UNDER changes to the national law flagged at the end of last year (PD 17 Dec 2025), Ahpra has begun adding sexual misconduct findings to the public register of practitioners and the register of cancelled practitioners, with two pharmacists among those affected.
The first round of changes, which were published last week, resulted in additional information being added to the register entries of 107 practitioners, of whom 86 have had their registrations cancelled and 21 are still practising.
Overall, doctors constitute the largest number of reports (50), followed by nurses and midwives (21) and psychologists (seven).
There are two pharmacists among the health practitioners listed who have both had their registrations cancelled - one in Oct 2022 (PD 27 Oct 2022), and the other in Dec 2023 (PD 22 Jan 2024).
More health practitioners are still under investigation and will not have their records updated until later this year.
Sexual misconduct covers a wide range of behaviours, including professional boundary violations, sexual harassment and criminal offences, and may take place inside and outside of a practice setting.
"Sexual misconduct by registered health practitioners is an unacceptable breach of trust that undermines public health and safety," Ahpra CEO Justin Untersteiner said.
"Publishing sexual misconduct findings on the public register empowers patients to make informed choices about their care and reinforces that breaches of trust will not be hidden."
Most tribunal decisions are already published online, and the register entry will now clearly state when the decision involved sexual misconduct. KB
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