New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf 1991 Act, s 10AM)
(1) The regulations may prescribe codes of conduct for the provision of health services by--(a) health practitioners who are not registered health practitioners (including de-registered health practitioners within the meaning of Division 3), and(b) registered health practitioners who provide health services that are unrelated to their registration, and(c) relevant health organisations.
(2) Before a code of conduct is prescribed, the Minister is to--(a) give public notice of the code in a form and manner determined by the Minister, specifying where the code can be inspected and the time and manner in which submissions may be made, and(b) place the code and an impact assessment statement for the code on public exhibition for not less than 21 days, and(c) consider any submission received within 21 days (or such longer period as the Minister may determine) after the end of that exhibition period.
Note : Sections 41A and 45C of the Health Care Complaints Act 1993 permit the Health Care Complaints Commission to make a prohibition order in relation to a health practitioner or a relevant health organisation if the Commission finds that the health practitioner or the relevant health organisation has breached a code of conduct and poses a risk to the health of members of the public. The Commission is also able to cause a public statement to be issued in those circumstances identifying and giving warnings about the health practitioner or relevant health organisation.