117ADuty of chief executive to report certain conduct

#### 117A Duty of chief executive to report certain conduct 117A Duty of chief executive to report certain conduct > > (1) The chief executive of a public health organisation is to report the conduct of a member of staff of the organisation to a Council established (under section 41B of the [Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-86a)) for a health profession if— > > > > > (a) the member of staff is a health practitioner in that health profession, and > > > > > (b) the chief executive suspects on reasonable grounds that the conduct may constitute professional misconduct or unsatisfactory professional conduct under that Law. > > > (2) For the purposes of this section, the Ambulance Service of NSW is taken to be a public health organisation. > > > (3) If a chief executive is required to report the same conduct under this section and under section 142 of the [Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-86a), compliance with either section, or with alternative reporting requirements approved by the Health Secretary, satisfies the requirements of both sections. > > > (4) A report made because of a requirement under this section is taken to be a complaint both for the purposes of Part 8 of the [Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-86a) and for the purposes of the [Health Care Complaints Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-105) (including sections 96 and 98 of that Act). > > **s 117A:** Ins 2004 No 98, Sch 4.3 \[2\]. Am 2005 No 98, Sch 2.29; 2006 No 2, Sch 2 \[35\]; 2010 No 34, Sch 2.27 \[14\]–\[16\]. Subst 2017 No 50, Sch 3 \[3\]. Am 2018 No 73, Sch 4 \[3\].