Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if the board decides, under section 298(1), the registrant is impaired.
(2) The board must decide to do 1 or more of the following—
(a) impose conditions on the registrant's registration, including, for example—
(i) requiring the registrant to carry out the registrant's practice under supervision; or
(ii) requiring the registrant to attend counselling or a rehabilitation service;
(b) order the registrant to attend at the reasonable times and reasonable places decided by the board for further health assessments, including, for example, random urine drug screening, blood tests or hair tests;
(c) with the registrant's agreement, enter into an undertaking with the registrant about the registrant's professional conduct or practice;
(d) conduct an investigation of the registrant under the investigation part;
(e) refer the matter under section 126 for hearing by a panel or the tribunal;
(f) take no further action relating to the matter.
(3) However, the board may enter into an undertaking with the registrant under subsection (2) only if the board—
(a) is satisfied the registrant is competent to enter into the undertaking; and
(b) has advised the registrant that a failure to comply with the undertaking is a ground for disciplinary action.
(4) If the board decides to impose conditions on the registrant's registration or enter into an undertaking with the registrant, it must also decide whether details of the conditions or undertaking must be recorded in the board's register for the period for which the conditions or undertaking is in force.
(5) The board must decide not to record details of the conditions or undertaking in its register unless it reasonably believes it is in the interests of users of the registrant's services or the public to know the details.
(6) Also, if the board's decision is to impose conditions on the registrant's registration or make an order under subsection (2)(b), the board must decide the period, not more than 3 years from the day the decision takes effect, after which the registrant may ask for another health assessment under section 306.