Health Services Act 2016

An employee may be suspended under section 147 or 148 on full pay, partial pay or without pay.

Unless the employing authority of an employee otherwise directs, any salary withheld under subsection (1) is forfeited to the State if —

the employee suspended under section 147 does not successfully appeal under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law against the action taken under that Law as mentioned in section 147(1)(a) or (b); or

the employee suspended under section 148 is convicted or found guilty of the offence concerned or another serious offence.

An employee is entitled to have any pay of the employee that is withheld under subsection (1) and not forfeited under subsection (2) restored to the employee.