150IDuration of conditions—impairment matters [NSW]

150I Duration of conditions—impairment matters [NSW]

150I Duration of conditions—impairment matters [NSW]

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a Council for a health profession imposes conditions on the registration of a registered health practitioner or student under section 150; and

(b) the matter is referred to an Impaired Registrants Panel.

(2) The conditions imposed by the Council have effect until the first of the following happens—

(a) if the matter is subsequently dealt with by the Council as a complaint, the complaint about the registered health practitioner or student is disposed of;

(b) the conditions are removed by the Council.

(3) The Council is not required to alter or remove the conditions merely because the registered health practitioner or student agrees to conditions being imposed on the practitioner’s or student’s registration in accordance with the recommendations of an Impaired Registrants Panel.

(4) If the registered health practitioner or student agrees to conditions being imposed on the practitioner’s or student’s registration in accordance with the recommendations of an Impaired Registrants Panel, the practitioner or student may, by written notice to the Council, ask for the conditions imposed under this Subdivision to be altered or removed.

(5) On receipt of the request, the Council must review the matter, and may—

(a) refuse to alter or remove the conditions; or

(b) alter or remove the conditions.

(6) The Council must give the registered health practitioner or student written notice of its decision.

(7) The Council may specify in the notice a period during which a further request by the registered health practitioner or student for the conditions to be altered or removed is not permitted.

(8) The Council may reject a request that the conditions be altered or removed if it is made during that period.

(9) This section—

(a) does not prevent conditions being imposed under another provision of this Law; and