Health Ombudsman Act 2013
LegislationReferenced in 7 bills
Health Transparency Bill 2019
This bill requires Queensland hospitals and aged care facilities to publicly report quality and staffing information so consumers can make informed choices. It also sets minimum staffing ratios for public aged care facilities and streamlines health complaint handling between the Health Ombudsman and national regulators.
Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
This bill makes significant reforms across Queensland's health system, including banning conversion therapy by health service providers, embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equity in law, and aligning private hospital licensing with national safety standards. It responds to expert reviews and national commitments to improve health outcomes.
Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021
This bill establishes a voluntary assisted dying scheme in Queensland, allowing people with a terminal illness expected to cause death within 12 months to legally end their lives with medical assistance. It implements 197 recommendations from the Queensland Law Reform Commission, creating a framework with strict eligibility requirements, a staged assessment process, and strong safeguards.
Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill 2024
This bill creates Queensland's first laws to regulate fertility clinics and establishes a donor conception register. It responds to failures in industry self-regulation, including cases where wrong donor sperm was used and donors fathered far more children than guidelines allowed. The law prioritises the welfare of people born through donor conception, giving them the right to know their genetic origins.
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
This bill reforms how cancelled or disqualified health practitioners can regain their registration, increases transparency about practitioners found guilty of sexual misconduct, and strengthens protections for people who report concerns. It amends the national framework regulating Australia's 16 registered health professions.
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill
This bill would have strengthened patient safety by making it harder for health practitioners with serious misconduct to regain their registration, permanently publishing sexual misconduct findings on public registers, and protecting people who report concerns about practitioners. It lapsed when the 57th Parliament ended and did not become law.
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
This bill strengthens the national framework for regulating Australia's 800,000+ registered health practitioners. It gives regulators new powers to protect the public from dangerous practitioners, improves information sharing about risky practitioners, and requires the health system to provide culturally safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.