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CONVERSION PRACTICES PROHIBITION ACT 2024 (NO 39 OF 2024) - SECT 9

9—Regulations

The Governor may make such regulations as are contemplated by, or necessary or expedient for the purposes of, this Act.

"Schedule 1—Related amendment of "" Equal Opportunity Act 1984"

1—Insertion of section 86A

After section 86 insert:

86A—Conversion practices

        (1)         It is unlawful for a person to—

            (a)         provide or deliver a conversion practice to an individual; or

            (b)         arrange for a person to provide or deliver a conversion practice to an individual.

        (2)         The Commissioner's functions under section 11 relating to discrimination apply also to conversion practices.

        (3)         In this section—

"conversion practice" has the same meaning as in the Conversion Practices Prohibition Act 2024

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2—Amendment of section 93—Making of complaints

Section 93—after subsection (4) insert:

        (5)         If a complaint alleges that a registered health practitioner has contravened section 86A in the course of practising a health profession, the Commissioner—

            (a)         must refer the complaint to the relevant health complaints entity; and

            (b)         may not proceed to investigate or otherwise deal with the complaint under this Act, or to attempt to resolve the subject matter of the complaint by conciliation under this Act.

        (6)         In subsection (5)

the terms "health complaints entity", "health profession" and " registered health practitioner" all have the same meaning as in the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law .



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