Health Ombudsman Act 2013
sec.98Particular hearings to be held in private
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sec.98 Particular hearings to be held in private
A hearing for an impairment matter relating to a health practitioner is not open to the public unless— QCAT reasonably believes it is in the public interest for it to be open to the public; or the practitioner asks for it to be open to the public. In this section— impairment matter , in relation to a health practitioner, means— a matter referred to QCAT by the director of proceedings or a National Board on the ground that the practitioner has or may have an impairment; or the review of a decision under the National Law , section 199 , if the decision was or appears to have been made only on the ground that the practitioner had or may have had an impairment; or an application under section 110 to change or remove a condition imposed on a registered health practitioner’s registration, if the condition was or appears to have been imposed only on the ground that the practitioner had or may have had an impairment. (sec.98-ssec.1) A hearing for an impairment matter relating to a health practitioner is not open to the public unless— QCAT reasonably believes it is in the public interest for it to be open to the public; or the practitioner asks for it to be open to the public. (sec.98-ssec.2) In this section— impairment matter , in relation to a health practitioner, means— a matter referred to QCAT by the director of proceedings or a National Board on the ground that the practitioner has or may have an impairment; or the review of a decision under the National Law , section 199 , if the decision was or appears to have been made only on the ground that the practitioner had or may have had an impairment; or an application under section 110 to change or remove a condition imposed on a registered health practitioner’s registration, if the condition was or appears to have been imposed only on the ground that the practitioner had or may have had an impairment.
- (a) QCAT reasonably believes it is in the public interest for it to be open to the public; or
- (b) the practitioner asks for it to be open to the public.
- (a) a matter referred to QCAT by the director of proceedings or a National Board on the ground that the practitioner has or may have an impairment; or
- (b) the review of a decision under the National Law , section 199 , if the decision was or appears to have been made only on the ground that the practitioner had or may have had an impairment; or
- (c) an application under section 110 to change or remove a condition imposed on a registered health practitioner’s registration, if the condition was or appears to have been imposed only on the ground that the practitioner had or may have had an impairment.