Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland)
sec.206BNational Agency or Board to give other information to health ombudsman on request
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sec.206B National Agency or Board to give other information to health ombudsman on request
The health ombudsman may, by written notice given to the National Agency or a National Board, ask for— information about any action taken in relation to, or other information concerning, the health, conduct or performance of a registered health practitioner, including, for example, information about any of the following— the establishment of a panel or progress with a panel hearing; the start of an investigation, progress with an investigation or an investigator’s report; referral of a matter to another entity; a decision to take no further action in relation to a matter; or information about a stated matter relevant to the National Agency’s or National Board’s functions relating to the health, conduct and performance of registered health practitioners who provide health services in this jurisdiction. The information that may be requested includes information about a matter concerning a registered health practitioner who provides health services in this jurisdiction, even if the matter arose outside this jurisdiction. The National Agency or National Board must comply with the request. In this section— information includes a report. This section is an additional Queensland provision. s 206B ins 2013 No. 36 s 326 (sec.206B-ssec.1) The health ombudsman may, by written notice given to the National Agency or a National Board, ask for— information about any action taken in relation to, or other information concerning, the health, conduct or performance of a registered health practitioner, including, for example, information about any of the following— the establishment of a panel or progress with a panel hearing; the start of an investigation, progress with an investigation or an investigator’s report; referral of a matter to another entity; a decision to take no further action in relation to a matter; or information about a stated matter relevant to the National Agency’s or National Board’s functions relating to the health, conduct and performance of registered health practitioners who provide health services in this jurisdiction. (sec.206B-ssec.2) The information that may be requested includes information about a matter concerning a registered health practitioner who provides health services in this jurisdiction, even if the matter arose outside this jurisdiction. (sec.206B-ssec.3) The National Agency or National Board must comply with the request. (sec.206B-ssec.4) In this section— information includes a report.
- (a) information about any action taken in relation to, or other information concerning, the health, conduct or performance of a registered health practitioner, including, for example, information about any of the following— (i) the establishment of a panel or progress with a panel hearing; (ii) the start of an investigation, progress with an investigation or an investigator’s report; (iii) referral of a matter to another entity; (iv) a decision to take no further action in relation to a matter; or