Date: July 2024
The RACGP has provided a submission to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) on its Criminal history registration standard.
In August/September 2023 National Boards consulted on the current version of the criminal history standard, as part of a consultation on other work being undertaken as part of the Boards’
blueprint to improve public safety in health regulation. This work included a range of reforms to better protect patients from serious misconduct, including sexual misconduct, by registered health practitioners. Ahpra have now developed a draft registration standard in response to the feedback and new supporting materials. The RACGP’s submission is generally supportive of the revised registration standard, including the content, language and structure.
Read the submission
Submission on the Criminal history registration standard (PDF)