New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 66

66 Suspension or conditions to protect the public

(1) The Board must, if at any time it is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so for the protection of the health or safety of any person or persons (whether or not a particular person or persons) or if satisfied that the action is otherwise in the public interest:

(a) by order, suspend a registered medical practitioner from practising medicine for such period (not exceeding 8 weeks) as is specified in the order, or

(b) impose on a registered medical practitioner's registration such conditions relating to the practitioner's practising medicine as the Board considers appropriate.

(2) If at any time the Board is satisfied that a registered medical practitioner has contravened an order or condition of the practitioner's registration that is a critical compliance order or condition under section 61, the Board must:

(a) by order suspend the practitioner from practising medicine until a complaint concerning the matter is dealt with by the Tribunal, and

(b) refer the matter to the Tribunal as a complaint.

(3) The Board may take action under this section:

(a) whether or not a complaint has been made or referred to the Board about the practitioner, and

(b) whether or not proceedings in respect of such a complaint are before a Committee or the Tribunal.

(4) Without limiting the conditions that may be imposed under subsection (1) (b), the Board may (for the purpose of having the professional performance of a registered medical practitioner assessed under Part 5A) impose a condition requiring the practitioner to take part in the assessment, but such a condition has no effect unless and until the Commission concurs with the imposition of the condition.

(5) The Board is to give written notice of any action taken under this section to the practitioner concerned.

(6) If the Board delegates any function of the Board under this section to a group of 2 or more persons, at least one of those persons must be a person who is not a registered medical practitioner.