Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (Qld)

Queensland Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Reprinted as in force on 1 December 2009 Reprint No. 2G This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy

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Queensland Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Contents Part 1 Division 1 1 2 Division 2 3 4 5 6 Division 3 7 Division 4 8 Part 2 Division 1 9 10 11 11A 12 13 14 Division 2 15 Page Preliminary Introduction Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Operation of Act Act binds all persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The legislative scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Board’s decisions to accord with decisions of certain bodies under the Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act1999 ......................................... 16 Mutual recognition legislation not affected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Objects Objects of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Interpretation Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Medical Board of Queensland Establishment and functions Establishment of board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Board’s relationship with the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Functions of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Board to act promptly etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Board’s independence etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Powers of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Delegation by board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Membership Membership of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Division 3 27 28 29 30 31 32 Division 4 33 34 Division 5 35 Division 6 36 Division 7 37 Division 8 38 39 40 Part 3 Division 1 41 2 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Appointed registrant members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certain nominee board members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chairperson and deputy chairperson of board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Term of appointment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disqualification from membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacation of office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When notice of resignation takes effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leave of absence for an appointed member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of vacancy in membership of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remuneration of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board business Conduct of business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Times and places of meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presiding at meetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conduct of meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board committees Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remuneration of committee members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disclosure of interests by board members and committee members Disclosure of interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Directions by Minister Minister’s power to give directions in the public interest . . . . . . . . Annual reports Matters to be included in annual report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other provisions about the board Board is statutory body under the FinancialAccountabilityAct 2009 ....................................... Board is statutory body under the Statutory Bodies FinancialArrangementsAct1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board’s common seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration Preliminary Who may apply for registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 31 31 32 32 33 33

3 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Division 2 Subdivision 1 42 Subdivision 2 43 44 45 Subdivision 3 46 47 48 49 50 Subdivision 4 51 52 53 54 Subdivision 5 55 Subdivision 6 56 Subdivision 7 57 58 59 60 Division 3 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 Applications for general registration Applications Procedural requirements for applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eligibility for general registration Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When applicant is qualified for general registration . . . . . . . . . . . Fitness to practise the profession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inquiries into applications Board’s powers before deciding applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment of appropriately qualified person to conduct health assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report about health assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use of assessment report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment for health assessments and reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision on applications Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steps to be taken after application decided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure to decide applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further consideration of applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information in certificates of general registration Forms of certificates of general registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period of general registration Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions of general registration Imposition of internship conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Imposition of supervised practice program conditions . . . . . . . . . Imposition of other conditions by board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contravention of conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisional general registration Meaning of authorised person for div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisional general registration of a person on internship conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Confirmation or cancellation of provisional general registration . . Procedure after cancellation of provisional general registration. . Form of certificate of provisional general registration. . . . . . . . . . Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board decides to register provisional general registrant as a general registrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 34 34 35 37 38 39 39 40 40 40 40 41 43 43 43 45 46 47 47 47 49 49 50 50 50

4 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 68 69 Division 4 Subdivision 1 69A 70 Subdivision 2 71 72 73 Subdivision 3 74 75 76 77 Division 5 77A 78 79 80 81 82 83 Division 6 84 85 86 87 88 89 Division 7 90 91 Board decides to refuse to register provisional general registrant as a general registrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deemed refusal by board to register provisional general registrant as a general registrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renewal of general registrations Preliminary Non-application of div 4 to short-term registration . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of recency of practice requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications for renewal of general registrations Notification of imminent expiry of registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedural requirements for applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General registration taken to be in force while application is considered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision on applications Inquiries into applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recency of practice requirements are not satisfied . . . . . . . . . . . Steps to be taken after application decided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restoration of general registrations Non-application of div 5 to short-term registration . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of div 4, sdivs 1 and 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When an application for restoration of a general registration may be made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedural requirements for applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period of restored registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions of expired registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When recency of practice conditions take effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancellation of general registrations Grounds for cancellation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show cause notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Representations about show cause notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ending show cause process without further action . . . . . . . . . . . Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Return of cancelled certificate of general registration to board . . Reviewing probationary conditions on general registrations Review of probationary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registrant to give notice of completion of internship, or supervised practice program, to board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 51 51 52 52 52 53 54 55 55 56 57 57 57 57 58 58 58 59 60 60 60 60 61 61 61

5 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 92 93 94 95 96 97 Division 8 Subdivision 1 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 Subdivision 2 109 Division 9 Subdivision 1 110 Subdivision 2 111 Subdivision 3 112 113 Subdivision 4 114 115 116 117 Board to give notice to internship nominee or supervisor . . . . . . Board’s powers before making decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When decision takes effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure by board to make decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Issuing new certificate of general registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reviewing conditions of general registrations Review of conditions imposed by the board or QCAT Review of conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How registrant may start a review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review of conditions during review period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board’s powers before making decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of ss 47–50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deemed withdrawal of application etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When decision takes effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure by board to make decision on application. . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure by board to make decision on review agreed to under s 100 .......................................... Further decision required if certain conditions changed. . . . . . . . Recording change, or removal, of conditions Amending, replacing, or issuing new, certificate of general registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specialist registration Applications Procedural requirements for applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eligibility for specialist registration Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inquiries into applications Board’s powers before deciding applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of ss 47–50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision on applications Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steps to be taken after application decided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure to decide applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further consideration of applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 63 63 64 64 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 70 71 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 77 77 78

6 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Subdivision 5 Information in certificates of specialist registration 118 Form of certificates of specialist registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 6 Period of specialist registration 119 Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 7 Conditions of specialist registration 120 Conditions attaching to general registration applicable to specialist registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Imposition of conditions by board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121A Condition of practice under supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Contravention of conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Standard condition of specialist registration of certain persons . . Subdivision 8 Application of certain provisions 124 Application of certain provisions to provisional specialist registration and specialist registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Provisional specialist registration of a person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 9 Miscellaneous 126 Additional information to be included in show cause notice . . . . . 127 Effect on specialist registration if general registration ceases to have effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Effect on specialist registration if conditions on general registration are changed or removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Restoration of specialist registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Decision about recording details of certain conditions in register Division 10 Special purpose registrations Subdivision 1AA Preliminary 130A Definitions for div 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 1 Eligibility for special purpose registration 131 Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Postgraduate study or training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Supervised training to prepare for clinical examination . . . . . . . . 134 Medical teaching or research, and connected practice . . . . . . . . 135 Practice in area of need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Study or training to obtain a qualification in a specialty . . . . . . . . 137 Practice in the public interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Practice in general practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 2 Applications for special purpose registration 139 Application of divs 2 and 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Period of special purpose registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 80 80 81 82 82 82 82 84 85 85 86 87 88 88 89 90 90 90 91 93 93 93 94 95

7 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 140A 140B 141 142 143 143A Subdivision 3 143B 144 145 146 147 Subdivision 4 148 149 Subdivision 5 149A 150 150A Subdivision 6 150AA 150AB150AC Division 10A Subdivision 1 150B Subdivision 2 150C 150D 150E 150F 150G 150H Subdivision 3 150I Standard condition—registration under ss 132–137 . . . . . . . . . . Standard condition—registration under ss 132–136 . . . . . . . . . . Imposition of conditions by board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contravention of conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisional special purpose registration of a person . . . . . . . . . . Deemed specialist registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renewal of special purpose registrations Non-application of sdiv 3 to short-term registration . . . . . . . . . . . Application of div 4, sdivs 2 and 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matters that may be considered in deciding applications for renewal of special purpose registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renewal on conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period of renewed special purpose registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancellation of special purpose registrations Application of div 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grounds for cancellation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing or removing conditions Changing conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amending, replacing, or issuing new, certificate of general registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification of the board Notice to the board of temporary or permanent transfer to junior medical officer position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of proposed supervised practice plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice to the board of supervised training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-practising registrations Eligibility for non-practising registration Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications for non-practising registration Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suitability of proposed non-practising registrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board’s powers before deciding applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure to decide application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forms of certificates of non-practising registration. . . . . . . . . . . . Standard condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancellation of non-practising registrations Application of div 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 95 96 96 96 97 98 98 98 99 100 100 100 101 102 102 103 106 107 109 110 110 111 112 112 113 113

