Self-reporting for notice of certain events

Your obligations to tell us about relevant events

Registered health practitioners or students must tell Ahpra and their National Board within seven days of becoming aware of a relevant event or change in their status in relation to the events outlined below.

You can tell us by using the online Raise a concern form.

Registered practitioners must tell us if:

• you are charged with an offence punishable by 12 months imprisonment or more
• you are convicted of, or found guilty of an offence publishable by imprisonment
• your professional indemnity insurance arrangements are no longer in place
• your right to practise at a hospital or health service is restricted or withdrawn
• your Medicare billing privileges are restricted or withdrawn
• a state and territory medicines and poisons regulators or another relevant state or territory regulator imposes restrictions on you
• your overseas registration is restricted in some way.

Students must tell us if:

• you are charged with an offence punishable by 12 months imprisonment or more
• you are convicted of or found guilty of an offence publishable by imprisonment.

The obligations are outlined in section 130 of the National Law.

How to tell us about a notifiable event

You can tell us by using the online Raise a concern form.

Click Raise a concern, follow the prompts then:

• In About your concern, click on Something about me as a registered practitioner or student.
• In Concern detail click either:
• I’m a registered health practitioner, or
• I’m a student in a course that leads to registration as a health practitioner
• Then click Something I’m obliged to tell you. 

What happens after you tell us about a notifiable event

We’ll review the event.

If it requires no further action, we’ll let you know.

If the event is one that requires follow up, then we’ll treat it as a notification. Read more about how we manage notifications.

Receiving notice directly from you or your representative is relevant to our assessment. 

What happens if you don't tell us about a notifiable event

Failure to tell us about a relevant event or a change in relation to a relevant event is not an offense, however it could constitute behaviour for which health, conduct or performance action may be taken.

At your next renewal you’ll be asked questions about each of the relevant events and be required to tell us about any change in status. We will follow up to ask why you didn’t tell us about the change within the seven-day notification period.

Further information

For further information about your obligations under section 130 of the National Law we recommend you speak with your indemnity insurer or union representative or seek independent legal advice.

Call Ahpra Monday to Friday 9am–5pm (local time) on 1300 419 495

Make an online enquiry