation with or with the assistance of a participating jurisdiction or the Commonwealth, including in co-operation with or with the assistance of any of the following--

(a) a government agency of a participating jurisdiction or of the Commonwealth;

(b) a local registration authority;

(c) a co-regulatory authority;

(d) a health complaints entity;

(e) an educational body or other body established by or under a law of a participating jurisdiction or the Commonwealth.

(4) In particular, the National Board may--

(a) ask an entity referred to in subsection (3) for information that the Board requires to exercise its functions under this Law; and

(b) use the information to exercise its functions under this Law.

(5) An entity referred to in subsection (3) that receives a request for information from the National Board is authorised to give the information to the National Board.