8 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 150J Division 11 151 152 153 154 155 156 156A 156B Part 4 Division 1 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 Division 3 168 169 Division 4 170 Division 5 171 172 Division 6 173 174 175 Grounds for cancellation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General provisions about registrations Person is taken to be registered under this part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surrender of registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of certificates of registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certified copy of certificates of registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification of change in circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification of certain events to interstate regulatory authorities and other entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short-term registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report about delayed applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of registrants and other persons Restricted titles and holding out Taking of restricted titles etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taking of restricted specialist title etc. by person . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using restricted specialist title in relation to other person . . . . . . Use of title ‘doctor’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claims by persons as to registration and prohibited conduct by non-registrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claims by persons as to other persons’ registration. . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions on certain registrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions on provisional registrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions on registrants registered on conditions. . . . . . . . . . . Advertising Obligations of advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information to appear in advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registrants’ autonomy Aiding, abetting etc. conduct that is a ground for disciplinary action ......................................... Court orders and injunctions Persons may be prohibited from supplying health services etc.. . Injunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reprisals Reprisal and grounds for reprisals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence for taking reprisal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Damages entitlement for reprisal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 114 114 114 115 115 115 117 117 118 120 121 122 123 125 125 126 127 127 128 129 129 131 132 133 133

Division 7 176 177 Part 5 Division 1 178 Division 2 179 180 180A 181 182 183 184 185 Division 3 186 187 188 189 Division 4 190 191 192 193 194 195 Division 5 196 197 Part 6 Division 1 198 199 200 9 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Other provisions Protection for registrants providing information about indictable offences to police officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment, or acceptance of payment, for referrals prohibited . . . . Intern training programs and intern training secondment programs Preliminary Definition for pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accreditation of a program Application for accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Criteria for applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection from liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inquiries into applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure to decide applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accreditation certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renewal of accreditation Applications for renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inquiries into applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accreditation taken to be in force while application is considered Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancellation of accreditation Ground for cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show cause notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Representations about show cause notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ending show cause process without further action . . . . . . . . . . . Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Return of accreditation certificate to board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General provisions about accreditation Surrender of accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of accreditation certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investigation and enforcement Inspectors Functions of inspectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of inspectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limitation on powers of inspectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 134 135 135 135 136 137 137 137 138 138 138 139 139 139 140 140 141 141 141 142 142 143 143 143 143

10 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Division 2 201 202 203 204 205 Division 3 Subdivision 1 206 Subdivision 2 207 208 209 210 211 Subdivision 3 212 213 214 Subdivision 4 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 Subdivision 5 226 227 228 Appointment of inspectors and other matters Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identity cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure to return identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production or display of inspector’s identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of inspectors Entry of places Power to enter places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure for entry Entry with consent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application for warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Issue of warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special warrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrants—procedure before entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers after entry General powers after entering places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure to help inspector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure to give information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to seize evidence Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered without consent or warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seizing evidence at a place that may only be entered with consent or warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Securing seized things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tampering with seized things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers to support seizure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receipts for seized things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forfeiture of seized things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forfeiture on conviction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dealing with forfeited things etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Return of seized things. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access to seized things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to obtain information Power to require name and address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure to give name or address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to require production of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 144 144 145 145 145 146 147 147 148 149 150 151 151 152 152 153 153 153 154 154 155 156 156 156 157 157 158

229 230 Division 4 231 232 233 234 235 236 Part 7 237 238 Part 8 Division 1 242 243 244 245 Division 2 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 Part 9 Division 1 254 255 Division 2 256 Division 3 257 258 11 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Failure to produce document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to require information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General enforcement matters Notice of damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . False or misleading information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . False or misleading documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obstructing inspectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Impersonation of inspectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reviews by QCAT Who may apply for a review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Particular matters relating to powers of QCAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal proceedings Evidence Application of division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointments and authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidentiary provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceedings Indictable and summary offences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceedings for indictable offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence . . . . . . Limitation on time for starting summary proceedings. . . . . . . . . . Allegations of false or misleading information or documents . . . . Penalties to be paid to board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Responsibility for acts or omissions of representatives . . . . . . . . Executive officers must ensure corporation complies with Act. . . Register, records and information Register Register to be kept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspection of register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records to be kept Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information Confidentiality of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board’s annual report must disclose authorisation. . . . . . . . . . . . 158 158 159 160 160 160 161 161 161 162 162 162 163 163 164 164 165 165 165 166 166 167 167 169 169 170 171

Part 10 Division 1 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 Division 2 266 Division 3 267 268 269 Division 4 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 Part 11 Division 1 279 Division 2 280 281 282 283 284 285 12 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Miscellaneous Abandoned, and other, health records Definitions for div 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board may take possession of abandoned health records. . . . . . Health records forming part of deceased estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health records of persons convicted of an offence against s 157(1) or (6), 158 or 161 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dealing with certain health records seized under s 215 or 216 . . How board may deal with health records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Destruction of health records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continuing professional education of registrants Continuing professional education programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declared events Definitions for div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declaration of events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deemed general or specialist registration of visiting practitioners Other provisions Provision of certain professional services by interstate practitioners .................................... Protecting officials from liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection for persons involved in supervising registrants . . . . . . False or misleading information or documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certificates etc. not to be false or misleading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Examination fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulation-making power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repeal and transitional provisions Repeal Repeal of MedicalAct1939 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions for Act No. 7 of 2001 Definitions for div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving of certain orders made under repealed Act . . . . . . . . . . . References to repealed Act or former board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board is the legal successor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assets and liabilities etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 172 172 173 173 173 174 174 175 176 176 177 177 178 179 181 182 182 182 182 183 183 184 184 184 184 185

13 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 300 301 Division 3 302 Division 4 303 Division 4 303 Schedule 1 Schedule 3 Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dealing with matter under Health Practitioners (ProfessionalStandards) Act 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chairperson of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deputy chairperson of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing or removing conditions imposed under repealed Act . . Existing applications for certain column 1 registrations . . . . . . . . Suspended registrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continuation of approvals for intern training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unmet area of need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certain Act has not been repealed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provision for MedicalPractitionersRegistrationAmendment Act 2006 Transitional—amendment of regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provision for Medical Board (Administration)Act2006 Continuing appointment of inspector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provision for HealthLegislationAmendmentAct2006 Existing special purpose registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decisions for which information notices must be given . . . . Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 185 185 185 187 187 187 188 190 191 191 191 192 192 192 194 194 195 196 200 Endnotes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tables in earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of forms notified or published in the gazette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 212 213 213 214 214 216 223

s 1 15 s 4 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 1 December 2009] An Act to provide for the registration of medical practitioners, and for other purposes Part 1 Preliminary Division 1 Introduction 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 . 2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. Division 2 Operation of Act 3 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons, including the State. (2) Nothing in this Act makes the State liable to be prosecuted for an offence. 4 The legislative scheme This Act is part of a legislative scheme (the legislative scheme ) consisting of the health practitioner registration Acts, the Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration)

s 5 16 s 7 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Act 1999 , the Medical Board (Administration) Act 2006 and the Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 . 5 Board’s decisions to accord with decisions of certain bodies under the Health Practitioners (ProfessionalStandards) Act 1999 (1) This section applies if the board is making— (a) a decision on an application for registration; or (b) a decision, under this Act, affecting a registrant’s registration. (2) The decision must comply with, and be consistent with, any decision of the board, a disciplinary committee, a professional conduct review panel, QCAT or the Court of Appeal, affecting the applicant or registration, under the HealthPractitioners(Professional Standards) Act 1999 . 6 Mutual recognition legislation not affected This Act does not affect the operation of the MutualRecognition(Queensland)Act1992 or the Trans-TasmanMutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 2003 . Division 3 Objects 7 Objects of Act (1) The objects of this Act are— (a) to protect the public by ensuring health care is delivered by registrants in a professional, safe and competent way; and (b) to uphold the standards of practice within the profession; and (c) to maintain public confidence in the profession. (2) The objects are to be achieved mainly by— (a) establishing the Medical Board of Queensland; and

s 8 17 s 11 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (b) providing for the registration of persons under this Act; and (c) imposing obligations on persons in relation to the practice of the profession; and (d) providing for compliance with this Act to be monitored and enforced. Division 4 Interpretation 8 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 3 defines particular words used in this Act. Part 2 Medical Board of Queensland Division 1 Establishment and functions 9 Establishment of board (1) The Medical Board of Queensland is established. (2) The board— (a) is a body corporate; and (b) has a common seal; and (c) may sue and be sued in its corporate name. 10 Board’s relationship with the State The board does not represent the State. 11 Functions of board The board has the following functions—

