The Health Ombudsman can issue an interim prohibition order if an unregistered health practitioner’s health, conduct or performance means they pose a serious risk to people, and immediate action is necessary to protect public health and safety. This could be due to an unregistered health practitioner:
An interim prohibition order can prohibit or restrict a health practitioner from providing any health service, or a specific health service.
Unregistered practitioners, who have been issued with an interim prohibition order by the Health Ombudsman, may apply to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) to have the decision reviewed.
However, if QCAT forms the view that the practitioner is a serious risk, it can make an order—by way of a prohibition order—prohibiting the practitioner from providing any health service.
The Health Ombudsman can also enforce a prohibition order, or an interim prohibition order, issued in another state or territory where that prohibition order corresponds (or substantially corresponds) to the type of prohibition order that can be made in Queensland.
To find corresponding interstate prohibition orders, refer to the published registers for the states listed below:
To find information on healthcare complaints and related matters in other states, refer to the links below:
The Health Ombudsman must publish specific information, contained in the following register, whenever an interim prohibition order is issued in Queensland.
Date order took effect | Name of practitioner | Type of practitioner | Details of the prohibition order | Prohibition type |
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5 April 2018 | Ms Belinda Karen Clayton | Enrolled nurse | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
27 March 2018 | Mr Nana Osei Boakye | Assistant in nursing | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
22 March 2018 | Mr Simon Brennan | Personal carer | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
15 February 2018 | Mr (Jack) Ming Chieh Yu | Massage therapist | The practitioner must only assess, consult, examine, treat or have contact with male patients, with the exception of female patients who are fully clothed and in the main public area of the practice.
The practitioner must not have contact with female patients where the removal of clothing is required and must not have contact with female patients in a private room. |
Interim prohibition order |
1 February 2018 | Ms Danielle Skobe | Enrolled nurse | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
1 February 2018 | Mr Min-Hsun Chang | Massage therapist | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
29 January 2018 | Mr Pongskaorn Mekingrailas | Massage therapist | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
25 January 2018 | Mr Coonjbeeharry Bhugun | Counsellor | The practitioner’s right to practise as a health practitioner and provide health services, in a paid or unpaid capacity, is subject to the following restrictions:
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Interim prohibition order |
19 January 2018 | Mr Robin Marshall | Unregistered nurse | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
22 December 2017 | Ms Sumalee Maneerat | Assistant in nursing | The practitioner’s right to practise as a practitioner in a paid or unpaid capacity is subject to restrictions in relation to her health, the approval of employment by the Health Ombudsman and continuation of treatment including medical supervision and reporting. | Interim prohibition order |
14 December 2017 | Ms Leesa Chae Thackray | Enrolled nurse | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
21 November 2017 | Mr Arnold Hale | Massage therapist | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
21 November 2017 | Mr Samuel MacBean | Massage therapist | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
30 October 2017 | Mr Brandon Raynor | Massage therapist | The practitioner’s right to practise as a health practitioner and provide health services, in a paid or unpaid capacity, is subject to the following restrictions:
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Interim prohibition order |
30 October 2017 | Mr Evan Leslie Kajewski | Anaesthetic technician | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
24 October 2017 | Ms Josea Cash | Unregistered enrolled nurse | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
25 September 2017 | Ms Natalie Maree Speed | Dental assistant | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise) | Interim prohibition order |
21 September 2017 | Ms Trang Le | Audiologist | The practitioner must not practise as a Senior Audiologist (HP4 level).
The practitioner must not practise as an Audiologist (HP3 level) for any caseload unless the practitioner:
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Interim prohibition order |
1 August 2017 | Ms Maree Elizabeth Wooderson | Pathology specimen collector | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise). | Interim prohibition order |
28 June 2017 | Mr Farren John Wallace | Assistant in nursing | The practitioner is prohibited from any employment (paid or otherwise) in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, which relates to the provision of any health service. | Interim prohibition order |
22 June 2017 | Ms Nicole Louise Helmers | Dental Assistant | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
Issued on 6 March 2017 | Mr Christian Benjamin Leatherbarrow | Assistant in nursing | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise). | Interim prohibition order |
12 April 2017 | Ms Suma Ajith | Audiologist | The practitioner must not practise as a Director or Professional Lead or in an equivalent position.
