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National Restrictions Library 1.0

Applies to restictions imposed or accepted before 16 September 2024. For restrictions imposed or accepted after this date please see the National Restrictions Library 2.0.

Restrictions (conditions and undertakings) are a primary regulatory tool used to protect the public. Regulators place restrictions on registration as necessary in the course of an investigation and/or disciplinary procedure or as a result of a disciplinary procedure. Restrictions, as conditions, may also be imposed at the time of registration or renewal of registration, for various reasons.

In the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme, the decision to impose restrictions on the registration of practitioners across 16 professions and 15 Boards is delegated to multiple committees in multiple locations around Australia. In 2015 Ahpra recognised that the inevitable variation in the quality of restrictions being developed independently by multiple decision makers was costly and inefficient. To address these issues an accelerated program of work was undertaken to develop the library to provide a consolidated structure for common restrictions used across the regulatory functions of the National Boards and to support:

  • consistency in recommendations from Ahpra to the National Boards and delegates
  • consistency in the restrictions appearing on the national public register of health practitioners, and
  • a best practice approach to monitoring compliance with restrictions.

The restrictions included in the library have been tested against agreed criteria for a ‘good restriction’. In this regard restrictions within the library have been developed to ensure each:

  • is able to be complied with by the registrant
  • is proportionate to the risk identified and mitigates that risk
  • is able to be objectively monitored through available evidence
  • clearly outlines the responsibilities of the registrant
  • does not fetter the discretion of decision makers, and
  • is not directed at third parties.

When a decision maker imposes restrictions as conditions, they are framed in a way that directs the behaviour of another party (“the practitioner is to”), whereas when restrictions form part of an undertaking accepted by a decision maker, they are framed in the first person (“I will”). The following are copies of the library framed as both conditions and undertakings for the reference of registrants and their representatives.

The requirements detailed in the library restrictions as conditions and their corresponding forms will be used as a benchmark in the recommendations being made to the National Boards about any undertakings proposed.

Structure of the library

The National Restrictions Library uses the following framework:

Core restriction: This is the component of the restriction which addresses the particular behaviour or issue.

Operating restrictions: This is the supplementary information that defines the practitioner’s responsibilities, the Board’s expectations, the monitoring activities and the information by which compliance with the core restriction will be monitored.

Configurable elements: Within each restriction there are configurable elements which the user can modify in such a way as to address the particular circumstances in which the restrictions are to be recommended. Examples of configurable elements include timeframe for completion, topics to be addressed by education and the frequency of reporting etc. Within this document configurable elements appear in bold text, bracketed with #.

Restrictions addressing health, conduct or performance concerns Accessible format
Conditions addressing health, conduct or performance concerns 
(182 KB,PDF)
Word version 
(621 KB,DOCX)
Undertakings addressing health, conduct or performance concerns 
(184 KB,PDF)
Word version 
(625 KB,DOCX)
Restrictions addressing shortfall on registration standards
Accessible format
Conditions addressing shortfall on registration standards 
(334 KB,PDF)
Word version 
(128 KB,DOCX)
Undertakings for addressing shortfall on registration standards 
(333 KB,PDF)
Word version 
(130 KB,DOCX)

Approved forms

The library restrictions contain reference to “approved forms”. These forms capture monitoring requirements and form part of the restriction with which a registrant must comply. The forms are individual coded and are grouped according to the category of restriction they relate to. Forms related to restrictions addressing health, conduct or performance concerns can be accessed below:

Category of restriction Relevant forms within category
Common restrictions (43.9KB,PDF) HPC
Restrictions on access to medication (40.6KB,PDF) HP1, HPS1
Attend treating practitioner (48.8KB,PDF) HPF3, HPNA3
Undertake hair drug screening (43.3KB,PDF) HP4, HPF4
Undertake breath alcohol testing (53.6KB,PDF) HP5, HPN5, HPNA5, HPS5
Undertake urine and hair drug screening (45.1KB,PDF) HP6, HPF6
Undertake breath alcohol testing, urine and hair drug screening (63.9KB,PDF) HP22, HPF22, HPN22, HPNA22, HPS22
Undertake breath alcohol testing and hair drug screening (56.3KB,PDF) HP23, HPF23, HPN23, HPNA23, HPS23
Limitations on practice (37.8KB,PDF) HP7, HPS7
Audit of practice (Auditor nominated by practitioner) (43.2KB,PDF) HPN12, HPNA12
Supervised practice (Supervisor pre chosen by Board) (37.5KB,PDF) HP9, HPS9