s 11 18 s 11 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (a) to assess applications for registration; (b) to register persons who satisfy the requirements for registration; (c) to monitor, and assess, whether registrants comply with any conditions of registration; (d) to keep a register of, and records relating to, registrants; (e) to promote high standards of practice of the profession by registrants; (f) to develop or adopt programs for the continuing professional education of registrants, and encourage their participation in the programs; (g) to develop or adopt training programs in the practice of the profession that are relevant to a person’s eligibility for registration; Example of training programs — refresher courses for persons who have not practised the profession for a number of years (h) to accredit intern training programs and intern training secondment programs; (i) to confer and cooperate with interstate regulatory authorities; (j) to confer and cooperate with entities engaged in the development of national policies about the regulation of the profession; (k) to confer and cooperate with the following entities about the education of persons in the practice of the profession— (i) educational institutions; (ii) entities responsible for accrediting courses, or accrediting institutions to educate persons, for the profession; (l) to inform registrants and the public about the operation of the legislative scheme in its application to the profession;

s 11A 19 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 s 12 (m) to examine, and advise the Minister about, the operation of the legislative scheme in its application to the profession; (n) to monitor, and enforce, compliance with this Act; (o) to undertake research, relevant to the legislative scheme, into the regulation of the profession; (p) to collect, and give to persons, information about the practice of the profession by registrants; Example of information about the practice of the profession by registrants — the languages, other than English, spoken by registrants (q) to perform other functions given to the board under this or another Act. Example for paragraph (q) — Under the HealthPractitioners(ProfessionalStandards)Act1999 , section 374, the board may develop codes of practice, or adopt another entity’s code of practice, to provide guidance to registrants as to appropriate professional conduct or practice. 11A Board to act promptly etc. (1) This section applies to the board in the performance of its functions relating to registration under section 11(a) and (b). (2) The board must act promptly. (3) The board must have simple and flexible processes that are easy for applicants to use. (4) The board must act under subsections (2) and (3) in a way that is consistent with a proper consideration of the issues involved, with the objects of this Act and with the way it is required to act under section 12. 12 Board’s independence etc. In performing its functions, the board is to act independently, impartially and in the public interest.

s 13 20 s 14 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 13 Powers of board (1) The board has all the powers of an individual, and may, for example— (a) enter into contracts; and (b) enter into service agreements; and (c) acquire, hold, dispose of, and deal with, property; and (d) appoint agents and attorneys; and (e) engage consultants; and (f) fix charges, and other terms, for services and other facilities it supplies; and (g) do anything else necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, its functions. (2) This section does not authorise the board to obtain administrative and operational support other than as required by the Medical Board (Administration) Act 2006 . (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the board has the powers given to it under this or another Act. (4) The board may exercise its powers inside or outside Queensland. (5) Without limiting subsection (4), the board may exercise its powers outside Australia. 14 Delegation by board (1) The board may delegate its powers under this Act to— (a) a member; or (b) a committee of the board consisting of appropriately qualified persons, 1 of whom must be a member; or (c) the executive officer; or (d) with the agreement of the executive officer—an appropriately qualified member of the office’s staff. (2) However, the board may not delegate its power under this Act—

s 15 21 s 15 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (a) to decide to refuse to register an applicant for registration; or (b) to decide to refuse to renew a renewable registration; or (c) to decide to refuse to restore a renewable registration; or (d) to decide to cancel a registration; or (e) to decide to remove conditions on a registration; or (f) to enter into a service agreement. (3) Despite subsection (2)(e), the board may delegate its power under this Act to decide to remove internship conditions. (4) In this section— appropriately qualified includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power. Example of standing for a member of the office’s staff — the staff member’s classification level in the office Division 2 Membership 15 Membership of board (1) The board consists of— (a) the chief health officer; and (b) at least 6, but not more than 10, persons (the appointed members ) appointed by the Governor in Council. (2) The appointed members must include— (a) persons who are registrants (the appointed registrant members ); and (b) persons (the public members ) having an interest in, and knowledge of, consumer health issues who are not, and have not been— (i) registered under a health practitioner registration Act or an earlier corresponding Act; or (ii) registered or enrolled under the Nursing Act 1992 or an earlier corresponding Act; or

s 16 22 s 16 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (iii) registered or enrolled under a law applying, or that applied, in another State or foreign country that provides, or provided, for the same matter as a health practitioner registration Act or the NursingAct 1992 or a provision of the Act; and (c) 1 lawyer nominated by the Minister. (3) Also, the Minister may nominate persons who do not belong to the categories of persons mentioned in subsection (2) to be appointed members. (4) A majority of the members must be registrant members. (5) At least 1 appointed member must be a person with a high level of expertise in organisational management, customer service or business. (6) In this section— earlier corresponding Act , in relation to a health practitioner registration Act, means an earlier Act that provided for the same matter as the health practitioner registration Act or a provision of the health practitioner registration Act. earlier corresponding Act , in relation to the NursingAct1992 , means an earlier Act that provided for the same matter as the NursingAct1992 or a provision of the NursingAct1992 . 16 Appointed registrant members (1) The appointed registrant members must consist of— (a) at least 2 registrants nominated by the bodies the Minister considers represent the interests of registrants; and (b) 1 registrant nominated by the governing bodies of educational institutions, established in the State, chosen by the Minister. (2) Also, the appointed registrant members may include registrants nominated by the Minister.

s 17 23 s 18 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 17 Public members The public members must consist of— (a) at least 1 person nominated by community groups and other entities the Minister considers have an interest in consumer health issues; and (b) at least 1 other person nominated by the Minister. 18 Certain nominee board members (1) This section applies for the nomination of a person or persons for a position or positions on the board under section 16(1)(a) or (b) or 17(a). (2) The Minister must give the entities who may make the nomination notice stating a reasonable period within which they may nominate the person or persons for the position or positions. (3) The Minister may in the notice ask the entities to nominate more than the required number of persons for the position or positions. (4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), if the entities nominate more than the required number of persons for the position or positions— (a) the Minister must choose the nominee or nominees for the position or positions from the nominations; and (b) the person or persons chosen are taken to be the nominee or nominees, under the relevant provision mentioned in subsection (1), for the position or positions. (5) Subsection (6) applies if— (a) the entities do not nominate a person or persons for the position or positions within the period stated in the notice; or (b) the entities nominate a number of persons for the position or positions that is less than the number requested by the Minister under subsection (3); or

s 19 24 s 20 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (c) the person or any of the persons nominated by the entities are not eligible to be appointed to the position or positions concerned. (6) The Minister must nominate a person or persons eligible to be appointed to the position or positions and the nomination or nominations are taken to have been made by the entities. (7) To remove doubt, if subsection (5)(b) applies, it is declared that a nomination under subsection (6) may be of, or include, a person or persons nominated by the entities. 19 Chairperson and deputy chairperson of board (1) The Governor in Council is to appoint a registrant member to be the chairperson, and another registrant member to be the deputy chairperson, of the board. (2) A person may be appointed as the chairperson or deputy chairperson at the same time the person is appointed as a member. (3) The chairperson or deputy chairperson holds office for the term decided by the Governor in Council, unless the person’s term of office as a member ends sooner than the person’s term of office as chairperson or deputy chairperson. (4) A vacancy occurs in the office of chairperson or deputy chairperson if the person holding the office resigns the office by signed notice of resignation given to the Minister or ceases to be a registrant member. (5) However, a person resigning the office of chairperson or deputy chairperson may continue to be a member. (6) The deputy chairperson is to act as chairperson— (a) during a vacancy in the office of chairperson; and (b) during all periods when the chairperson is absent from duty or, for another reason, can not perform the functions of the office. 20 Term of appointment An appointed member is to be appointed for a term of not more than 4 years.

s 21 25 s 22 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 21 Disqualification from membership (1) A person can not become, or continue as, an appointed member if the person— (a) is affected by bankruptcy action; or (b) is, or has been, convicted of an indictable offence; or (c) is, or has been, convicted of an offence against this Act. (2) For subsection (1)(a), a person is affected by bankruptcy action if the person— (a) is bankrupt; or (b) has compounded with creditors; or (c) as a debtor, has otherwise taken, or applied to take, advantage of any law about bankruptcy. 22 Vacation of office (1) An appointed member is taken to have vacated office if the member— (a) resigns his or her position on the board by signed notice of resignation given to the Minister; or (b) can not continue as a member under section 21; or (c) is absent without the board’s permission from 3 consecutive meetings of the board of which due notice has been given. (2) Also, an appointed member is taken to have vacated office in any of the following circumstances— (a) if the member is an appointed registrant member—the member stops being a registrant; (b) if the member is a public member—the member stops being a person mentioned in section 15(2)(b); (c) if the member was nominated, for membership of the board, under section 15(2)(c)—the member stops being a lawyer. (3) In this section— meeting means the following—

s 23 26 s 26 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (a) if the member does not attend—a meeting with a quorum present; (b) if the member attends—a meeting with or without a quorum present. 23 When notice of resignation takes effect A notice of resignation under section 19(4) or 22(1)(a) takes effect when the notice is given to the Minister or, if a later time is stated in the notice, the later time. 24 Leave of absence for an appointed member (1) The Minister may approve a leave of absence for an appointed member (the approved absent member ) of more than 3 months. (2) The Minister may appoint another person to act in the office of the approved absent member while the member is absent on the approved leave. (3) A person appointed under subsection (2) must belong to the same category of persons mentioned in section 15(2) or (3) to which the approved absent member belongs. (4) If the approved absent member is the deputy chairperson, the Minister may appoint another registrant member to act in the deputy chairperson’s office while the deputy chairperson is absent on the approved leave. 25 Effect of vacancy in membership of board (1) Subsection (2) applies despite sections 15 to 17. (2) The performance of a function, or exercise of a power, by the board is not affected merely because of a vacancy in the membership of the board. 26 Remuneration of members A member is entitled to be paid the fees and allowances decided by the Governor in Council.

