sec.143Mandatory notifications by education providers

sec.143 Mandatory notifications by education providers

An education provider must notify the health ombudsman if the provider reasonably believes— a student enrolled in a program of study provided by the provider has an impairment that, in the course of the student undertaking clinical training as part of the program of study, may place the public at substantial risk of harm; or a student for whom the education provider has arranged clinical training has an impairment that, in the course of the student undertaking the clinical training, may place the public at substantial risk of harm; See section 237 which provides protection from civil, criminal and administrative liability for persons who make a notification under this Law. Section 237 (3) provides that the making of a notification does not constitute a breach of professional etiquette or ethics or a departure from accepted standards of professional conduct and nor is any liability for defamation incurred. The health ombudsman must give to the National Agency a copy of each notification received under subsection (1) . A contravention of subsection (1) does not constitute an offence. However, if an education provider does not comply with subsection (1) — the National Board established for the student’s health profession must publish details of the failure on the Board’s website; and the National Agency may, on the recommendation of the National Board, include a statement about the failure in the Agency’s annual report. This section is an amended and renumbered Queensland provision. s 143 amd 2013 No. 36 s 326 ; 2017 No. 32 s 87 (1) s ch 1 pt 1 (sec.143-ssec.1) An education provider must notify the health ombudsman if the provider reasonably believes— a student enrolled in a program of study provided by the provider has an impairment that, in the course of the student undertaking clinical training as part of the program of study, may place the public at substantial risk of harm; or a student for whom the education provider has arranged clinical training has an impairment that, in the course of the student undertaking the clinical training, may place the public at substantial risk of harm; See section 237 which provides protection from civil, criminal and administrative liability for persons who make a notification under this Law. Section 237 (3) provides that the making of a notification does not constitute a breach of professional etiquette or ethics or a departure from accepted standards of professional conduct and nor is any liability for defamation incurred. (sec.143-ssec.2) The health ombudsman must give to the National Agency a copy of each notification received under subsection (1) . (sec.143-ssec.3) A contravention of subsection (1) does not constitute an offence. (sec.143-ssec.4) However, if an education provider does not comply with subsection (1) — the National Board established for the student’s health profession must publish details of the failure on the Board’s website; and the National Agency may, on the recommendation of the National Board, include a statement about the failure in the Agency’s annual report.