New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITIES ACT 2007 - SECT 29

29 Suspension of licence

(1) The Secretary may suspend a licence in respect of a private health facility if--

(a) the licensee is in breach of a licensing standard and that breach is likely to cause a serious and substantial risk to the health or safety of patients at the facility, or

(b) the licensee does not have a medical advisory committee appointed in accordance with this Act in respect of the facility.

(2) A licence is suspended--

(a) from the date notice of the suspension is given in writing by the Secretary to the licensee, and

(b) until the date specified in the notice as the date when the period of suspension ends, or if no such date is specified, until the Secretary gives a further written notice to the licensee ending the period of suspension.

(3) A licence ceases to be in force during any period that it is suspended.

(4) The Secretary may, as he or she thinks fit, notify any person of a decision to suspend a licence under this section.