Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland)
sec.220Disclosure to protect health or safety of patients or other persons
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sec.220 Disclosure to protect health or safety of patients or other persons
This section applies if a National Board reasonably believes that— either of the following poses, or may pose, a risk to public health— a registered health practitioner; a person who provides a health service but is not a registered health practitioner; or the health or safety of a patient or class of patients is or may be at risk because of— a registered health practitioner’s practice as a health practitioner; or the provision of a health service by a person who is not a registered health practitioner. The National Board may give written notice of the risk and any relevant information about a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) to an entity of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory that the Board considers may be required to take action in relation to the risk. s 220 sub 2017 No. 32 s 43 (sec.220-ssec.1) This section applies if a National Board reasonably believes that— either of the following poses, or may pose, a risk to public health— a registered health practitioner; a person who provides a health service but is not a registered health practitioner; or the health or safety of a patient or class of patients is or may be at risk because of— a registered health practitioner’s practice as a health practitioner; or the provision of a health service by a person who is not a registered health practitioner. (sec.220-ssec.2) The National Board may give written notice of the risk and any relevant information about a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) to an entity of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory that the Board considers may be required to take action in relation to the risk.
- (a) either of the following poses, or may pose, a risk to public health— (i) a registered health practitioner; (ii) a person who provides a health service but is not a registered health practitioner; or
- (i) a registered health practitioner;
- (ii) a person who provides a health service but is not a registered health practitioner; or
- (i) a registered health practitioner;
- (ii) a person who provides a health service but is not a registered health practitioner; or
- (b) the health or safety of a patient or class of patients is or may be at risk because of— (i) a registered health practitioner’s practice as a health practitioner; or (ii) the provision of a health service by a person who is not a registered health practitioner.
- (i) a registered health practitioner’s practice as a health practitioner; or
- (ii) the provision of a health service by a person who is not a registered health practitioner.
- (i) a registered health practitioner’s practice as a health practitioner; or
- (ii) the provision of a health service by a person who is not a registered health practitioner.