{"id":599071,"date":"2026-04-11T01:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/599071\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T01:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:50:11","slug":"more-than-100-doctors-health-workers-have-sexual-misconduct-findings-added-to-public-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/599071\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 100 doctors, health workers have sexual misconduct findings added to public records"},"content":{"rendered":"

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More than 100 current and former healthcare practitioners have had their sexual misconduct findings permanently added to their records on the national regulator\u2019s searchable public register<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Twenty-one of the practitioners with sexual misconduct findings against them are still practising, and 86 had cancelled registrations, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) reported on Friday.<\/p>\n

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AHPRA is reviewing 5000 professional misconduct findings dating back to July 2010 to identify those that relate to sexual misconduct, as part of long-overdue reforms to the National Law.<\/p>\n

Doctors account for 50 of the 107 practitioners who had their historical sexual misconduct findings added to the public-facing records<\/a> overseen by AHPRA, which regulates all registered healthcare professionals, including midwives, nurses, psychologists, chiropractors and dentists.<\/p>\n

\u201cSexual misconduct by registered health practitioners is an unacceptable breach of trust that undermines public health and safety,\u201d AHPRA CEO Justin Untersteiner said.<\/p>\n

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He said the reform empowers patients to make informed choices about their care and reinforces the principle that breaches of trust will not be hidden.<\/p>\n

Previously, the public could only see active disciplinary sanctions when they searched for practitioners on AHPRA\u2019s register.<\/p>\n

More practitioners are expected to have their sexual misconduct findings published on their records later this year as AHPRA\u2019s review continues.<\/p>\n

Sexual misconduct covers professional boundary violations, sexual harassment and criminal offences, including making sexual innuendos, inappropriate texting, telling patients about their own sexual experiences and performing an unnecessary physical examination.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny incident can have a lasting and profound impact,\u201d Untersteiner said. He encouraged anyone wishing to raise a concern about a practitioner to do so.<\/p>\n

The change is part of a suite of reforms approved by Health ministers last year, which also make retaliation against a notifier a criminal offence.<\/p>\n

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