Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person appointed under section 108 to conduct all or part of a health assessment of a registrant must prepare a report about the assessment (an assessment report).
(2) The assessment report must include—
(a) the person's findings as to whether the registrant is impaired; and
(b) if the person finds the registrant is impaired—
(i) the nature and extent of the registrant's impairment; and
(ii) the person's recommendations as to any action that needs to be taken in relation to the registrant to protect the wellbeing of vulnerable persons.
(3) The person must—
(a) give the assessment report to the board who appointed the person; and
(b) give a copy of the assessment report to the registrant or, if it appears to the person that giving a copy of the report to the registrant may be prejudicial to the physical or psychological health or wellbeing of the registrant, a medical practitioner nominated by the registrant; and
(c) if the copy of the assessment report is given to a medical practitioner under paragraph (b), give the registrant written notice that the copy has been given to the medical practitioner.
(4) The registrant may nominate a medical practitioner under subsection (3)(b) only if the medical practitioner has agreed to be nominated.
(5) If a registrant does not nominate a medical practitioner under subsection (3)(b), the person who conducted the assessment may—
(a) refuse to give a copy of the assessment report to the registrant; or
(b) give the registrant a summary only of the findings in the report.
(6) A medical practitioner who has been given a copy of an assessment report under subsection (3)(b) must, within 14 days after receiving the report—
(a) give the registrant the information from the report that the medical practitioner reasonably considers appropriate in the circumstances; or
(b) decide that, in the circumstances, it is not appropriate to give the registrant any information from the report.
(7) As soon as practicable after the medical practitioner gives the registrant information from the report or decides not to give the registrant any information, the medical practitioner must, by written notice given to the board, advise the board—
(a) whether or not the information was given to the registrant; and
(b) if information was given to the registrant—
(i) what information was given; and
(ii) when the information was given.