Duty to report certain criminal and disciplinary matters
99 Duty to report certain criminal and disciplinary matters
A visiting practitioner appointed by a public health organisation who is charged with having committed, or is convicted of, a serious sex or violence offence must, within 7 days of the charge being laid or the conviction, report that fact in writing to the chief executive of the organisation.
Note.
The term serious sex or violence offence is defined in the Dictionary to mean an offence involving sexual activity, sexual touching or a sexual act, physical violence or the threat of physical violence that—
if committed in New South Wales, is punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more, or
if committed elsewhere than in New South Wales, would have been an offence punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more if committed in New South Wales.
A visiting practitioner appointed by a public health organisation who is the subject of one of the following findings must report that fact to the chief executive of the organisation, and provide the chief executive with a copy of the finding, within 7 days of receiving notice of the finding—
a finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct made under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW),
a finding made under the law of another State or Territory that substantially corresponds to or is substantially the same as a finding referred to in paragraph (a).
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