Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Each of the following is a ground for disciplinary action against a relevant person--
(a) the relevant person has behaved in a way that constitutes unsatisfactory professional conduct;
(b) the relevant person has failed to comply with a condition of practice imposed under this Act;
(c) the relevant person has failed to comply with a lawful demand of the council, executive officer or tribunal, or an inspector or another entity authorised to make the demand under this Act;
(d) the relevant person does not meet, or no longer meets, the requirements to be a nurse, midwife or other person authorised to practise nursing;
(e) the relevant person has failed to comply with a provision of this Act;
(f) the relevant person has been convicted of an offence against an Act of the State, the Commonwealth or another State related to nursing practice;
(g) the relevant person has been convicted of an indictable offence.
(2) Also, if a relevant person is impaired, the relevant person's impairment is taken to be a ground for disciplinary action against the relevant person.
(3) In this section--
authorised person means a person authorised to practise nursing under section 77(2), (3) or (4).
impairment, of a relevant person, means the relevant person has a physical or mental impairment, disability, condition or disorder that detrimentally affects, or is likely to detrimentally affect, the relevant person's physical or mental capacity for nursing practice and includes substance abuse or dependence.
relevant person means a nurse, midwife or authorised person.
unsatisfactory professional conduct, for a relevant person, includes the following--
(a) professional conduct that is of a lesser standard than that which might reasonably be expected of the relevant person by the public or the relevant person's professional peers;
(b) professional conduct that demonstrates incompetence, or a lack of adequate knowledge, skill, judgment or care, in nursing practice;
(c) infamous conduct in a professional respect;
(d) misconduct in a professional respect;
(e) conduct discreditable to the nursing profession;
(f) providing a person with health services of a kind that are excessive, unnecessary or not reasonably required for the person's wellbeing;
(g) influencing, or attempting to influence, the conduct of another nurse, midwife or authorised person in a way that may compromise patient care;
(h) fraudulent or dishonest behaviour in nursing practice.