178National Board may take action

178 National Board may take action (a) a National Board reasonably believes, because of a notification or for any other reason— (i) the way a registered health practitioner registered in a health profession for which the Board is established practises the health profession, or the practitioner’s professional conduct, is or may be unsatisfactory; or (ii) a registered health practitioner or student registered in a health profession for which the Board is established has or may have an impairment; or

Action by National Board Division 10 (iii) a student has been charged with an offence, or has been convicted or found guilty of an offence, that is punishable by 12 months imprisonment or more; or (iv) a student has or may have contravened a condition of the student’s registration or an undertaking given by the student to a National Board; or (v) a registered health practitioner’s registration was improperly obtained because the practitioner or someone else gave the Board information or a document that was false or misleading in a material particular; and (b) the matter is not required to be referred to a responsible tribunal under section 193, including because of a decision made under section 193A that it is not in the public interest; and (c) the Board decides it is not necessary or appropriate to refer the matter to a panel. (1A) This section also applies if— (a) on jointly considering a notification, complaint or other matter, the health complaints entity is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the National Board should take action under subsection (2) (a), (b) or (c) in relation to a registered health practitioner or student registered by the board; and (b) the action proposed by the health complaints entity to be taken by the board is more serious than any other action proposed by the board to be taken. (2) The National Board may decide to take one or more of the following actions (relevant action) in relation to the registered health practitioner or student— (a) caution the registered health practitioner or student; (b) accept an undertaking from the registered health practitioner or student;

(c) impose conditions on the practitioner’s or student’s registration, including, for example, in relation to a practitioner— further education or training within a specified period; or or recommend a specified person, or class of persons; (d) refer the matter to another entity, including, for example, a (3) If the National Board decides to impose a condition on the registered health practitioner’s or student’s registration, the Board must also decide a review period for the condition. (4) If this section applies in relation to a registered health practitioner or student registered by the board because of subsection (1A), the National Board must— (a) jointly consider with the health complaints entity the action to be taken under subsection (2) (a), (b) or (c); and (b) take the action agreed after joint consideration.