Which events are notifiable?

The National Law (NSW) outlines that registered health practitioners must advise Ahpra or the Occupational Therapy Board, within 7 days of becoming aware of a relevant event or change in their status in relation to the following events:

• you’ve been charged with an offence punishable by 12 months imprisonment or more
• you’ve been convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment, whether or not the conviction results in a custodial sentence
• you no longer have professional indemnity insurance, as required by the registration standard set by your National Board
• your right to practice at a hospital or another facility at which health services are provided is withdrawn or restricted because of your conduct, professional performance or health
• you’ve had your Medicare billing privileges restricted
• your authority to administer, obtain, possess, prescribe, sell, supply or use a scheduled medicine or class of scheduled medicines is cancelled or restricted
• a complaint has been made about you to an organisation that provides health services, or to another organisation as detailed in the National Lawopen_in_new
• your registration as a health practitioner in another country is restricted, suspended or cancelled.

If you’re a student, you need to tell Ahpra when:

• you’ve been charged with an offence punishable by 12 months imprisonment or more
• you’ve been convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment
• your registration as a student in a health profession in another country outside Australia has been suspended or cancelled.

These are called ‘notifiable events’ under section 130 of the National Law and it’s your responsibility to tell Ahpra if they occur. You can do this by either writing to Ahpra or completing a form titled Notice of Certain Events – NOCE 00open_in_new. 

Ahpra will refer this information to the Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) and us.

Find out more about self-reporting