Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953 - SECT 84AAK

  (1)   The Secretary may suspend or revoke an approval under section   84AAJ if satisfied that the person to whom the approval relates:

  (a)   is not, at the time of the suspension or revocation, an eligible nurse practitioner; or

  (b)   does not, at the time of the suspension or revocation, meet the criteria that would apply if the person were to apply under subsection   84AAJ(1) to be an authorised nurse practitioner at that time; or

  (c)   has breached a condition to which the approval is subject under paragraph   84AAJ(3)(b); or

  (d)   has breached a condition to which an approval would be subject under paragraph   84AAJ(3)(b) if the person were to apply under subsection   84AAJ(1) to be an authorised nurse practitioner at that time.

  (2)   Before deciding to suspend or revoke the approval, the Secretary must notify the person that suspension or revocation is being considered. The notice must:

  (a)   be in writing; and

  (b)   include the Secretary's reasons for considering the suspension or revocation; and

  (c)   invite the person to make written submissions to the Secretary within the period of 28 days (the submission period ) after being given the notice.

  (3)   In deciding whether to suspend or revoke the approval, the Secretary must consider any written submissions made by the person during the submission period.

  (4)   The Secretary must give to the person written notice of the decision. If the decision is to suspend an approval, the notice must specify the period for which the approval is suspended.

Note:   Section   27A of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 requires the person to be notified of the person's review rights.

  (5)   If the Secretary does not give the person written notice of the decision within the period of 60 days after the end of the submission period, the Secretary is taken to have decided not to suspend or revoke the approval.

  (6)   If the Secretary suspends the approval, the Secretary may, by written notice at any time, further suspend or revoke the approval under subsection   (1) or remove the suspension.