Queensland Consolidated Acts

ARCHITECTS ACT 2002 - SECT 35H

35H Use of health assessment report

(1) A health assessment report is not admissible in any proceeding, and a person can not be compelled to produce the report or to give evidence about the report or its contents in any proceeding.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to—

(a) a proceeding relating to an application by the subject architect to whom the report relates for registration as, or renewal or restoration of registration as, an architect under this Act; or

(b) a proceeding on an appeal by the subject architect against a decision of the board—

(i) refusing to grant, renew or restore registration; or

(ii) cancelling or immediately suspending registration.

(3) Also, subsection (1) does not apply if the report is admitted or produced, or evidence about the report or its contents is given, in a proceeding with the consent of—

(a) the health assessor who prepared the report; and

(b) the architect to whom the report relates.

(4) A health assessment report may only be used for the purposes of this Act and must be destroyed as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for those purposes.

(5) In this section—

"health assessment report" includes a copy of the report or a part of the report or copy.