Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 and the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Chapter 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022.

2 Commencement The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation— (a) chapter 2; (b) chapter 3, parts 7 to 11, 13 to 15, 18, 20, 21 and 23 to 30; (c) sections 85(1) and (4), 99(3) and (4), 117(2), 119, 124, 127 and 128; (d) chapter 4, parts 4 to 10.

Chapter 2 Amendment of Health Ombudsman Act 2013

3 Act amended This chapter amends the Health Ombudsman Act 2013.

4 Amendment of s 14 (Dealing with health service complaints and other matters) (1) Section 14(3)(a)— omit, insert— (a) for a registered health practitioner— (i) suspending, or imposing conditions on, the practitioner's registration; or (ii) accepting undertakings from the practitioner; or (2) Section 14(3)(b), 'other health practitioners'— omit, insert— another health practitioner

5 Amendment of s 37 (Matters referred by National Boards or government entities) (1) Section 37, heading, 'National Boards or government'— omit, insert— other (2) Section 37(1)(a)(i)— omit, insert— (i) a referral under the National Law from the National Agency or a National Board; or

6 Insertion of new pt 7 , div 1 , sdiv 1, hdg Before section 57— insert—

Subdivision 1 General provisions

7 Amendment of s 57 (Meaning of immediate registration action ) Section 57, definition immediate registration action, from 'means'— omit, insert— means— (a) suspending, or imposing a condition on, the practitioner's registration; or (b) accepting an undertaking from the practitioner.