New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (NSW) - SECT 109

109 Annual statement

(1) An application for renewal of registration must include or be accompanied by a statement that includes the following--

(a) a declaration by the applicant that--

(i) the applicant does not have an impairment; and

(ii) the applicant has met any recency of practice requirements stated in an approved registration standard for the health profession; and

(iii) the applicant has completed the continuing professional development the applicant was required by an approved registration standard to undertake during the applicant's preceding period of registration; and

(iv) the applicant has not practised the health profession during the preceding period of registration without appropriate professional indemnity insurance arrangements being in place in relation to the applicant; and

(v) if the applicant's registration is renewed the applicant will not practise the health profession unless appropriate professional indemnity insurance arrangements are in place in relation to the applicant;

(b) details of any change in the applicant's criminal history that occurred during the applicant's preceding period of registration;

Note--: See the definition of
"criminal history" which applies to offences in participating jurisdictions and elsewhere, including outside Australia.

(c) if the applicant's right to practise at a hospital or another facility at which health services are provided was withdrawn or restricted during the applicant's preceding period of registration because of the applicant's conduct, professional performance or health, details of the withdrawal or restriction of the right to practise;

(d) if, during the applicant's preceding period of registration and because of the applicant's conduct, professional performance or health, the applicant was--

(i) disqualified under an agreement under section 92 of the Health Insurance Act 1973 of the Commonwealth; or

(ii) subject to a final determination under section 106TA of the Health Insurance Act 1973 of the Commonwealth that contained a direction under section 106U(1)(g) or (h) of that Act that the applicant be disqualified;

(e) details of any complaint made about the applicant to a registration authority or another entity having functions relating to professional services provided by health practitioners or the regulation of health practitioners;

(f) any other information required by an approved registration standard.

(1A) To avoid doubt, subsection (1)(d) applies only to the extent the applicant is not prohibited from disclosing information about the disqualification or final determination by the Health Insurance Act 1973 of the Commonwealth.

(2) Subsection (1)(a)(ii), (iii) and (iv), (c) and (d) does not apply to an applicant who is applying for the renewal of non-practising registration.