Health practitioner must accept or refuse to accept consulting assessment referral
20 Health practitioner must accept or refuse to accept consulting assessment referral
Within 4 business days after the day a health practitioner receives a referral under section 19 or section 26, the health practitioner must—
decide to accept or refuse to accept the referral; and
tell the individual’s coordinating practitioner about the decision.
The health practitioner—
must refuse to accept the referral if they do not meet the consulting practitioner requirements under section 97 (Requirements for acting as coordinating practitioner, consulting practitioner or administering practitioner); and
may refuse to accept the referral if they are unable or unwilling to exercise the functions of a consulting practitioner.
A health practitioner may refuse to accept a referral if they have a conscientious objection (see s 99).
As soon as practicable after the health practitioner tells the coordinating practitioner about their decision, the coordinating practitioner must tell the individual about the decision.
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