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Requirement

Comply with interim prohibition orders and disclose them before providing services

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law s 159O, 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.

Clause

National Law s 159O

Regulator

Ahpra and the National Boards

Edition held

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)

Checked current

6 October 2026, our build record of the held copy: no later reprint listed on 30 September 2026

Who it applies to

Registered occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychologists. Speech pathology is not registered under the National Law.

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s 159OComply with interim prohibition orders and disclose them before providing servicessource
Requirement, our statement of the clause

A person subject to an interim prohibition order does not contravene it (maximum $60,000 or three years' imprisonment) and, before providing any health service, gives written notice of the order to the recipient (or the parent or guardian of a recipient under 16 or under guardianship), to their employer, to any entity they contract or have an arrangement with, and to any entity for which they volunteer (maximum $5,000). No person advertises a health service to be provided by the prohibited person unless the advertisement states the order (maximum $5,000 individual, $10,000 body corporate). Interim prohibition orders were introduced by the 2022 amendments.

Evidence that typically shows this
  • Pre-engagement check of the national registers and published interim prohibition orders for every health worker, registered or not
  • Written notices of the order received from the worker and kept on file
  • Advertising review confirming any required statement of the order
Common gap to check
  • Unregistered workers (for example former practitioners working as assistants) not screened against prohibition orders
  • Employer receives notice of an order but lets the person continue in a prohibited service
Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where
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s 159O
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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.

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