Queensland Consolidated Acts

HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (QUEENSLAND) - SECT 158

158 Notice to be given to registered health practitioner or student about immediate action

(1) Immediately after deciding to take immediate action in relation to a registered health practitioner or student, the National Board must—

(a) give written notice of the Board’s decision to the health practitioner or student; and

(b) take the further action under this Part the Board considers appropriate, including, for example, investigating the practitioner or student or requiring the practitioner or student to undergo a health or performance assessment.

(2) The notice must state—

(a) the immediate action the National Board has decided to take; and

(b) the reasons for the decision to take the immediate action; and

(c) the further action the National Board proposes to take under this Part in relation to the health practitioner or student; and

(d) that the registered health practitioner or student may appeal against the decision to take the immediate action if the action is to suspend, or impose a condition on, the practitioner’s or student’s registration; and

(e) how an application for appeal may be made and the period within which the application must be made.