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Category: Health Professionals' Representation
Changes to the regulation of health practitioners
On 21 October 2022, the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 was given assent. The Act amends the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and also makes related amendments to the Health Ombudsman Act 2013. This article explores the relevant changes.
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Health professionals and immediate registration action when in the public interest
As of 1 March 2018, the power to take immediate registration action against a health practitioner was extended to include the power to take such action if the Health Ombudsman reasonably believes the action is “otherwise in the public interest”.
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Legal Professional Privilege
Legal professional privilege describes the protection from disclosure extended to communications (written or oral) made in the course of obtaining legal advice or for contemplated or actual legal proceedings.
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