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The Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (2009) (National Law) as in force in each state and territory establishes the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme to provide for the regulation of 16 health professions for the protection of the public.
The National Law establishes the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and 15 National Boards.
The following information is to assist persons issuing or serving a subpoena, warrant or other court order (Process) on Ahpra or a National Board. Failure to comply with the following requirements may result in delays in compliance with the Process.
Responses for all non-party Processes served on Ahpra and the National Boards are coordinated by the National Information Release Unit (NIRU).
Each Process should be addressed to the Proper Officer, National Legal Services, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
Please consider contacting the NIRU to generally discuss your request before issuing a Process. We may be able to assist you to identify and describe the type of information that we hold before a Process is issued.
You may contact us by email at: niru@ahpra.gov.au
A Process can be served by:
niru@ahpra.gov.au
Ahpra’s preferred method of service is by email. If you serve a Process by email, you must also send the original documents to Ahpra by post, with a cheque for conduct money attached (refer to ‘Conduct Money’ below) with the exception of warrants.
The Proper Officer National Legal Services Ahpra GPO Box 9958 Capital city
Please note, if you serve a Process by post, you must also send a copy of the Process to Ahpra by email to: niru@ahpra.gov.au
You may also choose to serve the Process and the conduct money in person at any one of Ahpra’s registered offices:
Melbourne The Proper Officer National Legal Services Level 8 111 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Sydney The Proper Officer National Legal Services Level 51 680 George Street Sydney NSW 2000
Brisbane The Proper Officer National Legal Services Level 4 192 Ann Street Brisbane QLD 4000
Adelaide The Proper Officer National Legal Services Level 11 80 Grenfell Street Adelaide SA 5000
Perth The Proper Officer National Legal Services Level 2 225 St. Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000
Canberra The Proper Officer National Legal Services Ground Floor 50 Blackall Street Barton ACT 2600
Hobart The Proper Officer National Legal Services Level 5 99 Bathurst Street Hobart TAS 7000
Darwin The Proper Officer National Legal Services Level 5 22 Harry Chan Avenue Darwin NT 0800
Ahpra requests that conduct money of $90.00 by way of cheque made payable to “Ahpra” is provided at the time of service of a Process. This requirement does not apply to warrants.
The payment is to cover our costs and expenses incurred for accessing, collating and producing documents. Ahpra reserves the right to seek additional costs where significant work is required to retrieve and identify the documents for production. We will notify and provide you with an estimate of costs (which may vary from the final cost) or apply to the court or tribunal for you to pay any reasonable additional costs incurred in complying with the Process.
We may contact you to confirm receipt of the Process and to obtain further information on the forensic purpose of your request.
Ahpra requires a reasonable timeframe of at least 2 (two) weeks to respond to a straightforward request under a Process. However, we may seek an extension of the period for compliance if:
A Process must clearly identify the scope of the documents to be produced to the court or tribunal. Where possible the Process should specify a date period for documents and identify the individual’s full name, aliases and date of birth.
We will conduct searches on our readily available records and databases. If materials are to be recalled from electronic or hard copy archives, we will prepare an estimate of the likely time and cost necessary to complete the search.
Please note that Ahpra and the National Boards do not hold details of registered health practitioners’ indemnity insurers.
Ahpra may apply to the court or tribunal to set aside a Process in whole or in part where, for example, the Process is oppressive or unduly burdensome or where it calls for sensitive material that should be protected from disclosure.
We will only object to a Process as a last resort and will, where practicable, first seek to negotiate with the issuing party.