sec.149Preliminary assessment

### sec.149 Preliminary assessment A National Board must, within 60 days after receipt of a notification, conduct a preliminary assessment of the notification and decide— whether or not the notification relates to a person who is a health practitioner or a student registered in a health profession for which the Board is established; and whether or not the notification relates to a matter that is a ground for notification; and if the notification is a notification referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b), whether or not it is a notification that could also be made to a health complaints entity. Without limiting subsection (1) (b) , the National Board may decide the notification relates to a matter that is a ground for notification under section 144 on the basis of— a single notification about a person; or a number of notifications about a person including— a number of notifications that suggest a pattern of conduct; and notifications made to a health complaints entity. If the National Board decides the notification relates to a person who is not registered in a health profession for which the Board is established but the Board reasonably suspects the person is registered in a health profession for which another National Board is established, the Board must refer the notification to that other Board. sch s 149 amd 2017 No. 32 s 87 (1) s ch 1 pt 1 (sec.149-ssec.1) A National Board must, within 60 days after receipt of a notification, conduct a preliminary assessment of the notification and decide— whether or not the notification relates to a person who is a health practitioner or a student registered in a health profession for which the Board is established; and whether or not the notification relates to a matter that is a ground for notification; and if the notification is a notification referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b), whether or not it is a notification that could also be made to a health complaints entity. (sec.149-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) (b) , the National Board may decide the notification relates to a matter that is a ground for notification under section 144 on the basis of— a single notification about a person; or a number of notifications about a person including— a number of notifications that suggest a pattern of conduct; and notifications made to a health complaints entity. (sec.149-ssec.3) If the National Board decides the notification relates to a person who is not registered in a health profession for which the Board is established but the Board reasonably suspects the person is registered in a health profession for which another National Board is established, the Board must refer the notification to that other Board. - (a) whether or not the notification relates to a person who is a health practitioner or a student registered in a health profession for which the Board is established; and - (b) whether or not the notification relates to a matter that is a ground for notification; and - (c) if the notification is a notification referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b), whether or not it is a notification that could also be made to a health complaints entity. - (a) a single notification about a person; or - (b) a number of notifications about a person including— (i) a number of notifications that suggest a pattern of conduct; and (ii) notifications made to a health complaints entity. - (i) a number of notifications that suggest a pattern of conduct; and - (ii) notifications made to a health complaints entity. - (i) a number of notifications that suggest a pattern of conduct; and - (ii) notifications made to a health complaints entity.