HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (ACT)
141AMandatory notifications by treating practitioners of
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141A Mandatory notifications by treating practitioners of sexual misconduct (1) This section applies to a registered health practitioner (the treating practitioner) who, in the course of providing a health service to another registered health practitioner (the second health practitioner), forms a reasonable belief that the second health practitioner has engaged, is engaging, or is at risk of engaging, in sexual misconduct in connection with the practice of the practitioner’s profession. (2) The treating practitioner must, as soon as practicable after forming practitioner’s conduct that forms the basis of the reasonable belief. (3) A contravention of subsection (2) by the treating practitioner does not constitute an offence but may constitute behaviour for which action may be taken under this Part. (4) This section applies subject to section 141C.