Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 (Qld)

Queensland Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Act No. 13 of 2013

Queensland Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Contents Part 1 1 2 Part 2 3 4 5 Part 3 6 7 Part 4 8 9 10 Part 5 11 12 13 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Amendment of Ambulance Service Act 1991 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Amendment of s 36K (Stopping conduct of RCA of reportable event—commissioning authority) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Amendment of s 36ZB (RCA report not admissible in evidence) . 9 Amendment of Child Protection Act 1999 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Amendment of CommissionforChildrenandYoungPeopleand Child Guardian Act 2000 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Insertion of new ch 11, pt 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Part 15 Provision for Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 509 Application of ch 8 to former registered health practitioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Amendment of DisabilityServicesAct2006 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Amendment of s 123ZZG (Definitions for sdiv 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Insertion of new pt 16, div 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Division 7 Provision for the Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Contents 14 Part 6 15 16 17 18 Part 7 19 20 Part 8 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 294 Application of pt 10 to former registered speech pathologist .......................... Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Forensic Disability Act 2011 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 32 (Visiting and assessing client and consulting about client’s care and support) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 106 (Appointment of authorised officers) . . . . . Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Health Act 1937 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 5 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of HealthPractitioners(ProfessionalStandards) Act 1999 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of long title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 1 (Short title) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of ss 4 and 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 6 (Main objects of Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 7 (How main objects of this Act are to be primarily achieved) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of pt 1, div 4 (Application of Act to former registrants) . Amendment of pt 2 hdg (Administration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of pt 2, divs 1–4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of pt 2, div 5 hdg (Panels of assessors) . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 39 (Panels of assessors). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 40 (Appointment of individuals to panels of assessors) .................................. Amendment of s 40A (Temporary appointment of panel of assessors) ................................. Amendment of s 41 (Disqualification from membership of panel of assessors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 42 (Procedure for recommending members of panels of assessors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 43 (Duration of appointment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 45 (Vacation of office) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 45A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45A Payment of assessors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 18 20 20 20 21 21 Page 2 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Contents 39 Omission of pts 3 to 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 40 Omission of pt 12, divs 1–5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 41 Omission of pt 12, div 6 hdg (Miscellaneous). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 42 Amendment of s 394 (Board etc. may give combined notice) . . . 21 43 Omission of ss 395 and 397. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 44 Amendment of s 398 (Regulation-making power) . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 45 Amendment of s 398B (Definitions for pt 12A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 46 Amendment of s 398K (Constitution of the tribunal). . . . . . . . . . . 23 47 Amendment of 398M (Choosing assessors generally). . . . . . . . . 23 48 Amendment of s 398O (Requirement about gender balance) . . . 23 49 Amendment of s 398V (Particular hearings to be held in private) 24 50 Amendment of s 398Z (Evidence and findings etc. in other proceedings may be received or adopted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 51 Amendment of s 398ZI (NRAS registrant or national board may appeal to Court of Appeal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 52 Omission of pt 12A, div 8 (General matters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 53 Insertion of new pt 13, div 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Division 7 Provisions for the Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Subdivision 1 Provisions for amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 406 Definition for sdiv 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 407 Existing disciplinary proceedings not finally dealt with 25 408 Chief executive to give children’s commissioner further information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Subdivision 2 Provisions relating to the repeal of DentalTechniciansRegistrationAct2001 and Speech Pathologists Registration Act 2001 409 Definitions for sdiv 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 410 Assets and liabilities etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 411 Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Subdivision 3 Provisions relating to the repeal of Health Practitioner Registration (Administration) Act 1999 412 Definitions for sdiv 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 413 Assets and liabilities etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 414 Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 2013 Act No. 13 Page 3

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Contents 54 55 Part 9 56 57 58 59 Part 10 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 Page 4 415 Refund of proportion of registration fee . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Replacement of pt 14 (Validation provision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Part 14 Repeals 416 Repeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Amendment of HealthPractitioners(SpecialEventsExemption) Act 1998 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Amendment of s 12 (Exemptions relating to offences) . . . . . . . . . 34 Amendment of s 15 (Complaints about visiting health practitioners) 34 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Amendment of HealthQualityandComplaintsCommissionAct 2006 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Amendment of s 15 (Commission’s functions—information) . . . . 35 Amendment of s 17 (Cooperation with other entities) . . . . . . . . . 35 Amendment of s 24 (Action by commission for contravention of s 20(1)) ........................................ 35 Amendment of s 37 (Meaning of health service complaint) . . . . . 36 Amendment of s 49B (Preliminary assessment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Amendment of s 50 (How commission must deal with a health quality complaint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Amendment of s 54 (Notice of decision to assess health service complaint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Omission of s 57 (Consultation with registration board) . . . . . . . . 36 Amendment of s 58 (Time limit on assessment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Amendment of s 61 (Action on acceptance of complaint about provider) ..................................... 37 Amendment of s 62 (Matters about conciliation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Amendment of ch 5, pt 4, div 5 hdg (When commission must refer health service complaints to registration boards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Amendment of s 66 (Referral to registration board in public interest) 38 Omission of s 68 (Registration board may delegate function under s 57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Amendment of s 76 (Action by commission on becoming aware of public interest issue). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Amendment of s 80 (Action on report of unsuccessful conciliation) 38 Amendment of s 81 (Ending conciliation by commission) . . . . . . 38 Amendment of s 91 (Commission’s report about investigation) . . 39 2013 Act No. 13

