Cervical spine manipulation only by authorised professions
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law s 123, stated plainly and cited to the edition held, with the evidence an auditor or the regulator asks for, the common gaps, and a free worksheet to fill in.
National Law s 123
Ahpra and the National Boards
Schedule to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld), reprint current as at 10 April 2026
30 September 2026, our build record of the held copy: no later reprint listed on 30 September 2026
Registered occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychologists. Speech pathology is not registered under the National Law.
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law on the standards library
No person manipulates the cervical spine (moving its joints beyond the usual physiological range by a high velocity, low amplitude thrust) unless registered in chiropractic, osteopathy, medicine or physiotherapy, a student of those professions in an approved program or clinical training, or a person prescribed by regulation. Offence: up to $60,000 or three years' imprisonment.
- Register check for practitioners offering neck manipulation
- Service descriptions and treatment protocols limiting high velocity cervical techniques to authorised professions
- Massage or wellness practitioners advertise or perform neck 'adjustments'
- Student performs cervical manipulation outside a supervised program
| Ref | Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable) | Where it is kept | Owner | Last reviewed | Next review |
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Related requirements
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
- s 120No holding out as registered without the conditions that apply
- s 128Undertake the CPD the registration standard requires
- s 119No claims about a type of registration, endorsement or specialty not held
- s 129Practise only with appropriate professional indemnity insurance
- s 118No claims of specialist registration by non-specialists
- s 130Tell the Board of relevant events within 7 days
- s 117No claims of registration in a profession or division not held
- s 131Notify changes of principal place of practice, address or name within 30 days
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