New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (NSW) - SECT 132

132 National Board may ask registered health practitioner for practice information

(1) A National Board may, at any time by written notice given to a health practitioner registered in a health profession for which the Board is established, ask the practitioner to give the Board a written notice containing practice information for the practitioner.

(2) The registered health practitioner must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with the notice from the Board.

(3) A contravention of subsection (2) by a registered health practitioner does not constitute an offence but may constitute behaviour for which health, conduct or performance action may be taken.

(4) In this section-

"practice information" , for a registered health practitioner practising in the health profession for which the practitioner is registered, means each of the following, as it applies to the current practice, and all previous practices, of the profession by the practitioner-

(a) if the practitioner is, or was, self-employed-

(i) that the practitioner is, or was, self-employed; and

(ii) the address of each of the premises at which the practitioner practises, or practised; and

(iii) if the practitioner practises, or practised, under a business name or names-each business name; and

(iv) if the practitioner shares, or shared, premises and the cost of the premises with other registered health practitioners-the names of the other registered health practitioners;

(b) if the practitioner has, or had, a practice arrangement with one or more entities-the name, address and contact details of each entity;

Example of practice arrangement-: A physiotherapist practises, or practised, physiotherapy as a volunteer at a sporting club or charity under an arrangement with that entity.

(c) if the practitioner practises, or practised, under a name or names that are not the same as the name under which the practitioner is registered under this Law-the other name or names.

"premises at which the practitioner practises" does not include the residential premises of a patient of the practitioner.