sec.190Referral to Board for notification to health ombudsman

sec.190 Referral to Board for notification to health ombudsman

This section applies if, at any time while hearing a matter, a panel reasonably believes the evidence demonstrates— the registered health practitioner the subject of the hearing may have behaved in a way that constitutes professional misconduct; or there is another ground for suspending, cancelling or withdrawing the registration of the registered health practitioner the subject of the hearing. The panel must notify the National Board of the panel’s belief. See section 193 . This section does not limit the panel’s power to also decide under section 191 to suspend the practitioner’s registration before notifying the Board under subsection (2) . This section is a substituted Queensland provision. s 190 sub 2013 No. 36 s 326 amd 2022 No. 22 s 134 (2) (sec.190-ssec.1) This section applies if, at any time while hearing a matter, a panel reasonably believes the evidence demonstrates— the registered health practitioner the subject of the hearing may have behaved in a way that constitutes professional misconduct; or there is another ground for suspending, cancelling or withdrawing the registration of the registered health practitioner the subject of the hearing. (sec.190-ssec.2) The panel must notify the National Board of the panel’s belief. See section 193 . (sec.190-ssec.3) This section does not limit the panel’s power to also decide under section 191 to suspend the practitioner’s registration before notifying the Board under subsection (2) .

• (a) the registered health practitioner the subject of the hearing may have behaved in a way that constitutes professional misconduct; or
• (b) there is another ground for suspending, cancelling or withdrawing the registration of the registered health practitioner the subject of the hearing.