79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 Part 11 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 Part 12 98 99 Part 13 100 101 Part 14 102 Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Contents Amendment of s 92 (To whom report may be given) . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 149 (Assistant commissioners) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 164 (Other directions by Minister) . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of ch 12 hdg (Registration boards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 188 (Information from registration board) . . . . . Amendment of s 189 (Registration board may ask commission for information) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 190 (Commission may intervene in disciplinary proceeding under HealthPractitioners(ProfessionalStandards)Act1999) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 209 (Form of consultation between commission and registration board) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 210 (Commission may provide information) . . . Amendment of s 214 (Preservation of confidentiality) . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new ch 15, pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 4 Provision for Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 234 How commission may continue health quality complaint or health service complaint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 5 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of HospitalandHealthBoardsAct2011 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 87 (Protection for documents and information) . Amendment of s 103 (Stopping conduct of RCA of reportable event—commissioning authority) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 119 (Protection for documents and information) Amendment of s 138 (Protection for reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 155 (Disclosure to health practitioner registration board) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Integrity Act 2009 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 1 (Statutory office holders for section 72C) . . Amendment of PublicHealthAct2005 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 213D (Chief executive may report contravention) Amendment of PublicServiceAct2008 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 39 39 39 40 40 40 40 41 41 41 41 42 43 43 43 44 44 44 44 45 45 45 45 46 2013 Act No. 13 Page 5

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Contents 103 Part 15 104 105 Part 16 106 107 Part 17 108 109 110 Part 18 111 112 113 Amendment of sch 1 (Public service offices and their heads) . . . Amendment of Queensland Civil and AdministrativeTribunal Act 2009 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 10 (Generally) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 2009 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 1 (Enabling Acts and provisions) . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Radiation Safety Act 1999 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 209 (Confidentiality of information) . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of VictimsofCrimeAssistanceAct2009 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new ch 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 7 Validation provision for Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 196 Definition health practitioner—retrospective operation and validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 46 46 47 47 47 47 48 48 48 49 50 Page 6 2013 Act No. 13

Queensland Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Act No. 13 of 2013 An Act to amend the Ambulance Service Act 1991, the Child Protection Act1999, the Commission for Children and Young People and Child GuardianAct 2000, the Disability Services Act 2006, the Forensic Disability Act 2011, the Health Act 1937, the Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act1999, the Health Practitioners (Special Events Exemption) Act 1998, the Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006, the Hospital andHealth Boards Act 2011, the Integrity Act 2009, the Public Health Act 2005, the Public Service Act 2008, the Queensland Civil and AdministrativeTribunal Act 2009, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 2009, the Radiation Safety Act 1999 and the Victims of CrimeAssistance Act 2009, for particular purposes and to repeal the DentalTechnicians Registration Act 2001, the Health Practitioner RegistrationBoards (Administration) Act 1999 and Speech Pathologists Registration Act2001 [Assented to 27 March 2013]

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] The Parliament of Queensland enacts— Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 . 2 Commencement (1) This Act, other than section 54 to the extent it repeals a notification of imminent expiry provision, commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. (2) In this section— notification of imminent expiry provision means— (a) the DentalTechniciansRegistrationAct2001 , section 69; or (b) the SpeechPathologistsRegistrationAct2001 , section 69. Part 2 Amendment of Ambulance Service Act 1991 3 Act amended This part amends the Ambulance Service Act 1991 . Page 8 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 3 Amendment of Child Protection Act 1999 [s 4] 4 Amendment of s 36K (Stopping conduct of RCA of reportable event—commissioning authority) (1) Section 36K(6), definition relevant entity , paragraph (c)— omit . (2) Section 36K(6), definition relevant entity , paragraphs (d), (e) and (f)— renumber as paragraphs (c), (d) and (e). 5 Amendment of s 36ZB (RCA report not admissible in evidence) Section 36ZB(1)(c), ‘ Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 ’— omit, insert— ‘ Health Practitioners (Disciplinary Proceedings) Act 1999 ’. Part 3 Amendment of Child Protection Act 1999 6 Act amended This part amends the Child Protection Act 1999 . 7 Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary) Schedule 3, definition health practitioner , paragraph (b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) a person who is eligible for practising membership of The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited ACN 008 393 440; or’. 2013 Act No. 13 Page 9

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 4 Amendment of Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act2000 [s 8] Part 4 Amendment of Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 8 Act amended This part amends the CommissionforChildrenandYoungPeople and Child Guardian Act 2000 . 9 Insertion of new ch 11, pt 15 Chapter 11— insert— ‘Part 15 Provision for Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 ‘509 Application of ch 8 to former registered health practitioners ‘(1) Schedule 1, part 3, section 28 continues to apply to the employment or the carrying on of a business of a former registered health practitioner to the extent mentioned in that section for a period of 3 months after the commencement of this section. ‘(2) In this section— former registered health practitioner means a person who, immediately before the commencement of this section, was registered under the repealed Speech Pathologists RegistrationAct 2001 .’. Page 10 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 5 Amendment of Disability Services Act 2006 [s 10] 10 Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 7, definition disciplinary information , paragraph (g), ‘ (Professional Standards) Act 1999 , section 384A’— omit, insert— ‘ (Disciplinary Proceedings) Act 1999 , repealed section 384A’. (2) Schedule 7, definition registered health practitioner , from ‘any 1 of the following—’— omit, insert— ‘the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, other than as a student.’. Part 5 Amendment of Disability Services Act 2006 11 Act amended This part amends the Disability Services Act 2006 . 12 Amendment of s 123ZZG (Definitions for sdiv 3) Section 123ZZG, definition health professional , paragraph (b), ‘dietician or social worker’— omit, insert— ‘dietician, social worker or speech pathologist’. 13 Insertion of new pt 16, div 7 Part 16— insert— 2013 Act No. 13 Page 11

