Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
OrganisationReferenced in 2 bills
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
This bill changes when health practitioners must report colleagues they're treating to regulators, and increases penalties for people pretending to be registered health practitioners. The reporting changes aim to encourage practitioners with mental health or substance issues to seek treatment without fear of automatic career consequences.
31/10/2018· PASSED· Hon S Miles MP
HealthWork & Employment
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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.
11/5/2022· PASSED with amendment· Hon Y D'Ath MP
HealthFirst NationsGovernment & Elections
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