Compliance for Health practitioners
Registered health practitioners under the National Law.
Published obligations that apply to health practitioners (9)
- criticalCWLTHComply with Medical Board CPD requirements (50 hours minimum)
Medical practitioners must meet CPD requirements set by the Medical Board annually.
- criticalCWLTHCosmetic surgery advertising standards (Medical Board reforms 2024-2025)
Stricter cosmetic surgery + procedure advertising from 2024 — bans on idealised body imagery + before/after misuse.
- criticalCWLTHMake mandatory notifications to AHPRA
Practitioners, employers and education providers must notify AHPRA of conduct that puts the public at risk.
- criticalCWLTHMaintain AHPRA registration and CPD
Registered health practitioners must hold current registration and meet annual CPD per their National Board standards.
- criticalCWLTHNotifiable Data Breach (NDB) scheme
Under the NDB scheme, APP entities must notify the OAIC and affected individuals of an eligible data breach likely to cause serious harm — assessed within 30 days.
- criticalAll statesComply with state infection control + notifiable disease rules
Health practitioners must notify State Health Departments of notifiable diseases.
- criticalCWLTHCosmetic surgery practitioner endorsement (from 2025)
Since 1 July 2023 — endorsed cosmetic surgery registration with stricter advertising + training.
- highCWLTHPublish a Privacy Policy that meets APP 1
Every APP entity needs a clearly-expressed Privacy Policy covering APP 1.4 requirements.
- highCWLTHComply with MBS telehealth item rules + continuous-care rules
MBS telehealth requires existing-patient relationship (12-month rule) for most consultations.