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 6 Amendment of Forensic Disability Act 2011 [s 14] ‘Division 7 Provision for the Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 ‘294 Application of pt 10 to former registered speech pathologist ‘(1) Section 76B continues to apply to the engagement of a former registered speech pathologist to the extent mentioned in that section for a period of 3 months after the commencement. ‘(2) In this section— commencement means the commencement of this section. former registered speech pathologist means a person who, immediately before the commencement, was registered under the repealed Speech Pathologists Registration Act 2001 .’. 14 Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary) Schedule 7, definition registered health practitioner , from ‘any 1 of the following—’— omit, insert— ‘the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.’. Part 6 Amendment of Forensic Disability Act 2011 15 Act amended This part amends the Forensic Disability Act 2011 . Page 12 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 6 Amendment of Forensic Disability Act 2011 [s 16] 16 Amendment of s 32 (Visiting and assessing client and consulting about client’s care and support) (1) Section 32(1), after ‘A registered health practitioner’— insert— ‘, speech pathologist’. (2) Section 32(3), after ‘The registered health practitioner,’— insert— ‘speech pathologist,’. 17 Amendment of s 106 (Appointment of authorised officers) Section 106(1), after ‘health practitioner,’— insert— ‘speech pathologist,’. 18 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 2, definition registered health practitioner , from ‘means—’— omit, insert— ‘means a person registered under the HealthPractitionerRegulationNationalLaw to practise any of the following professions, other than as a student— (a) medical; (b) nursing; (c) occupational therapy; (d) physiotherapy; (e) psychology.’. (2) Schedule 2— insert— 2013 Act No. 13 Page 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 7 Amendment of Health Act 1937 [s 19] ‘ speech pathologist means a person who is eligible for practising membership of The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited ACN 008 393 440.’. Part 7 Amendment of Health Act 1937 19 Act amended This part amends the Health Act 1937 . 20 Amendment of s 5 (Interpretation) (1) Section 5, definition health practitioner registration Act — omit. (2) Section 5, definition registrant , ‘a health practitioner registration Act’— omit, insert— ‘the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law’. (3) Section 5, definition registrant’s board , from ‘either of the following—’— omit, insert— ‘the National Board established under the Health PractitionerRegulationNationalLaw for the profession in which the registrant is registered.’. Page 14 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 21] Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 21 Act amended This Act amends the HealthPractitioners(ProfessionalStandards) Act 1999 . 22 Amendment of long title Long title, from ‘establish’ to ‘NRAS registrants’— omit, insert— ‘ provide for NRAS disciplinary proceedings before the tribunal and for particular matters about tribunal proceedings and reviews, and appeals relating to NRAS registrants ’. 23 Amendment of s 1 (Short title) Section 1, ‘ (Professional Standards) ’— omit, insert— ‘ (Disciplinary Proceedings) ’. 24 Omission of ss 4 and 5 Sections 4 and 5— omit. 25 Amendment of s 6 (Main objects of Act) Section 6(a) to (e)— omit, insert— ‘(a) to establish arrangements for the tribunal to hear NRAS disciplinary proceedings and reviews; and 2013 Act No. 13 Page 15

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 26] (b) to provide for appeals relating to NRAS registrants.’. 26 Omission of s 7 (How main objects of this Act are to be primarily achieved) Section 7— omit. 27 Omission of pt 1, div 4 (Application of Act to former registrants) Part 1, division 4— omit. 28 Amendment of pt 2 hdg (Administration) Part 2, heading, ‘Administration’— omit, insert— ‘Panels of assessors’. 29 Omission of pt 2, divs 1–4 Part 2, divisions 1 to 4— omit. 30 Omission of pt 2, div 5 hdg (Panels of assessors) Part 2, division 5, heading— omit. 31 Amendment of s 39 (Panels of assessors) Section 39(b)(i) and (ii)— omit, insert— Page 16 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 32] ‘(i) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners panel of assessors; (ii) Chinese medicine practitioners panel of assessors; (iii) a chiropractors panel of assessors; (iv) a dental auxiliaries panel of assessors; (v) a dentists panel of assessors; (vi) a dental prosthetists panel of assessors; (vii) a medical practitioners panel of assessors; (viii) a medical radiation practitioners panel of assessors; (ix) a nursing and midwifery panel of assessors; (x) an occupational therapists panel of assessors; (xi) an optometrists panel of assessors; (xii) an osteopaths panel of assessors; (xiii) a pharmacists panel of assessors; (xiv) a physiotherapists panel of assessors; (xv) a podiatrists panel of assessors; (xvi) a psychologists panel of assessors.’. 32 Amendment of s 40 (Appointment of individuals to panels of assessors) (1) Section 40(2)(a), ‘and be members of professional conduct review panels’— omit. (2) Section 40(3), ‘and members of professional conduct review panels’— omit. (3) Section 40(4)(a)— omit, insert— 2013 Act No. 13 Page 17

