New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 127C

127C Board may require further information from practitioner

(1) The Board may, by written notice to a registered medical practitioner, require the practitioner to provide to the Board, within a reasonable period specified in the notice, further information about any complaint or other matter concerning the practitioner that has come to the attention of the Board.

(2) The Board may, for the purpose of facilitating the exercise of its functions under section 191B, by written notice to a registered medical practitioner, require the practitioner to provide to the Board, within a reasonable period specified in the notice, any of the following:

(a) details of any employer of the practitioner during the period or periods specified in the notice,

(b) details of the chief executive officer (however described) of any public health organisation in respect of which the practitioner is or was a visiting practitioner or is or was otherwise accredited during the period or periods specified in the notice,

(c) details of the chief executive officer (however described) of any private hospital or day procedure centre in respect of which the practitioner is or was accredited during the period or periods specified in the notice,

(d) details of the chief executive officer (however described) of any nursing home (within the meaning of the Public Health Act 1991 ) in respect of which the practitioner is or was accredited during the period or periods specified in the notice.

(3) A registered medical practitioner must not:

(a) without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement under this section, or

(b) in purported compliance with a requirement under this section, provide information knowing it to be false or misleading in a material particular.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.