Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Act 2010

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National Board must, within 60 days after receipt of a notification, conduct a preliminary assessment of the notification and decide—

whether or not the notification relates to a person who is a health practitioner or a student registered in a health profession for which the Board is established; and

whether or not the notification relates to a matter that is a ground for notification; and

if the notification is a notification referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b), whether or not it is a notification that could also be made to a health complaints entity.

Without limiting subsection (1)(b), the National Board may decide the notification relates to a matter that is a ground for notification under section 144 on the basis of—

a single notification about a person; or

a number of notifications about a person including—

a number of notifications that suggest a pattern of conduct; and

notifications made to a health complaints entity.

If the National Board decides the notification relates to a person who is not registered in a health profession for which the Board is established but the Board reasonably suspects the person is registered in a health profession for which another National Board is established, the Board must refer the notification to that other

Board.