Health and Community Services Complaints Act 2004

The Governor may, by regulation, prescribe 1 or more codes of conduct relating to the following:

the provision of health services by persons who are not registered service providers;

the provision of health services by persons who are registered service providers and who provide health services that are unrelated to their registration.

The Governor may—

prescribe different codes of conduct for different classes of health service; and

make different provisions for different classes of health service within a prescribed code of conduct.

A regulation under this section prescribing a code of conduct may refer to or incorporate, wholly or partially and with or without modification, a code, standard or other document prepared or published by a prescribed body, either as in force at the time the regulations are made or as in force from time to time.

A person who breaches a prescribed code of conduct is not, on account of the breach alone, liable to any civil or criminal action.

However, if a person breaches a prescribed code of conduct, the Commissioner may enforce compliance with the code in the circumstances contemplated by sections 56B and 56C.

Subsections (3) and (4) do not limit or derogate from any other provision of this Act or any other law.