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Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009
sec.135Criminal history check
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### sec.135 Criminal history check
A National Board may, at any time, obtain a written report about a registered health practitioner’s criminal history from any of the following—
ACC;
a police commissioner;
an entity in a jurisdiction outside Australia that has access to records about the criminal history of persons in that jurisdiction.
Without limiting subsection (1) , a report may be obtained under that subsection—
to check a statement made by a registered health practitioner in the practitioner’s application for renewal of registration; or
as part of an audit carried out by a National Board, to check statements made by registered health practitioners.
A criminal history law does not apply to a report under subsection (1) .
sch s 135 amd 2017 No. 32 s 21
(sec.135-ssec.1) A National Board may, at any time, obtain a written report about a registered health practitioner’s criminal history from any of the following— ACC; a police commissioner; an entity in a jurisdiction outside Australia that has access to records about the criminal history of persons in that jurisdiction.
(sec.135-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a report may be obtained under that subsection— to check a statement made by a registered health practitioner in the practitioner’s application for renewal of registration; or as part of an audit carried out by a National Board, to check statements made by registered health practitioners.
(sec.135-ssec.3) A criminal history law does not apply to a report under subsection (1) .
- (a) ACC;
- (b) a police commissioner;
- (c) an entity in a jurisdiction outside Australia that has access to records about the criminal history of persons in that jurisdiction.
- (a) to check a statement made by a registered health practitioner in the practitioner’s application for renewal of registration; or
- (b) as part of an audit carried out by a National Board, to check statements made by registered health practitioners.