Dr Kwong Kan Tam

The Medical Council of NSW notes recent media interest in Darlinghurst GP Dr Kwong Kan Tam, who has asserted that his clinic has been closed over apparent vaccine temperature record discrepancies.  

The Council can confirm that in June 2025 it placed conditions on Dr Tam’s registration after considering public health concerns, including about his knowledge of vaccines, how they were being stored, and how they were being administered to patients.  

The Medical Council has confidentiality obligations it must meet under privacy legislation and the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and cannot provide further detail about the concerns relating to Dr Tam’s practice. 

After holding a formal meeting with Dr Tam, the Council believed these concerns were not satisfactorily addressed and imposed several conditions on his registration to protect public safety. Dr Tam has the right to appeal this decision at the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, which is independent of the Council. He can also request that the Council review the conditions when there has been new information or a change in his circumstances.

The conditions currently on Dr Tam’s registration include that he must:

• not administer any vaccinations to any patients
• undergo a performance assessment
• practise in an accredited group practice under on-site supervision
• not practise more than 5 days per week and more than 8 hours in any one day
• not see more than 25 patients a day.

The full conditions on Dr Tam’s registration are publicly available on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority website www.ahpra.gov.auopen_in_new

The Council’s role is to protect the public when concerns are raised using non-disciplinary approaches like having a practitioner’s professional performance assessed.

Professional peers conduct these performance assessments to determine whether there are areas for improvement. Before an assessment can take place, the Council needs to be satisfied that a medical practitioner’s employment arrangements are suitable and comply with any conditions that are imposed on their registration.

This requires the practitioner to communicate with the Council to provide information about their employment. We have not received any communication from Dr Tam to this effect.

The Council does not take disciplinary action against practitioners. Instead, it supports them when professional performance is unsatisfactory and ensures they comply with any conditions on their registration so they can work safely. Importantly, a medical practitioner can continue to work with conditions imposed on their registration so long as they comply with those conditions.  

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The Medical Council of NSW works with its co-regulator, the Healthcare Complaints Commission, to receive and manage complaints about registered medical practitioners who work in NSW. The Council is comprised of registered medical practitioners and community members.

The paramount obligation of the Council is to protect the health and safety of the public. After assessing a complaint, the Council may place conditions on a health practitioner’s registration to ensure they meet expected professional standards of care and safety. These can include taking immediate suspension action to protect public safety. They can also include imposing conditions such as limiting scope of practice, requiring supervision, or training to improve their knowledge or skills.