Queensland Consolidated Acts

HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS ACT 2011 - SECT 102

102 Stopping conduct of RCA of reportable event—RCA team

(1) This section applies if, while conducting an RCA of a reportable event, the RCA team conducting the RCA reasonably believes—

(a) the event involves a blameworthy act; or

(b) the capacity of a person who was directly involved in providing the relevant health service to safely and effectively provide the service was impaired by alcohol consumed, or a drug taken, by the person.

(2) This section also applies if a member of the RCA team conducting the RCA of a reportable event, who is a registered health practitioner—

(a) reasonably believes the event involves behaviour of a registered health practitioner that constitutes public risk notifiable conduct; and

(b) notifies the health ombudsman about the conduct.

(3) The RCA team must—

(a) stop conducting the RCA; and

(b) give written notice to the commissioning authority that appointed the RCA team members that the RCA team has stopped conducting the RCA.

(4) For subsection (3) (b) , the notice must—

(a) be in the approved form; and

(b) state the reasons the RCA team stopped conducting the RCA.