100Boards’ other powers before deciding application for endorsement

100 Boards’ other powers before deciding application for endorsement

100 Boards’ other powers before deciding application for endorsement

(1) Before deciding an application for endorsement, a National Board may—

(a) investigate the applicant, including, for example, by asking an entity—

(i) to give the Board information about the applicant; or

(ii) to verify information or a document that relates to the applicant; or

(b) by written notice to the applicant, require the applicant to give the Board, within a reasonable time stated in the notice, further information or a document the Board reasonably requires to decide the application; or

(c) by written notice to the applicant, require the applicant to attend before the Board, within a reasonable time stated in the notice and at a reasonable place, to answer any questions of the Board relating to the application; or

(d) by written notice to the applicant, require the applicant to undergo a written, oral or practical examination, within a reasonable time stated in the notice and at a reasonable place.

(2) The purpose of an examination under subsection (1)(d) must be to assess the applicant’s ability to practise the health profession in accordance with the endorsement sought.

(3) The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if, within the stated time, the applicant does not comply with a requirement under subsection (1).