Cosmetic Surgery

This bill protects the title 'surgeon' within the medical profession so that only doctors with significant specialist surgical training can use it. It responds to widespread consumer confusion in the cosmetic surgery industry, where any registered doctor could previously call themselves a 'cosmetic surgeon' regardless of their qualifications. The bill also clarifies tribunal powers when disciplining health practitioners.

This bill amends eight Queensland health Acts to fix implementation issues with the new fertility clinic regulatory framework, create a legal basis for organ donation procedures before circulatory death, require cosmetic surgery safety standards at private hospitals, and give the government broader powers to remove health board members. It is the third health legislation amendment bill for 2025.

This bill reforms the national system for regulating health practitioners in three key areas. It requires practitioners whose registration has been cancelled to go through a tribunal process before they can reapply, permanently publishes sexual misconduct findings on the public register, and creates new legal protections for people who report concerns about health practitioners.