95GActions the Commissioner may take in dealing with reportable incidents

#### 95G Actions the Commissioner may take in dealing with reportable incidents (1) The Commissioner may, upon receiving a notice about a reportable incident given by an approved provider under section 15NE or 15NF of the Quality of Care Principles 2014, do one or more of the following: (a) refer the incident to whichever of the following the Commissioner considers appropriate: (i) the Australian Federal Police; (ii) the police force or police service of a State or Territory; (aa) refer the incident to a person or body with responsibilities in relation to the incident; (b) require or request the provider to undertake specified remedial action in relation to the incident within a specified period, including remedial action to ensure the safety, health and well‑being of care recipients affected by the incident; (c) require the provider to: (i) carry out an internal investigation into the incident in the manner and within the period specified by the Commissioner; and (ii) give the Commissioner a report on the investigation in the manner and within the period specified by the Commissioner; (d) require the provider to: (i) engage an appropriately qualified and independent expert, at the expense of the provider, to carry out an investigation into the incident in the manner and within the period specified by the Commissioner; and (ii) give the Commissioner a report on the investigation in the manner and within the period specified by the Commissioner; (e) carry out an inquiry in relation to the incident in accordance with section 95H; (f) take any other action to deal with the reportable incident that the Commissioner considers reasonable in the circumstances. (2) If a reportable incident is investigated under paragraph (1)(c) or (d), the Commissioner may take any action to deal with the outcome of the investigation that the Commissioner considers appropriate.