Co-operate with Board information requirements and investigators
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law s 149A and Schedule 5, 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 149A and Schedule 5
Ahpra and the National Boards
The National Law as the Schedule to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld), Act No 45 of 2009, Queensland in-force version current as at 10 April 2026 (the host jurisdiction's text, which the other states and territories apply by their own Acts; New South Wales applies its own version with its own complaints scheme)
6 October 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
A person given written notice by a Board during preliminary assessment of a notification provides the specified information or documents within the specified reasonable time and way, unless there is a reasonable excuse (self-incrimination is one; maximum $5,000 individual, $10,000 body corporate). A person given notice by an investigator gives the stated information or attends, stays, answers and produces documents as required (self-incrimination is not an excuse there), does not state anything known to be false or misleading, does not give a document known to be false or misleading without explaining and correcting it, and does not obstruct an investigator (Schedule 5 clauses 2, 20 to 22; maximum $5,000 individual, $10,000 body corporate). Employers holding records about a notified practitioner are commonly the recipients.
- Register of Board and investigator notices received, owner, due date and response sent
- Copies of documents produced with an index and the covering letter
- Legal review record for any claim of reasonable excuse
- Notice deadline missed because it went to a general inbox
- Documents produced selectively without explaining gaps
- Staff told not to speak to investigators, risking obstruction
| Ref | Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable) | Where it is kept | Owner | Last reviewed | Next review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s 149A and Schedule 5 |
Completing this worksheet records what your practice holds and where. It does not make a practice compliant or ready for audit, and it is not legal advice.
Related requirements
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
- s 142Employers notify notifiable conduct of registered practitioners they engage
- s 159OComply with interim prohibition orders and disclose them before providing services
- s 141BTreating practitioners notify substantial risk of harm to the public
- s 196AComply with tribunal prohibition orders and disclose them before providing services
- s 141ATreating practitioners notify sexual misconduct
- s 237ANo reprisals against notifiers or people who assist the regulator
- s 141Mandatory notification by practitioners of another practitioner's notifiable conduct or a student's impairment
- s 237BNon-disclosure agreements must preserve the right to notify and assist the regulator
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