Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia)

A panel must give notice of its hearing of a matter to the registered health practitioner or student the subject of the hearing.

The notice must state —

the day, time and place at which the hearing is to be held; and

the nature of the hearing and the matters to be considered at the hearing; and

that the registered health practitioner or student is required to attend the hearing; and

that the registered health practitioner may be accompanied at the hearing by an Australian legal practitioner or other person; and

that if the registered health practitioner or student fails to attend the hearing the hearing may continue, and the panel may make a decision, in the practitioner’s or student’s absence; and

the types of decision the panel may make at the end of the hearing.

For a panel established under section 181(1A), the panel —

may decide the hearing may be decided entirely on the basis of documents, without parties, their representatives or witnesses appearing at the hearing; and

if the hearing is to be decided entirely on the basis of documents — must give written notice of the decision to the registered health practitioner or student the subject of the hearing.

The health practitioner or student may within 14 days after receiving the notice under subsection (3)(b) give a written notice to the panel —

requesting a hearing; and

undertaking to be available to attend the hearing within 28 days after giving the notice.

If the health practitioner or student gives a notice under subsection (4), the panel must give the health practitioner or student notice under subsection (1) stating a day for the hearing that is not more than 28 days after the practitioner’s or student’s notice was given.

Subsection (1) does not apply if —

the panel makes a decision under subsection (3); and

the health practitioner or student does not give notice under subsection (4).