Conduct, Health & Performance

If you have concerns about the conduct, health and performance of a registered health practitioner, please contact AHPRA on 1300 419 495.


Conduct

Activities considered as breaches of professional conduct are categorised as professional misconduct, unprofessional conduct, and notifiable contact.

 

Health

Practitioners are health impaired if they have a physical or mental impairment, disability, condition or disorder that detrimentally affects, or is likely to detrimentally affect their capacity to practise their profession.

 

Performance

The professional performance of a registered practitioner is defined to be unsatisfactory if it is below the standard reasonably expected of a practitioner of an equivalent level of training or experience.

 

Notifications (includes Complaints)

Members of the public can make a notification to AHPRA about the conduct, health and performance of a practitioner or student.

Practitioners, employers and education providers are all mandated by law to report:

  • notifiable conduct relating to a practitioner or
  • in the case of a student, an impairment that may place the public at substantial risk of harm.

Registered practitioners and students who fail to report notifiable conduct may face disciplinary action by their National Board.