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 33] ‘(a) the individual is registered with the national board for the profession for which the panel is established; and’. (4) Section 40(4)(b), ‘and members of professional conduct review panels’— omit. 33 Amendment of s 40A (Temporary appointment of panel of assessors) (1) Section 40A(1)(a)— omit, insert— ‘(a) the principal registrar considers an NRAS disciplinary matter is likely to raise issues of a specialist or technical nature, whether on the basis of advice received under section 398P(1) or otherwise; and’. (2) Section 40A(1)(b), ‘secretary or’— omit. 34 Amendment of s 41 (Disqualification from membership of panel of assessors) (1) Section 41(1)(a)(i) to (iii)— omit, insert— ‘(i) the individual is a member of a national board; or (ii) the individual is, or has been, an NRAS registrant; or (iii) the individual is, or has been, registered as a health practitioner under a law of a foreign country or a former law of a State that corresponds to the National Law; or’. (2) Section 41(1)(b)(i), before ‘board’— omit, insert— ‘national’. Page 18 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 34] (3) Section 41(1)(b)(ii), ‘a registrant’— omit, insert— ‘an NRAS registrant’. (4) Section 41(1)(b)(ii)(C), ‘registrant’s’— omit, insert— ‘NRAS registrant’s’ . (5) Section 41(1)(b)(iii)— omit. (6) Section 41(2), definitions board , registrant and registrant’s board— omit. (7) Section 41(2)— insert— ‘ health service provider means any of the following— • acupuncturist • ambulance officer • audiologist • audiometrist • child guidance therapist • dental technician • dietitian • naturopath • optical dispenser • orthoptist • psychotherapist • social worker engaged in the provision of a health service • speech pathologist 2013 Act No. 13 Page 19

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 35] • therapeutic counsellor.’. (8) Section 41(2), definition registration , ‘, in relation to an NRAS registrant,’— omit. 35 Amendment of s 42 (Procedure for recommending members of panels of assessors) (1) Section 42(2)(a), ‘the board’— omit, insert— ‘the national board’. (2) Section 42(4)(a)— omit, insert— ‘(a) the principal registrar considers an NRAS disciplinary matter is likely to raise issues of a specialist or technical nature, whether on the basis of advice received under section 398P(1) or otherwise; and’. (3) Section 42(4)(b), ‘secretary or’— omit. 36 Amendment of s 43 (Duration of appointment) Section 43— insert— ‘ Note — See also section 40A(2) for a member of a panel appointed under that section. ’. 37 Amendment of s 45 (Vacation of office) Section 45(2)(b), example, ‘this Act or’— omit. Page 20 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 38] 38 ‘45A Insertion of new s 45A Part 2, division 5— insert— Payment of assessors ‘An assessor assisting the tribunal in a hearing of an NRAS disciplinary proceeding is entitled to be paid the remuneration and allowances decided by the Governor in Council.’. 39 Omission of pts 3 to 11 Parts 3 to 11— omit. 40 Omission of pt 12, divs 1–5 Part 12, divisions 1 to 5— omit. 41 Omission of pt 12, div 6 hdg (Miscellaneous) Part 12, division 6, heading— omit . 42 Amendment of s 394 (Board etc. may give combined notice) (1) Section 394, heading, ‘Board etc.’— omit, insert— ‘ Principal registrar ’. (2) Section 394(1), ‘a board or the secretary or’— omit, insert— ‘the’. (3) Section 394(2), ‘board, secretary or’— 2013 Act No. 13 Page 21

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 43] omit. 43 Omission of ss 395 and 397 Sections 395 and 397— omit. 44 Amendment of s 398 (Regulation-making power) Section 398(2)— omit. 45 Amendment of s 398B (Definitions for pt 12A) (1) Section 398B— insert— ‘ appealable decision means— (a) a decision under the National Law (Queensland), section 196(1)(b) about an NRAS registered health practitioner; or (b) a decision to take action under the National Law (Queensland), section 196(2) against an NRAS registered health practitioner; or (c) a decision under the National Law (Queensland), section 197(1)(a) about an NRAS student; or (d) a decision to take action under the National Law (Queensland), section 197(2) against an NRAS student; or (e) a decision under section 398H; or (f) a final decision in a proceeding for the review of a reviewable decision; or (g) a decision about costs in an NRAS disciplinary proceeding.’. Page 22 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 46] (2) Section 398B, definition panel of assessors , ‘section 398ZL’— omit, insert— ‘section 39’. (3) Section 398B, definition professional panel of assessors , ‘section 398ZL(2)’— omit, insert— ‘section 39’. 46 Amendment of s 398K (Constitution of the tribunal) Section 398K— insert— ‘(2) In this section— ‘ judicial member see the QCAT Act, schedule 3.’. 47 Amendment of 398M (Choosing assessors generally) Section 398M(2)— insert— ‘ QCAT registry means the registry under the QCAT Act.’. 48 Amendment of s 398O (Requirement about gender balance) Section 398O— insert— ‘(4) In this section— entity acting on behalf of a user means— (a) an entity chosen by the user to act on the user’s behalf; or 2013 Act No. 13 Page 23

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 49] (b) if it would be difficult or impossible for the user to choose an entity to act on the user’s behalf—an entity that has a sufficient interest in the health or welfare of the user.’. 49 Amendment of s 398V (Particular hearings to be held in private) Section 398V(1), ‘a impairment’— omit, insert— ‘an impairment’. 50 Amendment of s 398Z (Evidence and findings etc. in other proceedings may be received or adopted) Section 398Z— insert— ‘(2) In this section— disciplinary body means a disciplinary body under this Act as in force from time to time before the commencement of this definition.’. 51 Amendment of s 398ZI (NRAS registrant or national board may appeal to Court of Appeal) Section 398ZI(4)— omit. 52 Omission of pt 12A, div 8 (General matters) Part 12A, division 8— omit. 53 Insertion of new pt 13, div 7 Part 13— Page 24 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 53] insert — ‘Division 7 Provisions for the Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 ‘Subdivision 1 Provisions for amendment of HealthPractitioners (ProfessionalStandards) Act 1999 ‘406 Definition for sdiv 1 ‘In this subdivision— commencement means commencement of this section. pre-amended Act means this Act as in force immediately before the commencement. ‘407 Existing disciplinary proceedings not finally dealt with ‘(1) This section applies if disciplinary proceedings under the pre-amended Act against a person were started but not finally dealt with before the commencement. ‘(2) The chief executive must give the person written notice stating that— (a) the person may make an election to continue the disciplinary proceedings by giving the chief executive written notice of the election within 28 days after receiving the notice; and (b) if the chief executive does not receive the notice within the time mentioned in paragraph (a), the disciplinary proceedings lapse. ‘(3) The person may make an election to continue the disciplinary proceeding by giving the chief executive written notice of the election within 28 days of receiving the notice. 2013 Act No. 13 Page 25

