The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has conducted an investigation into the conduct of unregistered Griffith health practitioner Ms Lynda Lane.
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Ms Lane was working as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker at her solo private-practice, 'My Mind Matters', in Griffith.
The allegations concerned Ms Lane engaging in unprofessional conduct by commencing an inappropriate relationship with two of her mental health clients.
The investigation found that Ms Lane breached the Code of Conduct for Unregistered Health Practitioners under Schedule 3 of the Public Health Regulation 2012 in that she commenced and maintained a sexual and close personal relationship with Client A.
It was also ruled that she failed to ensure a suitable period of time had elapsed since the conclusion of her therapeutic relationship with Client A and the commencement of their close personal and sexual relationship.
She also failed to ensure that a suitable period of time had elapsed since the conclusion of her therapeutic relationship with Client B and the commencement of their close personal and sexual relationship and failed to maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records for Client B.
The Commission has determined that Ms Lane poses a risk to public health or safety and has ordered that she is prohibited from providing any health service, either in paid employment or voluntarily, to any person.