s 27 27 s 31 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Division 3 Board business 27 Conduct of business Subject to this division, the board may conduct its business, including its meetings, in the way it considers appropriate. 28 Times and places of meetings (1) Board meetings are to be held at the times and places the chairperson decides. (2) However, the chairperson must call a meeting if asked, in writing, to do so by the Minister or at least the number of members forming a quorum for the board. 29 Quorum A quorum for the board is the number equal to one-half of the number of its members or, if one-half is not a whole number, the next highest whole number. 30 Presiding at meetings (1) The chairperson is to preside at all meetings of the board at which the chairperson is present. (2) If the chairperson is absent from a board meeting, but the deputy chairperson is present, the deputy chairperson is to preside. (3) If the chairperson and deputy chairperson are both absent from a board meeting or the offices are vacant, a registrant member chosen by the members present is to preside. 31 Conduct of meetings (1) A question at a board meeting is decided by a majority of the votes of the members present. (2) Each member present at the meeting has a vote on each question to be decided and, if the votes are equal, the member presiding also has a casting vote.

s 32 28 s 33 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (3) A member present at the meeting who abstains from voting is taken to have voted for the negative. (4) The board may hold meetings, or allow members to take part in its meetings, by using any technology allowing reasonably contemporaneous and continuous communication between members taking part in the meeting. Example of technology allowing reasonably contemporaneous and continuous communication — teleconferencing (5) A member who takes part in a board meeting under subsection (4) is taken to be present at the meeting. (6) A resolution is validly made by the board, even if it is not passed at a board meeting, if— (a) a majority of the board members gives written agreement to the resolution; and (b) notice of the resolution is given under procedures approved by the board. 32 Minutes (1) The board must keep— (a) minutes of its meetings; and (b) a record of any resolutions made under section 31(6). (2) Subsection (3) applies if a resolution is passed at a board meeting by a majority of the members present. (3) If asked by a member who voted against the passing of the resolution, the board must record in the minutes of the meeting that the member voted against the resolution. Division 4 Board committees 33 Committees (1) The board may establish committees of the board for effectively and efficiently performing its functions.

s 34 29 s 35 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (2) A committee may include a person who is not a member of the board. (3) The board is to decide the terms of reference of a committee. (4) The functions of a committee are to— (a) advise and make recommendations to the board about matters, within the scope of the board’s functions, referred by the board to the committee; and (b) exercise powers delegated to it by the board. 1 (5) A committee must keep a record of the decisions it makes when exercising a power delegated to it by the board. (6) The board may decide matters about a committee that are not provided for under this Act, including, for example, the way a committee must conduct meetings. 34 Remuneration of committee members A committee member is entitled to be paid the fees and allowances decided by the Governor in Council. Division 5 Disclosure of interests by board members and committee members 35 Disclosure of interests (1) This section applies to a board or committee member (the interested person ) if— (a) the interested person has a direct or indirect interest in an issue being considered, or about to be considered, by the board or committee; and (b) the interest could conflict with the proper performance of the person’s duties about the consideration of the issue. 1 See section 14 for the board’s power of delegation.

s 35 30 s 35 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (2) As soon as practicable after the relevant facts come to the interested person’s knowledge, the person must disclose the nature of the interest to a board or committee meeting. (3) Unless the board or committee otherwise directs, the interested person must not— (a) be present when the board or committee considers the issue; or (b) take part in a decision of the board or committee about the issue. (4) The interested person must not be present when the board or committee is considering whether to give a direction under subsection (3). (5) If there is another person who must, under subsection (2), also disclose an interest in the issue, the other person must not— (a) be present when the board or committee is considering whether to give a direction under subsection (3) about the interested person; or (b) take part in making the decision about giving the direction. (6) If— (a) because of this section, a board or committee member is not present at a board or committee meeting for considering or deciding an issue, or for considering or deciding whether to give a direction under subsection (3); and (b) there would be a quorum if the member were present; the remaining persons present are a quorum of the board or committee for considering or deciding the issue, or for considering or deciding whether to give the direction, at the meeting. (7) A disclosure under subsection (2) must be recorded in the board’s or committee’s minutes. (8) If the interested person is a registrant member, the person does not have a direct or indirect interest in an issue if the interest arises merely because the person is a registrant.

s 36 31 s 37 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Division 6 Directions by Minister 36 Minister’s power to give directions in the public interest (1) The Minister may give the board a written direction about a matter relevant to the performance of its functions under this Act if the Minister is satisfied it is necessary to give the direction in the public interest. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the direction may be to— (a) give reports and information; or (b) apply to the board a policy, standard or other instrument applying to a public sector unit. (3) The direction can not be about— (a) the registering of, or refusal to register, an applicant for registration; or (b) the renewing of, or refusal to renew, a renewable registration; or (c) the restoring of, or refusal to restore, a renewable registration; or (d) the cancelling of a registration; or (e) the imposing, or removal, of conditions on a registration. (4) Despite section 12, the board must comply with the direction. Division 7 Annual reports 37 Matters to be included in annual report (1) The board’s annual report under the Financial AccountabilityAct 2009 for a financial year must include the following— (a) copies of all ministerial directions given to the board under section 36 during the financial year; (b) the number of registrants at the end of the financial year;

s 38 32 s 39 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (c) details of the amount of the board’s funds spent, in the financial year, on investigations and inspections under part 6; (d) details of the amount of the board’s funds spent, in the financial year, on developing or adopting training programs in the practice of the profession that are relevant to a person’s eligibility for registration; (e) details of the amount of the board’s funds spent in the financial year on research, relevant to the legislative scheme, into the regulation of the profession; (f) details of the amount of the board’s funds spent, in the financial year, on accrediting intern training programs and intern training secondment programs; (g) details of any policies or programs developed, or initiatives taken, by the board in the financial year for the general benefit of users of registrants’ services. (2) However, the board must exclude from the copies mentioned in subsection (1)(a) all information likely to identify a person mentioned in the direction. Division 8 Other provisions about the board 38 Board is statutory body under the FinancialAccountability Act 2009 The board is a statutory body under the FinancialAccountability Act 2009 . 39 Board is statutory body under the Statutory BodiesFinancial Arrangements Act 1982 (1) The board is a statutory body under the StatutoryBodiesFinancial Arrangements Act 1982 . (2) The Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 , part 2B sets out the way in which the board’s powers under this Act are affected by the StatutoryBodiesFinancialArrangements Act 1982 .

s 40 33 s 42 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 40 Board’s common seal The board’s common seal is to be kept in the custody of a person nominated by the board and may be used only as authorised by the board. Part 3 Registration Division 1 Preliminary 41 Who may apply for registration Only an individual may apply for registration. Division 2 Applications for general registration Subdivision 1 Applications 42 Procedural requirements for applications (1) An application for general registration must— (a) be made to the board; and (b) be in the approved form; and (c) be accompanied by— (i) satisfactory evidence of relevant qualifications; and (ii) the application fee prescribed under a regulation (the application fee ); and (iii) the registration fee prescribed under a regulation (the registration fee ); and (iv) any other documents, identified in the approved form, the board reasonably requires; and (v) if the applicant is registered under a corresponding law, written details of any conditions of the registration.