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 53] ‘(4) If the person does not make an election within the time mentioned in subsection (3), the disciplinary proceedings lapse. ‘(5) If the person makes an election under subsection (3), the disciplinary proceedings must continue under the pre-amended Act as applied by subsection (6). ‘(6) For subsection (5), the pre-amended Act applies— (a) as if a reference in the pre-amended Act to— (i) a board or a disciplinary body, other than the tribunal, is a taken to be a reference to the chief executive; or (ii) a registrant is taken to be a reference to the former registrant; and (b) with any other necessary changes. Example for subsection (6)(a) — A reference in the pre-amended Act, section 384A(8) to the board is taken to be a reference to the chief executive. ‘(7) In this section— former registrant means a person who, immediately before the commencement, was a registrant under the pre-amended Act. ‘408 Chief executive to give children’s commissioner further information ‘(1) This section applies if— (a) before the commencement, a former board gave the children’s commissioner a notice, about disciplinary action, immediate suspension or section 311 action in relation to a person, under section 384A(3) of the pre-amended Act; and (b) the children’s commissioner— Page 26 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 53] (i) requests further information about the disciplinary action, immediate suspension or section 311 action; and (ii) notifies the chief executive that the person is an applicant for, or holder of, a prescribed notice or exemption notice under the commissioner’s Act. ‘(2) The chief executive must give the children’s commissioner a written notice stating the following— (a) for a notice about disciplinary action—the form of disciplinary action taken; (b) when the conduct happened that constituted a ground for the disciplinary action, immediate suspension or section 311 action; (c) the nature of the conduct that constituted a ground for the disciplinary action, immediate suspension or section 311 action; (d) any other information about the disciplinary action, immediate suspension or section 311 action the chief executive considers may be relevant to employment screening under the commissioner’s Act, chapter 8, including, for example, details about the nature of the disciplinary action, immediate suspension or section 311 action. ‘(3) If a written notice is given under subsection (2) about a disciplinary action, ground for the immediate suspension or section 311 action relating to a particular child, the notice must not contain information that identifies, or is likely to identify, the child. ‘(4) If the chief executive gives the children’s commissioner information under subsection (2) about disciplinary action, immediate suspension or section 311 action, and the action or suspension is set aside on review or appeal under the pre-amended Act as applied by section 407(6), the chief executive must notify the commissioner of the following— (a) that the action or suspension has been set aside; 2013 Act No. 13 Page 27

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 53] (b) the reasons given by the chief executive for setting it aside. ‘(5) In this section— children’s commissioner means the Commissioner for Children and Young People and Child Guardian under the commissioner’s Act. commissioner’s Act means the Commission for Children andYoung People and Child Guardian Act 2000 . former board means a board under the pre-amended Act. immediate suspension see section 384A(2)(a) of the pre-amended Act. section 311 action see section 384A(2)(b) of the pre-amended Act. ‘Subdivision 2 Provisions relating to the repeal of Dental Technicians Registration Act2001 and Speech PathologistsRegistration Act 2001 ‘409 Definitions for sdiv 2 ‘In this subdivision— commencement means the commencement of this section. former board means a board established under a repealed Act. repealed Act means the Dental Technicians Registration Act2001 or SpeechPathologistsRegistrationAct2001 repealed by section 416. ‘410 Assets and liabilities etc. ‘On the commencement— Page 28 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 53] (a) anything that was an asset or liability of a former board immediately before the commencement becomes an asset or liability of the office; and (b) any property that was, immediately before the commencement, held by a former board on trust or subject to conditions continues to be held by the office on the same trusts or subject to the same conditions. ‘411 Records ‘On the commencement— (a) all records of the former board are transferred to the office; and (b) if a health complaint, within the meaning of the HealthQualityandComplaintsCommissionAct2006 (the HQCC Act ), has not been finally dealt with under a repealed Act—the executive officer must give a copy of any information relating to the health complaint to the commission under the HQCC Act. ‘Subdivision 3 Provisions relating to the repeal of Health Practitioner Registration (Administration) Act 1999 ‘412 Definitions for sdiv 3 ‘In this subdivision— commencement means the commencement of this section. repealed Act means the HealthPractitionerRegistrationBoards (Administration) Act 1999 repealed by section 416. ‘413 Assets and liabilities etc. ‘On the commencement— 2013 Act No. 13 Page 29

