23Health assessments

#### 23 Health assessments 23 Health assessments > > (1) If there is material before the Board to indicate, on reasonable grounds, that an applicant for a compliance certificate may be currently unable, for reasons of health, satisfactorily to carry out the inherent requirements of practice as an Australian legal practitioner, the Board may require the applicant to provide a health report to the Board. > > > (2) A health report must be— > > > > > (a) prepared by a registered medical practitioner, > > > > > (b) about the applicant’s ability satisfactorily to carry out the inherent requirements of practice as an Australian legal practitioner, and > > > > > (c) provided by a date nominated by the Board. > > > (3) If either— > > > > > (a) a health report is not provided by the date nominated by the Board, or > > > > > (b) the Board reasonably considers that any health report provided by the applicant is insufficient for the Board to form a view whether or not the applicant is currently unable, for reasons of health, satisfactorily to carry out the inherent requirements of practice as an Australian legal practitioner, > > > > the Board may— > > > > > (c) require the applicant to undergo a health assessment, and > > > > > (d) appoint one or more appropriately-qualified persons (one of whom must be a registered medical practitioner) as a health assessor to conduct all or part of that health assessment. > > > (4) The Board— > > > > > (a) must inform the applicant in writing if a health assessment is required, setting out— > > > > > > > (i) the name and qualifications of the health assessor, and > > > > > > > (ii) the date (at least 28 days after the date of the written notice), time and place for the assessment, each of which must be reasonable having regard to the circumstances of the applicant, as known to the Board, and > > > > > (b) may disclose to the health assessor any information in the Board’s possession that the Board considers relevant to the health assessment, including any documents included in the application for a compliance certificate.