155CAction that may be taken by Council [NSW]

155C Action that may be taken by Council [NSW]

155C Action that may be taken by Council [NSW]

(1) After receiving the report of an assessor about a performance assessment, a Council may—

(a) decide that no further action should be taken in respect of the registered health practitioner the subject of the report; or

(b) require a Performance Review Panel to conduct a performance review in relation to the practitioner; or

(c) make a complaint against the practitioner; or

(d) refer the matter to an Impaired Registrants Panel; or

(e) counsel the practitioner or direct the practitioner to attend counselling; or

(f) impose by order on the practitioner’s registration, with the consent of the practitioner, the conditions the Council considers appropriate.

(2) A Council must make a complaint against the practitioner concerned if the assessment—

(a) raises a significant issue of public health or safety that, in the opinion of the Council, requires investigation by the Commission; or

(b) raises a prima facie case of professional misconduct by a registered health practitioner, or unsatisfactory professional conduct by a registered health practitioner.

(3) This section does not limit a Council’s powers under section 150.

s 155C: Am 2016 No 4, Sch 1 [13]; 2018 No 22, Sch 2 [3].