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 54] (a) anything that was an asset or liability of the office immediately before the commencement becomes an asset or liability of the State; and (b) any property that was, immediately before the commencement, held by the office on trust or subject to conditions continues to be held by the State on the same trusts or subject to the same conditions. ‘414 Records ‘On the commencement all records of the office, including the records mentioned in section 411, are transferred to the department. ‘415 Refund of proportion of registration fee ‘(1) As soon as practicable after the commencement the chief executive may refund a former registrant a proportion of the registration fee for the registration period for the final financial year for the board. ‘(2) The amount of the refund must be proportionate starting from the commencement to the end of the registration period for the final financial year. ‘(3) In this section— former registrant means a person who, immediately before the commencement, was a general registrant or special purpose registrant under the repealed DentalTechniciansRegistration Act 2001 or Speech Pathologists Registration Act2001 .’. 54 Replacement of pt 14 (Validation provision) Part 14— omit, insert— Page 30 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 55] ‘Part 14 Repeals ‘416 Repeals ‘The following Acts are repealed— • Dental Technicians Registration Act 2001, No. 5 • Health Practitioner Registration (Administration) Act 1999, No. 57 Boards • Speech Pathologists Registration Act 2001, No. 16.’. 55 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) (1) Schedule, definitions approved form , assessment report , assessor , attendance notice , board , board’s nominee , certificate of registration , chairperson , code of practice , complainant , complaints part , convicted , copy , corresponding law , current matter , detriment , disciplinary action , disciplinary body , disciplinary committee , disciplinary matter , disciplinary proceedings, disciplinary proceedings part , entity acting on behalf of a user , expert’s report , external assessment , external assessment report , external assessor , facsimile warrant , foreign disciplinary body , foreign law , foreign law part , foreign regulatory authority , further assessment , ground for disciplinary action , health assessment , health assessment committee , health professions , health service provider , hearing notice , immediate suspension part , impairment , impairment part , inspection part , inspector , interstate regulatory authority , investigation committee , investigation part , investigator , judicial member , Medicare Australia , notice of appeal , notice of review , NRAS disciplinary body , nurse , original panel , panel , panel of assessors , place , place of seizure , pre-amended Act , preliminary report , premises , president , professional conduct review panel , professional panel of assessors , proposed action , QCAT registry , referral notice , register first mention, registered , registrant , registrant’s board , relevant professional panel of assessors , repealed Act , repealed health practitioner registration Act second mention , reprisal , reviewable 2013 Act No. 13 Page 31

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 55] decision , review and appeal part , review panel, secretary , suspected matter , suspended decision , tribunal review decision , unsatisfactory professional conduct , warrant form , wellbeing of vulnerable persons — omit. (2) Schedule— insert— ‘ assessor , for part 12A, see section 398B. panel of assessors , for part 12A, see section 398B. pre-amended Act — (a) for part 13, division 4, see section 405I; or (b) for part 13, division 7, subdivision 1, see section 406. professional panel of assessors means a panel of assessors mentioned in section 398B. repealed Act — (a) for part 13, division 3, see section 405A; or (b) for part 13, division 7. subdivision 2, see section 409; or (c) for part 13, division 7. subdivision 3, see section 412. reviewable decision , for part 12A, see section 398B. tribunal review decision , for part 12A, see section 398B.’. (3) Schedule, definition appealable decision , ‘division 7, see section 398ZI(4)’— omit, insert— ‘see section 398B’. (4) Schedule, definition commencement — insert— ‘(e) for part 13, division 7, subdivision 1—see section 406; or (f) for part 13, division 7, subdivision 2—see section 409.’. Page 32 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 8 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 [s 55] (5) Schedule, definition executive officer , ‘the Health ’— omit, insert— ‘the repealed Health ’. (6) Schedule, definition former board — insert— ‘(d) for part 13, division 7, subdivision 2, see section 409.’. (7) Schedule, definition health practitioner registration Act , paragraphs (a) and (b), after ‘the’— insert— ‘repealed’. (8) Schedule definition office , before ‘ Health Practitioner ’ — insert— ‘repealed’. (9) Schedule, definition profession , from ‘means the following—’— omit, insert— ‘, for an NRAS registrant, means the health profession (as defined under the National Law) in which the registrant is registered to practise under the National Law. Example — If an NRAS registrant is registered under the National Law to practise the chiropractic profession, the registrant’s profession is the chiropractic profession.’. (10) Schedule, definition user , ‘a registrant or’ — omit, insert— ‘an’. 2013 Act No. 13 Page 33

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 9 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Special Events Exemption) Act 1998 [s 56] Part 9 Amendment of Health Practitioners (Special Events Exemption) Act 1998 56 Act amended This part amends the HealthPractitioners(SpecialEventsExemption) Act 1998 . 57 Amendment of s 12 (Exemptions relating to offences) Section 12(1) and editor’s note, ‘a health registration Act’— omit, insert— ‘the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland)’. 58 Amendment of s 15 (Complaints about visiting health practitioners) Section 15(3), ‘a health registration Act’— omit, insert— ‘the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law’. 59 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) (1) Schedule, definition health care services , from ‘dental technicians,’— omit, insert— ‘dentists, medical practitioners, medical radiation technologists, nurses, occupational therapists, optometrists, osteopaths, pharmacists, physiotherapists, podiatrists and psychologists.’. (2) Schedule, definition health registration Act — omit. Page 34 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 10 Amendment of Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 [s 60] (3) Schedule, definition local health practitioner , ‘a health registration Act’— omit, insert— ‘the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law’. Part 10 Amendment of Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 60 Act amended This part amends the HealthQualityandComplaintsCommission Act 2006 . 61 Amendment of s 15 (Commission’s functions—information) Section 15(b), ‘registration boards’— omit, insert— ‘national boards’. 62 Amendment of s 17 (Cooperation with other entities) Section 17(b)(viii), ‘registration board’— omit, insert— ‘national board’. 63 Amendment of s 24 (Action by commission for contravention of s 20(1)) Section 24(2)(d), ‘registration board’— omit, insert— 2013 Act No. 13 Page 35

