207Registered disability worker or disability student to give Board notice of certain events

207 Registered disability worker or disability student to give Board notice of certain events

(1) A registered disability worker or disability student must, within 7 days after becoming aware that a relevant event has occurred in relation to the disability worker or disability student, give the Board written notice of the event.

(2) A contravention of subsection (1) by a registered disability worker or disability student does not constitute an offence but may constitute behaviour for which health, conduct or performance action may be taken.

S. 207(3) def. of relevant event amended by Nos 19/2019 s. 230, 34/2020 s. 202.

relevant event means—

(a) in relation to a registered disability worker—

(i) the disability worker is charged, whether in Victoria or elsewhere, with an offence punishable by 12 months imprisonment or more; or

(ii) the disability worker is convicted of or the subject of a finding of guilt for an offence, whether in Victoria or elsewhere, punishable by imprisonment; or

(iii) appropriate professional indemnity insurance arrangements are no longer in place; or

(iv) the disability worker's right to practise at a hospital or another facility from which disability services are provided is withdrawn or restricted because of the disability worker's conduct, performance or health; or

(v) the disability worker's billing privileges are withdrawn or restricted under the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973 of the Commonwealth because of the disability worker's conduct, professional performance or health; or

(vi) the disability worker's authority
under a law of a State or Territory to administer, obtain, possess, prescribe, sell, supply or use a scheduled medicine or class of scheduled medicines is cancelled or restricted; or

(vii) a complaint or notification is made about the disability worker to a relevant entity; or

(viii) the disability worker's registration under the law of another jurisdiction that provides for the registration of disability workers is suspended or cancelled or made subject to a condition or another restriction; or

(ix) the disability worker's registration as a health practitioner within the meaning of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law is suspended, cancelled or made subject to a condition, prohibition order or other restriction under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law; or

(x) the disability worker has been given an exclusion or has had a clearance suspended or revoked;

(xii) the disability worker has been refused registration as an NDIS registered provider under the NDIS Act or that registration has been suspended or revoked; or