Health Ombudsman Act 2013
sec.131Choosing assessors if specialist and technical issues involved
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sec.131 Choosing assessors if specialist and technical issues involved
This section applies when a matter is referred to QCAT by the director of proceedings on the health ombudsman’s behalf under section 103 or by a National Board under the National Law , section 193B . The director or board must— advise the principal registrar whether the matter is likely to raise issues of a specialist or technical nature; and if the matter is likely to raise issues of a specialist or technical nature, advise the principal registrar of the desirable professional background or skills of the assessors to be chosen from the professional panel of assessors. The principal registrar must have regard to the director’s or board’s advice under subsection (2) when choosing the assessors to assist the tribunal in the hearing of the disciplinary proceeding for the matter. (sec.131-ssec.1) This section applies when a matter is referred to QCAT by the director of proceedings on the health ombudsman’s behalf under section 103 or by a National Board under the National Law , section 193B . (sec.131-ssec.2) The director or board must— advise the principal registrar whether the matter is likely to raise issues of a specialist or technical nature; and if the matter is likely to raise issues of a specialist or technical nature, advise the principal registrar of the desirable professional background or skills of the assessors to be chosen from the professional panel of assessors. (sec.131-ssec.3) The principal registrar must have regard to the director’s or board’s advice under subsection (2) when choosing the assessors to assist the tribunal in the hearing of the disciplinary proceeding for the matter.
- (a) advise the principal registrar whether the matter is likely to raise issues of a specialist or technical nature; and
- (b) if the matter is likely to raise issues of a specialist or technical nature, advise the principal registrar of the desirable professional background or skills of the assessors to be chosen from the professional panel of assessors.