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 10 Amendment of Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 [s 64] ‘national board’. 64 Amendment of s 37 (Meaning of health service complaint ) Section 37(1)(f), ‘the Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 or’— omit. 65 Amendment of s 49B (Preliminary assessment) Section 49B(3)(d), ‘registration board’— omit, insert— ‘national board’. 66 Amendment of s 50 (How commission must deal with a health quality complaint) Section 50(2)(b), from ‘the Health Practitioners ’ to ‘registration board’— omit, insert— ‘the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law—refer it to the provider’s national board’. 67 Amendment of s 54 (Notice of decision to assess health service complaint) (1) Section 54(1)(c), (3) and (5)— omit. (2) Section 54(4)— renumber as section 54(3). 68 Omission of s 57 (Consultation with registration board) Section 57— omit. Page 36 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 10 Amendment of Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 [s 69] 69 Amendment of s 58 (Time limit on assessment) (1) Section 58(1)(b), ‘subsection (3)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (2)’. (2) Section 58(2)— omit. (3) Section 58(3)— renumber as section 58(2). 70 Amendment of s 61 (Action on acceptance of complaint about provider) Section 61(2)(c), ‘registration board’— omit, insert— ‘national board’. 71 Amendment of s 62 (Matters about conciliation) (1) Section 62(1), ‘registration board’s’— omit, insert— ‘national board’s’. (2) Section 62(2)(b) and (3), ‘registration board’— omit, insert— ‘national board’. 72 Amendment of ch 5, pt 4, div 5 hdg (When commission must refer health service complaints to registration boards) Chapter 5, part 4, division 5, heading, ‘registration boards’— omit, insert— ‘ national boards ’. 2013 Act No. 13 Page 37

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 10 Amendment of Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 [s 73] 73 Amendment of s 66 (Referral to registration board in public interest) Section 66, ‘registration board’— omit, insert— ‘national board’. 74 Omission of s 68 (Registration board may delegate function under s 57) Section 68— omit. 75 Amendment of s 76 (Action by commission on becoming aware of public interest issue) Section 76(1)(a), (2) to (4), (5)(b) and (6), ‘registration board’— omit, insert— ‘national board’. 76 Amendment of s 80 (Action on report of unsuccessful conciliation) Section 80(1)(a)(i), (2), (3) and (4), ‘registration board’— omit, insert— ‘national board’. 77 Amendment of s 81 (Ending conciliation by commission) Section 81(3)(a)(i), (4), (5) and (6), ‘registration board’— omit, insert— ‘national board’. Page 38 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 10 Amendment of Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 [s 78] 78 Amendment of s 91 (Commission’s report about investigation) Section 91(2), ‘registration board’— omit, insert— ‘national board’. 79 Amendment of s 92 (To whom report may be given) Section 92(e), ‘registration board’— omit, insert— ‘national board’. 80 Amendment of s 149 (Assistant commissioners) (1) Section 149(4), definition health practitioner registration Act — omit. (2) Section 149(4), definition registered provider , from ‘of another State’— omit, insert— ‘of a foreign country that provides for the same matter as a provision of the HealthPractitionerRegulationNationalLaw.’. 81 Amendment of s 164 (Other directions by Minister) Section 164(1)(d), ‘190 or’— omit. 82 Amendment of ch 12 hdg (Registration boards) Chapter 12, heading, ‘Registration boards’— omit, insert— ‘ National boards ’. 2013 Act No. 13 Page 39

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 10 Amendment of Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 [s 83] 83 Amendment of s 188 (Information from registration board) Section 188, ‘registration board’ — omit, insert— ‘national board’. 84 Amendment of s 189 (Registration board may ask commission for information) (1) Section 189, heading, ‘Registration board’ — omit, insert— ‘ National board ’. (2) Section 189(1), ‘registration board may at any time’ — omit, insert— ‘national board may, at any time,’. (3) Section 189(1) and (2), ‘registration board’s’ — omit, insert— ‘national board’s’. 85 Omission of s 190 (Commission may intervene in disciplinary proceeding under Health Practitioners(Professional Standards) Act 1999) Section 190— omit . 86 Amendment of s 209 (Form of consultation between commission and registration board) (1) Section 209, heading, ‘registration board’— omit, insert— ‘ national board ’. Page 40 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 10 Amendment of Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 [s 87] (2) Section 209(1), ‘registration board required under section 57(1),’— omit, insert— ‘national board required under section’. 87 Amendment of s 210 (Commission may provide information) Section 210(1), ‘registration board’— omit, insert— ‘national board’. 88 Amendment of s 214 (Preservation of confidentiality) Section 214(1)(c), ‘ (Professional Standards) ’— omit, insert— ‘ (Disciplinary Proceedings) ’. 89 Insertion of new ch 15, pt 4 Chapter 15— insert— ‘Part 4 Provision for Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 ‘234 How commission may continue health quality complaint or health service complaint ‘(1) This section applies if, on the commencement, a copy of any information relating to a health complaint about a former registered provider is given to the commission under the 2013 Act No. 13 Page 41

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 10 Amendment of Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 [s 90] HealthPractitioners(DisciplinaryProceedings)Act1999 , section 411. ‘(2) The commission may continue to deal with the health complaint under this Act as if, at the time the action by the person that provided the ground for the health complaint happened, the person were a person who provided a health service but not as a registered provider. Note — See the HealthPractitioners(DisciplinaryProceedings)Act1999, section 411. ‘(3) In this section— commencement means the commencement of this section. former registered provider means a person who, immediately before the commencement, was a registered provider registered by a State board.’. 90 Amendment of sch 5 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 5, definitions disciplinary committee , professional conduct review panel , registration board , State board and State health law — omit . (2) Schedule 5, definition completion notice — omit, insert— ‘ completion notice , for an entity for a complaint, means a notice that the entity has finished dealing with the complaint.’ (3) Schedule 5, definition disciplinary body , paragraphs (a) to (e)— omit, insert— ‘(a) QCAT; or (b) a national board under the HealthPractitioners(Disciplinary Proceedings) Act 1999 .’. Page 42 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 11 Amendment of Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 [s 91] (4) Schedule 5, definition ‘registration’— omit, insert— ‘national board.’. registered provider , from Part 11 Amendment of Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 91 Act amended This part amends the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 . 92 Amendment of s 87 (Protection for documents and information) Section 87(4), definition proceeding , paragraph (c), ‘a disciplinary proceeding under the HealthPractitioners(Professional Standards) Act 1999 or’— omit. 93 Amendment of s 103 (Stopping conduct of RCA of reportable event—commissioning authority) Section 103(6), definition relevant entity , paragraph (c), ‘a health practitioner registration Act’— omit, insert— ‘the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law’. 2013 Act No. 13 Page 43