s 43 34 s 44 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (2) The approved form may require the disclosure of the applicant’s criminal history. (3) If the approved form requires the disclosure of the applicant’s criminal history, the CriminalLaw(RehabilitationofOffenders) Act 1986 does not apply to the disclosure. (4) Information in the application must, if the approved form requires, be verified by a statutory declaration. Subdivision 2 Eligibility for general registration 43 Eligibility (1) An applicant for general registration is eligible for general registration if— (a) the applicant is qualified for general registration under section 44; and (b) the applicant is fit to practise the profession. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the board may be satisfied the applicant is eligible for general registration by imposing conditions on the registration under section 59. (3) Also, sections 57 and 58 state when a registrant’s general registration must be subject to probationary conditions. 44 When applicant is qualified for general registration (1) An applicant for general registration is qualified for general registration if— (a) the applicant has successfully completed a medical course accredited by the Australian Medical Council; or (b) the applicant has passed the examination set by the Australian Medical Council for the purpose of qualifying persons for general registration; or (c) the applicant has been certified by the Australian Medical Council as having skills, knowledge and training of a standard suitable for general registration; or

s 45 35 s 45 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (d) the applicant has a prescribed qualification that has been recognised by a prescribed entity for the purpose of a corresponding general registration. (2) In this section— corresponding general registration means a registration, of a class corresponding to general registration, in another country. prescribed entity means a foreign regulatory authority, or other entity, prescribed under a regulation for this section. prescribed qualification means a qualification prescribed under a regulation for this section. recognised includes accredited or approved. 45 Fitness to practise the profession (1) In deciding whether an applicant for general registration is fit to practise the profession, the board may have regard to the following— (a) the applicant’s mental and physical health; (b) the applicant’s command of the English language; (c) the applicant’s criminal history; (d) if the applicant has been registered under this Act or the repealed Act or is, or has been, registered under a corresponding law and the registration was affected— (i) by the imposition of a condition—the nature of the condition and the reason for its imposition; or (ii) by its suspension or cancellation—the reason for its suspension or cancellation; or (iii) in another way—the way it was affected and the reason for it being affected; (e) if the applicant’s qualification day is more than 3 years before the date of application, the nature, extent and period of any practice of the profession by the applicant since the qualification day; (f) any other issue relevant to the applicant’s ability to competently and safely practise the profession.

s 45 36 s 45 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (2) When having regard to the applicant’s criminal history under subsection (1)(c), the board must have particular regard to the following— (a) any conviction of the applicant for an indictable offence; (b) any conviction of the applicant for an offence against the repealed Act, this Act, the HealthPractitioners(ProfessionalStandards)Act1999 or a corresponding law; (c) any conviction of the applicant for an offence, relating to the practice of the profession— (i) against the Health Act 1937 or the Fair Trading Act1989 ; or (ii) against another law applying, or that applied, in the State, the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country; (d) any conviction of the applicant for an offence against the Public Health Act 2005 , section 213B. (3) The board may ask the commissioner of the police service for a written report about the applicant’s criminal history. (4) If asked by the board, the commissioner of the police service must give the board a written report about the criminal history of the applicant, including the criminal history in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access. (5) The Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 does not apply to the asking for, or giving of, the report. (6) In this section— qualification day , of an applicant, means the day that the applicant— (a) successfully completes the course mentioned in section 44(1)(a); or (b) passes the examination mentioned in section 44(1)(b); or (c) receives the certification mentioned in section 44(1)(c); or

s 46 37 s 46 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (d) obtains the prescribed qualification mentioned in section 44(1)(d). Subdivision 3 Inquiries into applications 46 Board’s powers before deciding applications (1) Before deciding the application, the board— (a) may investigate the applicant; and (b) may, by notice given to the applicant, require the applicant to give the board, within a reasonable time of at least 30 days stated in the notice, further information or a document the board reasonably requires to decide the application; and (c) may, by notice given to the applicant, require the applicant to undergo a written, oral or practical examination within a reasonable time of at least 30 days stated in the notice, and at a reasonable place; and (d) may, by notice given to the applicant, require the applicant to undergo a health assessment within a reasonable time of at least 30 days stated in the notice, and at a reasonable place. (2) The board may require the information or document mentioned in subsection (1)(b) to be verified by a statutory declaration. (3) The purpose of an examination under subsection (1)(c) must be to assess the applicant’s ability to competently and safely practise the profession. (4) The purpose of an assessment under subsection (1)(d) must be to assess the applicant’s mental and physical capacity to competently and safely practise the profession. (5) The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if, within the stated time, the applicant— (a) does not comply with a requirement under subsection (1)(b); or

s 47 38 s 47 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (b) does not undergo an examination under subsection (1)(c); or (c) does not undergo an assessment under subsection (1)(d). (6) A notice under subsection (1)(b), (c) or (d) must be given to the applicant within 60 days after the board receives the application. (7) Also, a notice under subsection (1)(d) must state— (a) the reason for the assessment; and (b) the name and qualifications of the person appointed by the board to conduct the assessment; and (c) the place where, and the day and time at which, the assessment is to be conducted. 47 Appointment of appropriately qualified person to conduct health assessment (1) This section applies if the board believes it is necessary for the applicant to undergo a health assessment under section 46(1)(d). (2) The board may appoint 1 or more appropriately qualified persons to conduct the assessment, in whole or part. (3) At least 1 of the persons appointed to conduct the assessment must be a medical practitioner. (4) If the board considers it relevant to the assessment, it may disclose the applicant’s criminal history to a person appointed to conduct the assessment. (5) The Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 does not apply to the disclosure. (6) Before appointing a person to conduct a health assessment, the board must be satisfied the person does not have a personal or professional connection with the applicant that may prejudice the way in which the person conducts the assessment. (7) In this section— appropriately qualified , for a medical practitioner or other person conducting a health assessment, includes having the

s 48 39 s 49 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 qualifications, experience, skills or knowledge appropriate to conduct the assessment. 48 Report about health assessment (1) A person appointed under section 47 to conduct all or part of a health assessment of the applicant must prepare a report about the assessment (an assessment report ). (2) The assessment report must include— (a) the person’s findings as to the applicant’s mental and physical capacity to competently and safely practise the profession; and (b) if the person finds the applicant does not have the mental and physical capacity to practise the profession, the person’s recommendations as to any conditions that could be imposed on the applicant’s registration as a general registrant to overcome the incapacity. (3) The person must give the assessment report to the board. 49 Use of assessment report (1) An assessment report is not admissible in any proceedings, other than stated proceedings. (2) A person can not be compelled to produce the report, or to give evidence relating to the report or its contents, in any proceedings, other than stated proceedings. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the report is admitted or produced, or evidence relating to the report or its contents is given, with the consent of the person who prepared the report and the person to whom the report relates. (4) In this section— assessment report includes a copy of the report, or a part of the report or copy. proceedings under the HealthPractitioners(ProfessionalStandards)Act1999 includes a health assessment of a registrant by a health assessment committee under that Act. stated proceedings means—

s 50 40 s 53 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (a) a review of conditions under division 8; or (b) a review by QCAT under part 7; or (c) proceedings under the HealthPractitioners(ProfessionalStandards)Act1999 , not including proceedings for an offence against that Act. 50 Payment for health assessments and reports A person who conducts a health assessment and prepares an assessment report for the board is entitled to be paid for his or her work by the board. Subdivision 4 Decision on applications 51 Decision The board must consider the application and decide to register, or refuse to register, the applicant as a general registrant. 52 Steps to be taken after application decided (1) If the board decides to register the applicant as a general registrant, it must as soon as practicable issue a certificate of general registration to the applicant. (2) If the board decides to refuse to register the applicant as a general registrant, it must as soon as practicable give the applicant an information notice about the decision. 53 Failure to decide applications (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), if the board fails to decide the application within 60 days after its receipt, the failure is taken to be a decision by the board to refuse to register the applicant as a general registrant. (2) Subsection (3) applies if the board has— (a) under section 46(1)(b), required the applicant to give the board further information or a document; or

s 54 41 s 54 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (b) under section 46(1)(c), required the applicant to undergo an examination; or (c) under section 46(1)(d), required the applicant to undergo a health assessment. (3) The board is taken to have decided to refuse to register the applicant as a general registrant if it fails to decide the application by the latest of the following days— (a) the day that is 60 days after the board receives the further information or document; (b) the day that is 60 days after the board receives the results of the examination; (c) the day that is 60 days after the board receives the assessment report. (4) This section does not apply if the applicant is registered as a provisional general registrant. 2 (5) This section is subject to section 54. 54 Further consideration of applications (1) This section applies if the board considers it needs further time to make a decision on the application because of the complexity of the matters that need to be considered in deciding the application. Example of an application for general registration that may require the consideration of complex matters — an application requiring the board to obtain and consider information about the applicant from a foreign regulatory authority (2) The board may at any time before the final consideration day give notice to the applicant that— (a) because of the complexity of the matters that need to be considered in deciding the application, the board needs further time to decide the application; and 2 If the applicant is registered as a provisional general registrant, section 69 states when the board is taken to have decided to refuse to register the applicant as a general registrant.

