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HEALTH PRACTITIONERS (PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS) ACT 1999 - SECT 12

12 Delegation of certain powers

(1) A board may delegate its powers under this Act, other than its power—

(a) to conduct disciplinary proceedings; or
(b) to make a decision at the end of disciplinary proceedings to advise, caution or reprimand a registrant; or
(c) to make a decision to cancel or suspend, or impose conditions on, a registrant's registration; or
(d) to make a decision to enter into an undertaking with a registrant in relation to disciplinary proceedings; or
(e) to make a decision to end a suspension or remove or change conditions; or
(f) to make a decision to reinstate a registrant's registration.

(2) The board may delegate its powers to—

(a) a member of the board; or
(b) the executive officer; or
(c) with the agreement of the executive officer—an appropriately qualified member of the office's staff; or
(d) a committee of the board established under a relevant health practitioners registration Act, that contains at least 1 member of the board, if the power delegated is—
(i) to make a decision to enter into an undertaking with a registrant, other than an undertaking in relation to disciplinary proceedings; or
(ii) to order a registrant to attend for a further health assessment.

(3) In this section—

appropriately qualified, for a member of the office's staff, includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power.

Example of standing—
the staff member's classification level in the office


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