The Council is a statutory authority established under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW). The Law is designed to ensure that medical practitioners are fit to practise medicine. It achieves this by ensuring registered doctors maintain proper standards of conduct and competence.
The Council was established in 2010, and currently consists of 20 nominees appointed by the Governor of New South Wales. Fifteen of the members are doctors, and five are non-medical members. The Council is funded through registration fees paid by all doctors in NSW.
The Council functions through its Professional Conduct, Performance and Health Committees, which meet monthly and report to the full Council meeting every second month.
The Medical Council of NSW:
+ Receives and administers complaints against medical practitioners and students, in conjunction with the Health Care Complaints Commission
+ Administers the Health Program for doctors and medical students suffering ill-health
+ Administers the Performance Program for doctors whose professional performance may be below appropriate peer standards
+ Publishes policies on good medical practice and other resources related to conduct, standards and regulations
+ Publishes disciplinary decisions
+ Advises the NSW Health Minister on relevant issues
(updated July 2010)
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