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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 07 Hansard (Thursday, 1 July 2004) . . Page.. 3195 ..

MR WOOD (Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services, Minister for Urban Services, Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Minister for Arts and Heritage, and Acting Minister for Health) (6.16): Mr Speaker, I move amendment No 5 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 3240].

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 58, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 59.

MR WOOD (Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services, Minister for Urban Services, Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Minister for Arts and Heritage, and Acting Minister for Health) (6.17): Mr Speaker, I move amendment No 6 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 3240].

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 59, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 60 to 77, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Clause 78.

MS TUCKER (6.18): I move amendment No 3 circulated in my name on the green paper [see schedule 2 at page 3242].

This amendment has come about out of concerns raised with us about the removal of any form of mandatory reporting of incompetent or unethical behaviour among health professionals. While the reporting processes are encouraged, it appears that they are not required. More importantly, there is an issue that such information may become apparent, for example, through committees such as quality assurance and clinical practices committees that are granted privilege under the 1993 Health Act.

The debate on the recent review of neurological services, on which I have heard from a constituent that the health complaints commissioner approached more than 30 medical practitioners for statements and was declined, does little to bolster one’s faith in the system, to quote him. This amendment, while not mandating reporting, makes it explicit that such privilege will not prevent matters coming to the relevant board and the health complaints commissioner in a timely fashion.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 78, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 79 to 114, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Clause 115.

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