Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Bill 1999 (Qld)

Queensland

HEALTH PRACTITIONERS (PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS) BILL 1999

HEALTH PRACTITIONERS (PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS) BILL TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY Division 1—Introduction 1 Short title 2.0... eee eee 26 2 Commencement... 0.0.0... 6c cece eee eee 26 3 Dictionary ..... 6... cece cece ete ete eee nee 26 4 The legislative scheme... 1.1.6... 6... c cece eee tenet ee 26 5 Relationship with Health Rights Commission Act..................-5 26 Division 2—Objects 6 Objects of Act 2... cece eee nett eee eee 27 7 How objects are to be primarily achieved................- 00000 ee eee 27 Division 3—Operation of Act 8 Act binds all persons ... 6.6... cece eee 28 Division 4—Application of Act to former registrants 9 Application of Act to persons who are no longer registered............. 28 PART 2—ADMINISTRATION Division 1—Preliminary 10 Purposes of pt2 2.0.0... cece cece eee tenet ee eee 29 Division 2—Boards 11 Boards' functions under this Act............00.. 0.0000. c eee eee eee 29 12 Delegation of certain powers ........... 0. eee eee eee eens 30 13 Minister's power to give directions ........... 0.00 eee eee eee eee 31 Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) 15182022 242729 3234 Division 3—Professional conduct review panels Subdivision 1—Functions and establishment of panels Functions of panel... 2.0... eee eee Secretary to establish panel ............. 000.0000... eee eee When panel ceases to exist ..... 2... eee eee Subdivision 2—Membership of panels Membership of panel... 2.00... 0. eee eee Restrictions on membership of panel. ...........0...0...00 0.000000. Board must advise secretary of specialist and technical issues ......... Board may nominate member .............00. 00000 c cee eee ee eee Chairperson... 0... 0.000 eee eee Payment of members .........0. 0... eee eee Subdivision 3—Secretary of professional conduct review panels Appointment of secretary ....... 0.0... Conditions of appointment ..........0..... 00. eee Functions of secretary... 2... eee eee Division 4—Health Practitioners Tribunal Subdivision 1—Establishment and membership of tribunal Establishment of tribunal... 2.0.0... 00 e eee Members and constitution of tribunal..................00...000.000. Tribunal may sit in more than | place..........0...0..00..00.00000.