Know when to notify: your key obligations

When your professional circumstances change, it’s important to notify your National Board. This is a requirement under section 131 of Australia’s Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), which requires registered health practitioners to notify their Board within 30 days of any change.

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The Council supports this requirement because it contributes to public safety, helps us do our job as regulators, and maintains the integrity of the national registration scheme.

Core requirements of section 131  

The types of circumstances the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia needs to know about include changes to your:

• principal place of practice 
• residential address  
• primary work locations 
• contact details  
• legal name (e.g. through marriage or deed poll).

In some cases, changes to professional circumstances have only been identified during routine audits or through the complaints process. Failing to comply with this requirement does not constitute an offence, but it may, result in action being taken under the Council’s health, performance or conduct pathways.

Keeping information up to date is essential for timely communication, prompt responses to notifications, and effective monitoring if conditions are placed on a practitioner's registration.

We encourage you to update your details with Ahpra within the 30-day timeframe.

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