The suspension by the ACT board of the Medical Board of Australia follows Dr Ammar Dhaimat’s release on bail on Wednesday on strict conditions that forbid him from contacting patients of the Belconnen Medical Centre.

Detective Sergeant Donna Parsons said in court on Wednesday police would investigate complaints against Dr Dhaimat made by two other patients. Dr Dhaimat has pleaded not guilty to the indecency charge.

Speaking generally about the process, Nicole Newton, the spokeswoman for the Medical Board of Australia and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, said the law gave a board power to suspend a practitioner as part of immediate action to protect the public.

‘‘[The board] can’t just suspend and the practitioner remains suspended forever. It has to suspend and refer for investigation or to a panel or tribunal for hearing,’’ she said.

The regulation agency’s website indicates a national board can suspend a practitioner’s registration – pending other assessment or action – ‘‘if it believes there is serious risk to the health and safety of the public from the practitioner’s continued practice’’, and it is necessary to do so to protect the public from that risk.

The ACT Magistrates Court heard on Saturday that Dr Dhaimat allegedly squeezed the bottom of a female patient and kissed her for about one second, all without her consent, at the Belconnen Medical Centre on Anzac Day.

A UK police statement tended as evidence in Wednesday’s bail hearing described allegations Dr Dhaimat in September 2007 sucked the breasts of a patient as she regained consciousness from painkillers.

Dr Dhaimat denied sexual touching when questioned by UK police.

No charges have been laid. His lawyer has said he was working as an ‘‘internal trainee’’ at the time, not as a fully qualified doctor.