160Appeals against decisions of Panel [NSW]

160 Appeals against decisions of Panel [NSW]

160 Appeals against decisions of Panel [NSW]

(1) A registered health practitioner who is the subject of a performance review may appeal to the Tribunal against a decision of the Performance Review Panel or any order or direction made by the Panel under Division 5.

Note.

An appeal under this section is an external appeal to the Tribunal for the purposes of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013.

(2) The appeal is to be dealt with by way of a new hearing and fresh evidence, or evidence in addition to or in substitution for the evidence that was before the Performance Review Panel, may be given.

(3) The Tribunal may, as it thinks appropriate—

(a) dismiss the appeal; or

(b) make any finding or exercise any power or combination of powers that the Performance Review Panel could have made or exercised.

s 160: Am 2016 No 4, Sch 1 [16] [17].