s 54 42 s 54 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (b) the period within which the board must decide the application is extended to a day (the extended day ) that is 60 days after the final consideration day. (3) Also, the applicant and board may at any time before the final consideration day agree in writing on a day (the agreed extended day ) by which the application is to be decided. (4) The board is taken to have decided to refuse to register the applicant as a general registrant if it does not decide the application by— (a) if subsection (2) applies—the extended day; or (b) if subsection (3) applies—the agreed extended day; or (c) if both subsections (2) and (3) apply—the later of the extended day or agreed extended day. (5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the applicant is registered as a provisional general registrant. 3 (6) In this section— final consideration day means the latest of the following days— (a) the day that is 60 days after receipt of the application; (b) if the board has, under section 46(1)(b), required the applicant to give the board further information or a document—the day that is 60 days after the board receives the further information or document; (c) if the board has, under section 46(1)(c), required the applicant to undergo an examination—the day that is 60 days after the board receives the results of the examination; (d) if the board has, under section 46(1)(d), required the applicant to undergo a health assessment—the day that is 60 days after the board receives the assessment report. 3 If the applicant is registered as a provisional general registrant, section 69 states when the board is taken to have decided to refuse to register the applicant as a general registrant.

s 55 43 s 57 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Subdivision 5 Information in certificates of general registration 55 Forms of certificates of general registration (1) A certificate of general registration must be in the approved form. (2) The approved form must provide for the inclusion of the following— (a) the registrant’s name; (b) the period of the registration; (c) any conditions of registration, including, for example, probationary conditions. Subdivision 6 Period of general registration 56 Period (1) The period of registration that is to apply to general registrants is the period (the general registration period ), not more than 3 years, prescribed under a regulation. (2) If the board decides to register an applicant for general registration as a general registrant during a general registration period, the registration remains in force for the period— (a) commencing on the day when the board makes the decision; and (b) ending on the last day of the general registration period. (3) This section does not apply to a short-term registration. Subdivision 7 Conditions of general registration 57 Imposition of internship conditions (1) This section applies if—

s 57 44 s 57 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (a) the board decides to register an applicant for general registration who is qualified for general registration under section 44(1)(a) or (d) as a general registrant; and (b) the applicant has not started or, to the board’s satisfaction, completed— (i) the internship, for the profession, that is prescribed under a regulation (the prescribed internship ); or (ii) an internship, for the profession, that is substantially equivalent to the prescribed internship. (2) In making its decision under subsection (1)(b)(ii), the board may have regard to the following— (a) the duration of any internship undertaken by the applicant; (b) the nature and extent of the experience gained, and training undertaken, during the internship. (3) The board must impose the following conditions on the registration— (a) if the registrant has not started an internship for the profession— (i) that the registrant may practise the profession only in accordance with the prescribed internship; and (ii) that the registrant must complete the prescribed internship, to the board’s satisfaction, within the period prescribed under a regulation; (b) if the registrant has started an internship for the profession— (i) that the registrant may practise the profession only in accordance with the part of the prescribed internship decided by the board for the registrant; and (ii) that the registrant must complete the part of the prescribed internship, to the board’s satisfaction, within the period decided by the board.

208 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Schedule 3 (continued) (c) land where a building or other structure is situated. prepare , for part 10, division 3, see section 267. private health facility see the PrivateHealthFacilitiesAct1999 , section 8. probationary conditions means internship conditions or supervised practice program conditions. profession means the medical profession. professional service means a medical service, including a specialist medical service. program , for part 5, see section 178. proposed supervisor , for part 3, division 10, see section 130A. provisional general registrant means a person registered, under section 62, as a provisional general registrant. provisional general registration means registration of a person as a provisional general registrant under section 62. provisional specialist registrant means a person registered, under section 125, as a provisional specialist registrant. provisional specialist registration means registration of a person as a provisional specialist registrant under section 125. provisional special purpose registrant means a person registered, under part 3, division 10, as a provisional special purpose registrant. provisional special purpose registration means registration of a person as a provisional special purpose registrant under part 3, division 10. public members see section 15(2)(b). public place means a place that the public is entitled to use, is open to the public or is used by the public (whether or not on payment of money). public sector health service facility see the HealthServicesAct 1991 , section 2. recency of practice conditions see section 76(2).

209 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Schedule 3 (continued) recency of practice requirements see section 70. register means the register kept under section 254. registrant means a person registered under part 3. registrant member means the chief health officer or an appointed registrant member. registration means registration under part 3. registration fee see section 42(1)(c)(iii). renewable registration means a general registration, special purpose registration or specialist registration, other than a short-term registration. repealed Act means the Medical Act 1939 . restoration fee see section 80(1)(b)(i). restricted specialist title , for a specialty, means a title that consists of or includes words prescribed under a regulation for the specialty. restricted title means a title that consists of, or includes, the words ‘medical practitioner’. review period , applying to conditions imposed by the board or QCAT on a general registration or specialist registration, means the period, not more than 3 years after the decision to impose the conditions takes effect, within which the registrant may not apply for a review of the conditions under part 3. service agreement means an agreement made under the MedicalBoard(Administration)Act2006 , between the executive officer and the board, for the provision of administrative and operational support by the office to the board. short-term registration means a registration on an application mentioned in section 156A. show cause notice — (a) for part 3, division 6—see section 85(1); or (b) for part 5, division 4—see section 191(1).

210 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Schedule 3 (continued) show cause period — (a) for part 3, division 6—see section 85(2)(d); or (b) for part 5, division 4—see section 191(2)(d). specialist application fee see section 110(1)(c)(ii). specialist registrant means a person registered, under part 3, division 9, as a specialist registrant. specialist registration means registration of a person as a specialist registrant under part 3, division 9. specialist registration fee see section 110(1)(c)(iii). special purpose see section 131(1). special purpose registrant means a person registered, under part 3, division 8, as a special purpose registrant, but does not include a provisional special purpose registrant. special purpose registration means registration of a person as a special purpose registrant under part 3, division 10. specialty means a branch of medicine prescribed under a regulation to be a specialty. supervised practice plan , for part 3, division 10, see section 130A. supervised practice program , for a person, means a program that— (a) provides the person experience in the practice of the profession in a professional practice setting; and (b) is supervised by a registrant. supervised practice program conditions means conditions mentioned in section 58(3) and includes those conditions extended under section 94(1)(b)(ii). supervised practice program report , for a general registrant registered on supervised practice program conditions, means a report— (a) providing an assessment of the registrant’s competence to practise the profession, as demonstrated while

211 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Schedule 3 (continued) undertaking the program approved by the board for the registrant; and (b) in the approved form. user , of a registrant’s services, includes a person who used the services. visiting practitioner , for part 10, division 3, see section 267. warrant form see section 210(5)(b).

212 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Endnotes 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 4 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 5 Tables in earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 6 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 7 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216 8 List of forms notified or published in the gazette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 1 December 2009. Future amendments of the Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49.

213 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd num o in c om orig p para prev prec pres Explanation = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 = amended = amendment = chapter = definition = division = expires/expired = gazette = heading = inserted = lapsed = notified = numbered = order in council = omitted = original = page = paragraph = previous = preceding = present Key (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep (retro) rv s sch sdiv SIA SIR SL sub unnum Explanation = previously = proclamation = provision = part = published = Reprint No. [X] = Reprints Act 1992 = relocated = renumbered = repealed = retrospectively = revised edition = section = schedule = subdivision = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2002 = subordinate legislation = substituted = unnumbered 4 Table of reprints Reprints are issued for both future and past effective dates. For the most up-to-date table of reprints, see the reprint with the latest effective date. If a reprint number includes a letter of the alphabet, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only. Reprint No. 1 Amendments to 2001 Act No. 78 Effective 1 March 2002 Reprint date 1 March 2002 Reprint No. 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 1G 1H 2 2A 2B 2C Amendments included 2003 Act No. 9 2003 Act No. 45 2003 Act No. 59 2005 Act No. 30 2005 Act No. 48 2005 Act No. 59 2006 Act No. 15 2006 Act No. 25 — 2006 Act No. 46 2006 Act No. 46 2006 Act No. 56 Effective 28 March 2003 27 August 2003 21 May 2004 10 June 2005 1 December 2005 1 January 2006 1 June 2006 1 July 2006 1 July 2006 15 December 2006 1 March 2007 1 July 2007 Notes R1H withdrawn, see R2