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 11 Amendment of Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 [s 94] 94 Amendment of s 119 (Protection for documents and information) Section 119(5), definition proceeding , paragraph (c), ‘a disciplinary proceeding under the HealthPractitioners(Professional Standards) Act 1999 or’— omit. 95 Amendment of s 138 (Protection for reports) Section 138(4), definition proceeding , paragraph (c), ‘a disciplinary proceeding under the HealthPractitioners(Professional Standards) Act 1999 or’— omit. 96 Amendment of s 155 (Disclosure to health practitioner registration board) (1) Section 155, ‘a health practitioner registration Act’— omit, insert— ‘the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law’. (2) Section 155(a) and (b), ‘health practitioner registration Act’— omit, insert— ‘Health Practitioner Regulation National Law’. 97 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 2, definition health practitioner registration Act — omit. (2) Schedule 2, definition health professional , paragraph (a), ‘a health practitioner registration Act’— omit, insert— ‘the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law’. Page 44 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 12 Amendment of Integrity Act 2009 [s 98] Part 12 Amendment of Integrity Act 2009 98 Act amended This part amends the Integrity Act 2009 . 99 Amendment of sch 1 (Statutory office holders for section 72C) Schedule 1, entry for Health Practitioner Registration Boards(Administration) Act 1999 — omit. Part 13 Amendment of Public Health Act 2005 100 Act amended This part amends the Public Health Act 2005 . 101 Amendment of s 213D (Chief executive may report contravention) (1) Section 213D(2), definition relevant entity , paragraph (b)— omit. (2) Section 213D(2), definition relevant entity , paragraphs (c) and (d)— renumber as paragraphs (b) and (c). 2013 Act No. 13 Page 45

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 14 Amendment of Public Service Act 2008 [s 102] Part 14 Amendment of Public Service Act 2008 102 Act amended This part amends the Public Service Act 2008 . 103 Amendment of sch 1 (Public service offices and their heads) Schedule 1, entry for Office of Health Practitioner Registration Boards— omit . Part 15 Amendment of Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 104 Act amended This part amends the QueenslandCivilandAdministrativeTribunal Act 2009 . 105 Amendment of s 10 (Generally) Section 10(2), note, paragraph (b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) the HealthPractitioners(DisciplinaryProceedings)Act1999 , section 398C. ’. Page 46 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 16 Amendment of Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 2009 [s 106] Part 16 Amendment of Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 2009 106 Regulation amended This part amends the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 2009 . 107 Amendment of sch 1 (Enabling Acts and provisions) (1) Schedule 1, part 1, entries for Dental Technicians RegistrationAct 2001 and Speech Pathologists Registration Act 2001 — omit. (2) Schedule 1, part 1, entry for HealthPractitioners(Professional Standards) Act 1999 — omit, insert— ‘ Health Practitioners (Disciplinary Proceedings) Act 1999 , section 398F’. Part 17 Amendment of Radiation Safety Act 1999 108 Act amended This part amends the Radiation Safety Act 1999 . 109 Amendment of s 209 (Confidentiality of information) Section 209(3)(a)(iv), from ‘to a board established under a health practitioner’ to ‘ Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 or’— omit. 2013 Act No. 13 Page 47

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 18 Amendment of Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009 [s 110] 110 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 2, definition health practitioner , paragraph (b)— omit. (2) Schedule 2, definition health practitioner , paragraph (c)— renumber as paragraph (b). (3) Schedule 2, definition health practitioner registration Act — omit. Part 18 Amendment of Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009 111 Act amended This part amends the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009 . 112 Insertion of new ch 7 After section 195— insert — Page 48 2013 Act No. 13

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 18 Amendment of Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009 [s 112] ‘Chapter 7 Validation provision for Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 ‘196 Definition health practitioner —retrospective operation and validation ‘(1) This section applies in relation to the period from the commencement of the 2010 amendment until the commencement of this section (the validation period ). Note — The 2010 amendment commenced on 1 July 2010. ‘(2) It is declared that— (a) for this Act, a person is taken to have been a health practitioner for any time during the validation period that the person was registered under the HealthPractitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the dentists division of the dental profession, other than as a student; and (b) anything done or omitted to be done by a person is taken to be, and to have always been, as valid and lawful as it would be, or would have been, if the amended definition had been in force throughout the validation period. ‘(3) In this section— 2010 amendment means the substitution of the definition health practitioner in schedule 3 by the HealthLegislation(HealthPractitionerRegulationNationalLaw)AmendmentAct 2010 . amended definition means the definition health practitioner in schedule 3 as in force immediately after the commencement of this section.’. 2013 Act No. 13 Page 49

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 Part 18 Amendment of Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009 [s 113] 113 Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 3, definition health practitioner , paragraph (a)(ii)— insert— ‘(D) dentist;’. (2) Schedule 3, definition health practitioner , paragraph (b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) a person who is eligible for practising membership of The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited ACN 008 393 440.’. © State of Queensland 2013 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Page 50 2013 Act No. 13