South Australian Current Regulations

HEALTH CARE REGULATIONS 2023 - REG 13

13—Restrictions on RCA teams

For the purposes of section 70(2) of the Act, the following procedures are prescribed:

            (a)         the RCA team must notify the designated authority in writing of the suspected prescribed act and the reasons for the team's suspicion;

            (b)         if the RCA team is of the view that a prescribed act of the same kind is or may be imminent, the team must immediately notify the designated authority of that view;

            (c)         the RCA team must not, unless authorised to do so in writing by the designated authority, continue its investigation into the adverse incident;

            (d)         the designated authority must not authorise the RCA team to continue its investigation unless satisfied that the suspected prescribed act—

                  (i)         did not occur; or

                  (ii)         is able to be investigated independently of the adverse incident.