Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Medical Practice Act 1994 - SECT 26

Request for conditions, limitations, restrictions or suspension

26. Request for conditions, limitations, restrictions or suspension



(1) A registered medical practitioner who believes that-

   (a)  her or his ability to practise medicine is affected because-

   (i)  o f her or his physical or mental health; or

   (ii) she or he has an incapacity; or

   (iii) she or he is an alcoholic or drug-dependent person; or

   (b)  she or he has engaged in unprofessional conduct; or

   (c)  her or his professional performance is unsatisfactory-

may ask the Board to suspend her or his registration or to impose a condition,
limitation or restriction on the registration.

(2) A medical student who believes that her or his ability to have direct
patient contact is affected because-

   (a)  of her or his physical or mental health; or

   (b)  she or he has an incapacity; or

   (c)  she or he is an alcoholic or drug-dependent person-

may ask the Board to suspend her or his registration or to impose a condition,
limitation or restriction on the registration.

(3) If the Board and the practitioner or student agree upon the condition,
limitation or restriction to be imposed, the Board may impose it.

(4) If the Board and the practitioner or student do not agree upon the
condition, limitation or restriction to be imposed, the Board must refer the
matter to a preliminary investigation under section 25.



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