Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009
Australia's national law for the 16 regulated health professions: who may register and use protected titles, what practitioners must do to stay registered (CPD, insurance, recency, notices to the Board), advertising limits including the testimonial ban, and the mandatory notification, prohibition order, anti-reprisal and non-disclosure agreement duties that fall on practitioners, employers and education providers. NSW and Queensland replace or modify the complaints part.
Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 is a compliance framework from Australia (all States and Territories; national scheme) with 7 domains and 37 controls. The largest domains are Title and practice protections (Part 7 Division 10) – Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (11 controls), Ongoing obligations of registered practitioners and students (Part 7 Division 11) – Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (7 controls), Co-operation, prohibition orders, reprisals and non-disclosure agreements – Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (5 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (7)
Advertising and directing or inciting (ss 133, 136) – Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s133 | s 133 Advertising of regulated health services |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s136 | s 136 No directing or inciting practitioners to unprofessional conduct or professional misconduct |
Co-operation, prohibition orders, reprisals and non-disclosure agreements – Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s149A | s 149A and Schedule 5 Co-operate with Board information requirements and investigators |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s159O | s 159O Comply with interim prohibition orders and disclose them before providing services |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s196A | s 196A Comply with tribunal prohibition orders and disclose them before providing services |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s237A | s 237A No reprisals against notifiers or people who assist the regulator |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s237B | s 237B Non-disclosure agreements must preserve the right to notify and assist the regulator |
Education provider duties – Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s143 | s 143 Education providers notify student impairment that may place the public at substantial risk |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s91 | s 91 Education providers notify the Board of clinical training for persons not in an approved program |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s92 | s 92(3) Education providers pass on notice of student registration events to training sites |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s93 | s 93 Education providers report a student ceasing a program or clinical training within 60 days |
Mandatory notifications (Part 8 Division 2) – Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s141 | s 141 Mandatory notification by practitioners of another practitioner's notifiable conduct or a student's impairment |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s141A | s 141A Treating practitioners notify sexual misconduct |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s141B | s 141B Treating practitioners notify substantial risk of harm to the public |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s142 | s 142 Employers notify notifiable conduct of registered practitioners they engage |
Ongoing obligations of registered practitioners and students (Part 7 Division 11) – Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s128 | s 128 Undertake the CPD the registration standard requires |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s129 | s 129 Practise only with appropriate professional indemnity insurance |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s130 | s 130 Tell the Board of relevant events within 7 days |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s131 | s 131 Notify changes of principal place of practice, address or name within 30 days |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s131B | ss 131A and 131B Practise and advertise only under the registered name, a notified alternative name or a business name |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s132 | s 132 Give the Board practice information when asked |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s134 | s 134 Provide evidence of identity when the Board requires it |
Registration, conditions and renewal (Part 7) – Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s107-109 | ss 107 to 109 Renew registration on time with a truthful annual statement |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s75 | s 75 Non-practising registrants do not practise |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s77 | ss 77 and 77A Application for registration with identity proof, criminal history disclosure and consent |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s83-83A | ss 83 and 83A Comply with conditions and undertakings on registration |
Title and practice protections (Part 7 Division 10) – Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s113 | s 113 Protected titles only for persons registered in the profession |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s115 | s 115 Specialist titles only for specialist registrants |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s115A | s 115A Title 'surgeon' only for members of a surgical class |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s116 | s 116 No claims to be a registered health practitioner by unregistered persons |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s117 | s 117 No claims of registration in a profession or division not held |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s118 | s 118 No claims of specialist registration by non-specialists |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s119 | s 119 No claims about a type of registration, endorsement or specialty not held |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s120 | s 120 No holding out as registered without the conditions that apply |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s121 | s 121 Restricted dental acts only by authorised persons |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s122 | s 122 Optical appliances prescribed only by optometrists, medical practitioners or permitted orthoptists |
| australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009::s123 | s 123 Cervical spine manipulation only by authorised professions |
What is Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 and who does it apply to?
Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 is a compliance framework from Australia (all States and Territories; national scheme) with 7 domains and 37 controls. Australia's national law for the 16 regulated health professions: who may register and use protected titles, what practitioners must do to stay registered (CPD, insurance, recency, notices to the Board), advertising limits including the testimonial ban, and the mandatory notification, prohibition order, anti-reprisal and non-disclosure agreement duties that fall on practitioners, employers and education providers. NSW and Queensland replace or modify the complaints part. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 actually require?
Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 has 37 controls organised across 7 domains. The largest domains are Title and practice protections (Part 7 Division 10) – Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (11 controls), Ongoing obligations of registered practitioners and students (Part 7 Division 11) – Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (7 controls), Co-operation, prohibition orders, reprisals and non-disclosure agreements – Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (5 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of Australia Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 do I already cover?
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