📜 Health and Disability Services (Complaints) Amendment Bill 2021
The Health and Disability Services (Complaints) Amendment Bill 2021 amends the Health and Disability Services (Complaints) Act 1995 to introduce the National Code of Conduct for health care workers not registered under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS). It allows the Director of the Health and Disability Services Complaints Office to investigate breaches and issue prohibition orders.
Impact
Unregistered health care workers (e.g., massage therapists, doulas) will be subject to a National Code of Conduct. The public will be better protected from unsafe practices. The Health and Disability Services Complaints Office will have increased powers to investigate and enforce compliance.
Key Changes
Parliamentary Progress
- LA Second Reading MovedLA25 Nov 2021
- LA IntroducedLA25 Nov 2021
- LA AmendedLA7 Apr 2022
- LA Consideration in DetailLA7 Apr 2022
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA7 Apr 2022
- LA Third ReadingLA12 May 2022
- LC Second Reading MovedLC9 Aug 2022
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC21 Sept 2022
- LC Third ReadingLC20 Oct 2022
- LC AmendedLC25 Oct 2022
- Royal Assent28 Oct 2022
Penalty Provisions4 found
Offence for failure to comply with interim prohibition order
“52G. Offence for failure to comply with interim prohibition order”
Offence for failure to comply with prohibition order
“52N. Offence for failure to comply with prohibition order”
Offence for failure to comply with interstate order
“52Q. Offence for failure to comply with interstate order”
Failure to return identity card after ceasing to be a member of staff of the Office.
“Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $2 500.”
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