214 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Reprint No. 2D 2E 2F 2G Amendments included 2007 Act No. 54 2009 Act No. 9 2008 Act No. 57 2009 Act No. 24 Effective 9 November 2007 1 July 2009 30 October 2009 1 December 2009 Notes 5 Tables in earlier reprints Name of table Corrected minor errors Reprint No. 1, 2 6 List of legislation Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 No. 7 date of assent 11 May 2001 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent sch 2, amdt 1 of the HealthPractitioners(ProfessionalStandards)Act1999 commenced 12 May 2002 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2) (amdt could not be given effect)) remaining provisions commenced 1 March 2002 (2002 SL No. 30) amending legislation— Corporations (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2001 No. 45 ss 1–2, 29 sch 3 date of assent 28 June 2001 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent sch 3 commenced 15 July 2001 (see s 2(2) of Act 2001 No. 45 (Qld) and Corporations Act 2001 No. 50 (Cwlth) and proc pubd Cwlth of Australia gaz 13 July 2001, No. S285) remaining provision commenced immediately before 15 July 2001 (see s 2(1) of Act 2001 No. 45 (Qld) and Corporations Act 2001 No. 50 (Cwlth) and proc pubd Cwlth of Australia gaz 13 July 2001, No. S285) Health Legislation Amendment Act 2001 No. 78 s 1, pt 8 date of assent 15 November 2001 commenced on date of assent Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2003 No. 9 s 1, pt 8 date of assent 28 March 2003 commenced on date of assent Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 2003 No. 45 ss 1–2, 15 sch date of assent 27 August 2003 commenced on date of assent (see s 2)

215 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Higher Education (General Provisions) Act 2003 No. 59 ss 1–2, 103 sch 1 date of assent 18 September 2003 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 21 May 2004 (2004 SL No. 56) Medical Practitioners Registration Amendment Act 2005 No. 30 date of assent 10 June 2005 commenced on date of assent Public Health Act 2005 No. 48 ss 1 – 2, 492 sch 1 date of assent 2 November 2005 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2005 (2005 SL No. 280) Health Practitioners Legislation Amendment Act 2005 No. 59 pts 1, 3 date of assent 28 November 2005 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2006 (see s 2) Medical Practitioners Registration Amendment Act 2006 No. 15 pts 1–2 date of assent 24 April 2006 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 June 2006 (2006 SL No. 96) Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 No. 25 ss 1–2(1), 241(1) sch 3 date of assent 29 May 2006 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2006 (see s 2(1)) Health Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 46 pts 1, 6 date of assent 10 November 2006 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent ss 78, 80–92, 93(1), 94 (to the extent it ins new sdiv 6), 97, 99, 99A, 100 commenced 1 March 2007 (2006 SL No. 309) remaining provisions commenced 15 December 2006 (2006 SL No. 309) Medical Board (Administration) Act 2006 No. 56 ss 1–2, 42 sch 1 date of assent 7 December 2006 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2007 (2007 SL No. 141) Mental Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 54 s 1, pt 8 date of assent 9 November 2007 commenced on date of assent HealthLegislation(RestrictiononUseofCosmeticSurgeryforChildrenandAnother Measure) Amendment Act 2008 No. 57 pts 1, 5 date of assent 5 November 2008 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 30 October 2009 (2009 SL No. 235)

216 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Financial Accountability Act 2009 No. 9 ss 1, 2(2), 136 sch 1 date of assent 28 May 2009 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 80) Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Jurisdiction Provisions) AmendmentAct 2009 No. 24 ss 1–2, ch 7 pt 8 date of assent 26 June 2009 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 252) Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 No. 44 ss 1, 2(3), pt 8 date of assent 3 November 2009 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2(3)) 7 List of annotations The legislative scheme s 4 amd 2006 No. 56 s 42 sch 1 Board’s decisions to accord with decisions of certain bodies under the HealthPractitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 s 5 amd 2009 No. 24 s 1101 Mutual recognition legislation not affected s 6 amd 2003 No. 45 s 15 sch Board to act promptly etc. s 11A ins 2006 No. 15 s 4 Powers of board s 13 amd 2006 No. 56 s 42 sch 1 Delegation by board s 14 amd 2006 No. 15 s 5 Membership of board s 15 amd 2006 No. 15 s 6 Matters to be included in annual report s 37 amd 2009 No. 9 s 136 sch 1 Board is statutory body under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 prov hdg amd 2009 No. 9 s 136 sch 1 s 38 amd 2009 No. 9 s 136 sch 1 PART 3—REGISTRATION Procedural requirements for applications s 42 amd 2001 No. 78 s 80 When applicant is qualified for general registration s 44 amd 2006 No. 15 s 7

217 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Fitness to practise the profession s 45 amd 2001 No. 78 s 81; 2006 No. 15 s 8; 2008 No. 57 s 17 Appointment of appropriately qualified person to conduct health assessment s 47 amd 2001 No. 78 s 82 Use of assessment report s 49 amd 2009 No. 24 s 1102 Period s 56 amd 2006 No. 15 s 9 Imposition of internship conditions s 57 amd 2006 No. 15 s 10 Imposition of supervised practice program conditions s 58 amd 2006 No. 15 s 11 Provisional general registration of a person on internship conditions s 62 amd 2006 No. 15 s 12 Non-application of div 4 to short-term registration s 69A ins 2006 No. 15 s 13 Procedural requirements for applications s 72 amd 2001 No. 78 s 83 Non-application of div 5 to short-term registration s 77A ins 2006 No. 15 s 14 Grounds for cancellation s 84 amd 2005 No. 30 s 3 When decision takes effect s 95 amd 2006 No. 46 s 71 Failure by board to make decision s 96 amd 2006 No. 46 s 72 Issuing new certificate of general registration s 97 sub 2006 No. 46 s 73 Division 8—Reviewing conditions of general registrations Subdivision 1—Review of conditions imposed by the board or QCAT sdiv hdg amd 2009 No. 24 s 1103 How registrant may start a review s 99 amd 2009 No. 24 s 1104 When decision takes effect s 105 amd 2006 No. 46 s 74 Failure by board to make decision on application s 106 amd 2006 No. 46 s 75 Failure by board to make decision on review agreed to under s 100 s 107 amd 2006 No. 46 s 76

218 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Amending, replacing, or issuing new, certificate of general registration s 109 sub 2006 No. 46 s 77 Procedural requirements for applications s 110 amd 2001 No. 78 s 84 Eligibility s 111 amd 2003 No. 9 s 42; 2006 No. 46 s 78 Period s 119 amd 2006 No. 15 s 15 Condition of practice under supervision s 121A ins 2003 No. 9 s 43 Effect on specialist registration if conditions on general registration are changed or removed s 128 amd 2006 No. 46 s 79 Division 10—Special purpose registrations Subdivision 1AA—Preliminary sdiv 1AA (s 130A) ins 2006 No. 46 s 80 Subdivision 1—Eligibility for special purpose registration Eligibility s 131 amd 2006 No. 46 s 81 Postgraduate study or training s 132 amd 2006 No. 46 s 82 Medical teaching or research, and connected practice s 134 sub 2006 No. 15 s 16 amd 2006 No. 46 s 83 Practice in area of need s 135 amd 2005 No. 59 s 8; 2006 No. 46 s 84 Application of divs 2 and 3 s 139 amd 2006 No. 46 s 85 Standard condition—registration under ss 132–137 s 140A ins 2006 No. 46 s 86 Standard condition—registration under ss 132–136 s 140B ins 2006 No. 46 s 86 Condition of practice under supervision s 141A ins 2003 No. 9 s 44 om 2006 No. 46 s 87 Provisional special purpose registration of a person s 143 amd 2006 No. 46 s 88 Deemed specialist registration s 143A ins 2001 No. 78 s 85 amd 2006 No. 15 s 17

219 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Non-application of sdiv 3 to short-term registration s 143B ins 2006 No. 15 s 18 Matters that may be considered in deciding applications for renewal of special purpose registrations s 145 amd 2006 No. 46 s 89 Renewal on conditions prov hdg sub 2006 No. 46 s 90(1) s 146 amd 2006 No. 46 s 90(2)–(4) Grounds for cancellation s 149 amd 2005 No. 30 s 4; 2006 No. 46 s 91 Subdivision 5—Changing or removing conditions sdiv hdg sub 2001 No. 78 s 86 Changing conditions s 149A ins 2001 No. 78 s 86 amd 2006 No. 46 s 92 Removal s 150 amd 2001 No. 78 s 87; 2006 No. 46 s 93 Amending, replacing, or issuing new, certificate of general registration s 150A ins 2001 No. 78 s 88 sub 2006 No. 46 s 94 Subdivision 6—Notification of the board sdiv 6 (ss 150AA–150AC) ins 2006 No. 46 s 94 Division 10A—Non-practising registrations div hdg ins 2003 No. 9 s 45 Subdivision 1—Eligibility for non-practising registration sdiv 1 (s 150B) ins 2003 No. 9 s 45 Subdivision 2—Applications for non-practising registration sdiv hdg ins 2003 No. 9 s 45 Application of div 2 s 150C ins 2003 No. 9 s 45 Suitability of proposed non-practising registrant s 150D ins 2003 No. 9 s 45 amd 2008 No. 57 s 18 Board’s powers before deciding applications s 150E ins 2003 No. 9 s 45 Failure to decide application s 150F ins 2003 No. 9 s 45 Forms of certificates of non-practising registration s 150G ins 2003 No. 9 s 45 Standard condition s 150H ins 2003 No. 9 s 45

