148EGeneral powers of Council [NSW]

148E General powers of Council [NSW]

148E General powers of Council [NSW]

(1) The Council may do any one or more of the following in relation to the health practitioner the subject of the inquiry—

(a) caution or reprimand the practitioner;

(b) make an order for the withholding or refunding of part or all of the payment with respect to the fees to be charged or paid for the services that are the subject of the complaint;

(c) impose the conditions it considers appropriate on the practitioner’s registration;

(d) order that the practitioner seek and undergo medical or psychiatric treatment or counselling (including, but not limited to, psychological counselling);

(e) order that the practitioner complete an educational course specified by the Council;

(f) order that the practitioner report on his or her practice at the times, in the way and to the persons specified by the Council;

(g) order that the practitioner seek and take advice, in relation to the management of his or her practice, from persons specified by the Council.

(2) The Council may do any one or more of the following in relation to the student the subject of the inquiry—

(a) caution or reprimand the student;

(b) impose the conditions it considers appropriate on the student’s registration;

(c) order that the student seek and undergo medical or psychiatric treatment or counselling (including, but not limited to, psychological counselling);

(d) order that the student complete an educational course specified by the Council.

(3) If the person is not registered, an order or direction can still be given under this section but has effect only so as to prevent the person being registered unless the order is complied with or to require the conditions concerned to be imposed when the person is registered, as appropriate.

s 148E: Am 2012 No 39, Sch 1.1 [8]; 2016 No 4, Sch 1 [9] [10].