Supervised practice (Supervisor nominated by practitioner)

HP10: Practitioner acknowledgement
(125 KB,PDF)

HPN10: Nomination of supervisor
(147 KB,PDF)

HPNA10: Supervisor acknowledgement
(153 KB,PDF)

HPS10: Senior person acknowledgement
(136 KB,PDF)

Undertake one on one education (38.4KB,PDF) HPN11, HPNA11
Undertake formal education (33.0KB,PDF) HP24
Attend for supervision - psychologists only (49.3 KB,PDF)  HP13, HPN13, HPNA13, HPSP13, HPNE13, HPNAE13
Practise with a chaperone - Practitioner acknowledgement (42.0KB,PDF) HP14, HPN14, HPNA14
Prohibition on non-clinical contact (46.8KB,PDF) HP15, HPS15
Attend for mentoring (41.4KB,PDF) HP16, HPN16, HPNA16
Conditions not to practise (35.9KB,PDF) HPF17
Conditions not to practise (41.0KB,PDF) HPF18
Conditions not to practise - (students) (33.8KB,PDF) HPF19
Conditions not to practice (pharmacists) (35.7KB,PDF) HPF25

Forms related to restrictions addressing a shortfall in a registration standard can be accessed below: 

Restriction Form Number PDF Accessible format
Supervised practice – All professions (except Psychology, Medicine, Pharmacy, Paramedicine and Nursing & Midwifery) SE-25 PDF (263 KB) Word version (225 KB,DOCX)
Supervised practice – Nursing and Midwifery SE-23 PDF (117 KB) Word version (43.3 KB,DOCX)
Supervised practice – Psychology (No National Psychology Exam) SE-4 PDF (47.7KB)  Word version (57.9 KB,DOCX)
Supervised practice – Psychology (With National Psychology Exam) SE -16 PDF (56.1KB)  Word version (58.0 KB,DOCX)
Supervised practice for recency of practice – Medical Practitioners SE-1 PDF (55.8KB) Word version (57.8 KB,DOCX)
Supervised practice for limited registration – Medical Practitioners SE-15 PDF (47.1KB)  Word version (57.5 KB,DOCX)
Supervised practice – Pharmacists SE-12 PDF (109 KB) Word version  (43.2 KB,DOCX)
Supervised practice and CPD – Pharmacists SE-13 PDF (112 KB) Word version (44.0 KB,DOCX)
Supervised practice and CPD -with exam – Pharmacists SE-14 PDF(113 KB) Word version (43.8 KB,DOCX)
Restricted scope of practice – Medical Practitioners – Senior person acknowledgement SE-2 PDF (54.8KB) Word version (58.0 KB,DOCX)
Restricted scope of practice – Medical Practitioners – General and Specialist registration SE-11 PDF (54.1KB) Word version (57.9 KB,DOCX)
Restricted scope of practice – Medical Practitioners – Specialist registration only SE-10 PDF (54.0KB) Word version (57.9 KB,DOCX)
Restricted scope of practice – Medical Practitioners - Non specialist position with rotation – SE-18 PDF(114 KB) Word version (63.2 KB,DOCX)
Restricted scope of practice – Medical practitioners - Non specialist position without rotation SE-19 PDF(113 KB) Word version (62.9 KB,DOCX)
Undertake education prior to practice- Nominate education SE-5 PDF (110 KB) Word version (62.0 KB,DOCX)
Undertake education prior to practice SE-7 PDF (108 KB) Word version (63.1 KB,DOCX)
Undertake education – Nominate education SE-5
Undertake education SE-6 PDF (108 KB) Word version (62.9 KB,DOCX)
Undertake multi-source feedback – Medical Practitioners SE-21 PDF(112 KB) Word version (58.7 KB,DOCX)
Complete re-entry to practice program – Nursing and Midwifery SE-9 PDF (113 KB) Word version (63.2 KB,DOCX)

 

 
 
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