220 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Subdivision 3—Cancellation of non-practising registrations sdiv hdg ins 2003 No. 9 s 45 Application of div 6 s 150I ins 2003 No. 9 s 45 Grounds for cancellation s 150J ins 2003 No. 9 s 45 amd 2005 No. 30 s 5 Notification of certain events to interstate regulatory authorities and other entities s 156 amd 2006 No. 25 s 241(1) sch 3 Short-term registration s 156A ins 2006 No. 15 s 19 Report about delayed applications s 156B ins 2006 No. 15 s 19 PART 4—OBLIGATIONS OF REGISTRANTS AND OTHER PERSONS Taking of restricted titles etc. s 157 amd 2003 No. 9 s 46 Use of title ‘doctor’ s 160 sub 2003 No. 59 s 103 sch 1 Claims by persons as to registration and prohibited conduct by non-registrants s 161 sub 2005 No. 30 s 6 Division 2—Notification of business names and other details div hdg om 2006 No. 46 s 95 Notification of business names etc. s 166 amd 2001 No. 45 s 29 sch 3 om 2006 No. 46 s 95 Notification of change in business names etc. s 167 om 2006 No. 46 s 95 Information to appear in advertisements s 169 amd 2006 No. 46 s 96 Protection for registrants providing information about indictable offences to police officers prov hdg amd 2001 No. 78 s 89(1) s 176 amd 2001 No. 78 s 89(2)–(4) Protection from liability s 180A ins 2003 No. 9 s 47 Dealing with forfeited things etc. s 223 amd 2009 No. 24 s 1105 PART 7—REVIEWS BY QCAT pt hdg sub 2009 No. 24 s 1106 Who may apply for a review s 237 sub 2009 No. 24 s 1106

221 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Particular matters relating to powers of QCAT s 238 sub 2009 No. 24 s 1106 Hearing procedures s 239 om 2009 No. 24 s 1106 Powers of court on appeal s 240 om 2009 No. 24 s 1106 Appointment of assessors s 241 om 2009 No. 24 s 1106 Indictable and summary offences s 246 amd 2005 No. 30 s 7 Register to be kept s 254 amd 2003 No. 9 s 48 Records s 256 amd 2003 No. 9 s 49 Confidentiality of information s 257 amd 2001 No. 78 s 90 Board’s annual report must disclose authorisation s 258 amd 2009 No. 9 s 136 sch 1 How board may deal with health records s 264 amd 2003 No. 9 s 50 Provision of certain professional services by interstate practitioners s 270 amd 2007 No. 54 s 52 Protection for persons involved in supervising registrants prov hdg sub 2003 No. 9 s 51(1) s 272 amd 2003 No. 9 s 51(2); 2006 No. 46 s 97 False or misleading information or documents s 273 sub 2005 No. 30 s 8 PART 11—REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS Division 2—Transitional provisions for Act No. 7 of 2001 div hdg sub 2006 No. 15 s 20 Existing registrations s 293 amd 2001 No. 78 s 91 Changing or removing conditions imposed under repealed Act prov hdg amd 2001 No. 78 s 92(1) s 294 amd 2001 No. 78 s 92(2) Division 3—Transitional provision for MedicalPractitionersRegistrationAmendment Act 2006 div hdg ins 2006 No. 15 s 21 Sections 166 and 169 ineffective for 6 months s 299 om 2006 No. 46 s 98

222 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Transitional—amendment of regulation s 302 prev s 302 om R1 (see RA s 40) pres s 302 ins 2006 No. 15 s 21 Division 4—Transitional provision for Medical Board (Administration) Act 2006 div 4 (s 303) ins 2006 No. 56 s 42 sch 1 Division 4—Transitional provision for Health Legislation Amendment Act 2006 div 4 (s 303) ins 2006 No. 46 s 99 PART 12—CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF ACTS pt hdg om R1 (see RA s 7(1)(k)) SCHEDULE 1—DECISIONS FOR WHICH INFORMATION NOTICES MUST BE GIVEN amd 2001 No. 78 s 93; 2003 No. 9 s 52; 2006 No. 46 s 99A SCHEDULE 2—CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF ACTS om R1 (see RA s 40) SCHEDULE 3—DICTIONARY def “appellant” om 2009 No. 24 s 1107(1) def “certificate of non-practising registration” ins 2003 No. 9 s 53(2) def “certificate of registration” amd 2003 No. 9 s 53(3) def “chief health officer” amd 2005 No. 48 s 492 sch 1 def “criminal history” ins 2001 No. 78 s 94 def “executive officer” amd 2006 No. 56 s 42 sch 1 def “health service facility” ins 2006 No. 46 s 100 def “information notice” amd 2009 No. 24 s 1107(2) def “non-practising registrant” ins 2003 No. 9 s 53(2) def “non-practising registration” ins 2003 No. 9 s 53(2) def “office” sub 2006 No. 56 s 42 sch 1 def “private health facility” ins 2006 No. 46 s 100 def “proposed supervisor” ins 2006 No. 46 s 100 def “public sector health service facility” ins 2006 No. 46 s 100 def “renewable registration” amd 2006 No. 15 s 22(2) def “review period” amd 2009 No. 24 s 1107(3) def “service agreement” amd 2006 No. 56 s 42 sch 1 def “short-term registration” ins 2006 No. 15 s 22(1) def “show cause notice” sub 2003 No. 9 s 53(1)–(2) def “show cause period” sub 2003 No. 9 s 53(1)–(2) def “special purpose” ins 2006 No. 46 s 100 def “supervised practice plan” ins 2006 No. 46 s 100 def “tribunal” om 2009 No. 24 s 1107(1)

223 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 8 List of forms notified or published in the gazette (The following information about forms is taken from the gazette and is included for information purposes only. Because failure by a department to notify or publish a form in the gazette does not invalidate the form, you should check with the relevant government department for the latest information about forms (see Statutory Instruments Act, section 58(8)).) Form M1 Version July 2005—Application for Registration as a Medical Practitioner in Queensland pubd gaz 29 July 2005 p 1144 Form M2 Version July 2005—Application for Specialist Registration as a Medical Practitioner in Queensland pubd gaz 29 July 2005 p 1144 Form M3 Version July 2002—Renewal of Registration as a Medical Practitioner (General and Specialist) pubd gaz 2 August 2002 p 1289 Form M4 Version July 2003—Notice of Expiry of Registration—Application for Restoration of General Registration as a Medical Practitioner (General and Specialist) pubd gaz 18 July 2003 p 1008 Form M5 Version March 2002—Renewal of Special Purpose Registration as a Medical Practitioner pubd gaz 8 March 2002 p 932 Form M8 Version March 2002—Application for Review of Conditions on Registration pubd gaz 8 March 2002 p 932 Form M9 Version March 2002—Notification of Completion of Internship as a Medical Practitioner pubd gaz 8 March 2002 p 932 Form M10 Version July 2002—Notification of Completion of Supervised Practice Program as a Medical Practitioner pubd gaz 2 August 2002 p 1289 Form M11 Version March 2002—Internship Report pubd gaz 8 March 2002 p 932 Form M12 Version March 2002—Supervised Practice Report pubd gaz 8 March 2002 p 932 Form M13 Version July 2003—Application for Non-Practising Registration as a Medical Practitioner in Queensland pubd gaz 18 July 2003 p 1008

224 Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 Form M132 Version October 2004—Application for Renewal of Special Purpose Registration – Postgraduate Study or Training pubd gaz 4 February 2005 p 333 Form M133 Version October 2004—Application for Renewal of Special Purpose Registration – Supervised Training pubd gaz 4 February 2005 p 333 Form M134 Version October 2004—Application for Renewal of Special Purpose Registration – Medical Teaching and Research pubd gaz 4 February 2005 p 333 Form M135 Version October 2004—Application for Renewal of Special Purpose Registration – Area of Need pubd gaz 4 February 2005 p 333 Form M135/143A Version October 2004—Application for Renewal of Special Purpose Registration–Area of Need/Deemed pubd gaz 4 February 2005 p 333 Form M136 Version October 2004—Application for Renewal of Special Purpose Registration – Study or Training to Obtain a Qualification in a Speciality pubd gaz 4 February 2005 p 333 Form M138 Version October 2004—Application for Renewal of Special Purpose Registration – Practice in General Practice pubd gaz 4 February 2005 p 333 Form M1SP Version July 2005—Application for Registration as a Medical Practitioner (Special Purpose Registration) in Queensland pubd gaz 29 July 2005 p 1144 Form MN219 Version March 2002—Notice to Produce or Safeguard Evidence pubd gaz 8 March 2002 p 932 © State of Queensland 2009