Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) After considering
any report given to the Board in relation to a medical student under
section 101(5) (as applied by section 112(3)), the Board may refer
the matter and the report to the impairment review committee.
(2) After
considering —
(a) the
medical report; and
(b)
giving the medical student an opportunity to make a written submission to, or
attend before and make a representation to, the committee; and
(c)
having regard to any submission or representation made by the medical student,
the impairment review
committee may make any one or more of the following recommendations to the
Board —
(d) that
the Board take no further action in relation to the matter;
(e) if
the medical student consents to ceasing to participate in a clinical activity
for a period recommended by the impairment review committee or specified by
the Board, that the Board require that the student not participate in a
clinical activity for a period recommended by the impairment review committee
or specified by the Board;
(f) that
the Board require the medical student to undergo counselling specified by the
impairment review committee;
(g) that
the Board impose conditions specified by the committee on the medical
student’s participation in a clinical activity;
(h) that
the Board make an allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal that there
is proper cause for action to be taken under section 119.
(3) The Board must
consider the recommendation of the impairment review committee and
either —
(a) act
on the recommendation; or
(b) take
action of a kind referred to in subsection (2)(d) to (h) other than
that recommended by the committee.
(4) For the purpose of
taking action of a type referred to in subsection (2)(e), the Board may
require that the medical student not participate in a clinical activity for a
period recommended by the impairment review committee or specified by the
Board.