The practitioner must not practise as an Audiologist at an HP4 or in an equivalent position for any caseload unless the practitioner complies with a number of restrictions imposed by the Health Ombudsman. |
Interim prohibition order |
8 March 2017 | Mr Paul Koroso Atandi | Student nurse | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
19 December 2016 | Mr Jade Arron Parsons | Paramedic | The practitioner must not provide or promote themselves as providing any health service to:
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Interim prohibition order |
13 December 2016 | Ms Pacharaon Chandechmontree | Massage therapist | The practitioner’s right to practise as a practitioner in a paid or unpaid capacity is subject to the following restrictions: 1. The practitioner must not provide massage therapy services to any female person, aged 18 years or older. 2. The practitioner must not provide any health service that involves physical contact with a female person, aged 18 years or older. 3. The practitioner must not promote herself as providing massage therapy services or any health service that involves physical contact with a female person, aged 18 years or older. |
Interim prohibition order |
29 November 2016 | Mr Brian Francis Morley | Chinese Medicine Practitioner | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise). | Interim prohibition order |
11 November 2016 | Mr Jonathan Wilson | Paramedic | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise). | Interim prohibition order |
19 October 2016 | Mr Shawn Corocher | Suspended enrolled nurse | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise) | Interim prohibition order |
18 October 2016 | Mr Shane Farmer | Unregistered practitioner | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise). | Interim prohibition order |
11 October 2016 | David Jack Peter Cottam | Support worker | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise). | Interim prohibition order |
10 October 2016 | Mr Nourdine Abdelkadiri | Massage therapist | The practitioner is banned from:
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Interim prohibition order |
5 October 2016 (varied 14 March 2018) | Mr An Vu | Physiotherapist | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
19 September 2016 | Ms Linda Anne Peller | Nurse midwife with suspended midwifery registration | The practitioner is prohibited from providing:
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Interim prohibition order |
14 September 2016 | Mr Paul Kirk | Massage therapist | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise). | Interim prohibition order |
2 September 2016 | Mr Andrew John Ryan | Community health worker (social worker) | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise). | Interim prohibition order |
17 August 2016 | Mr George Zaphir | Unregistered chiropractor | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise). | Interim prohibition order |
18 July 2016 | Ms Deidre Brophy | Natural therapist | The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise).
Providing a health service includes, but is not limited to:
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Interim prohibition order |
1 July 2016 | Ms Jasmine Elise Koda | Assistant in nursing | Practitioner is prohibited from any employment (paid or otherwise) in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, which relates to the provision of any health service. | Interim prohibition order |
31 May 2016 | Mr Adrian Paul Hicks | Massage therapist | Practitioner is prohibited from:
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Interim prohibition order |
23 May 2016 | Ms Kaja Warren | Registered nurse | Practitioner is prohibited from providing health services in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise) to patients under the age of 18. |
Interim prohibition order |
20 May 2016 | Mr Ian Haris (a.k.a Mr Ian Norman, Ian Harris, Dr Ian Raymond Gregory) | Cosmetic therapist | The Health Ombudsman has issued a corresponding interstate prohibition order, in accordance with the prohibition order issued by the Health Care Complaints Commission (New South Wales) and published on their website on 5 May 2016, stating:
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Corresponding interstate order (New South Wales) |
16 May 2016 | Christopher Paul Costello | Aboriginal health worker | Practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service. | Prohibition order |
12 May 2016 | Michael Blach | Paramedic | Practitioner is prohibited from any employment (paid or otherwise) in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, which relates to the provision of any health service. | Interim prohibition order |
12 May 2016 | Chantelle Morris | Unregistered nurse | Practitioner is prohibited from any employment (paid or otherwise) in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, which relates to the provision of any health service. | Interim prohibition order |
7 April 2016 | Mr Graeme Duncan King | Unregistered psychologist, acting in the role of a counsellor | Practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity. | Interim prohibition order |
1 February 2016 | Mr Giuseppe Trotta | Physiotherapist | The practitioner may only provide health services in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise) to male clients over the age of 18. | Interim prohibition order |
22 January 2016 | Mr Robert Frank Mittiga | Counsellor | The Health Ombudsman has issued a corresponding interstate prohibition order in accordance with the prohibition order issued by the Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner (South Australia) and published on their website on 24 November 2015.
The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service (paid or otherwise) in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, including providing counselling and rehabilitation services. |
Corresponding interstate order (South Australia) |
29 December 2015 | Mr Calvin Wahlberg | Person providing health services as a paramedic without any qualifications | Individual prohibited from any employment (paid or otherwise) in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, which relates to the provision of any health service. | Interim prohibition order |
23 December 2015 | Ms Sharon Ward | Massage therapist | Practitioner prohibited from engaging in any employment or providing any services (paid or otherwise) in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, which relates to the provision of a health service. | Interim prohibition order |
23 December 2015 | Mr Angus Francis Creagh-Scott | Registered nurse | Practitioner prohibited from providing any health service, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity (paid or otherwise), to any person under the age of 18 years. | Interim prohibition order |
15 December 2015 | Ms Podia Karpeh | Assistant in nursing | Practitioner prohibited from any employment (paid or otherwise) in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, which relates to the provision of any health service. | Interim prohibition order |
30 November 2015 | Ms Samantha Whatley | Counsellor | Practitioner prohibited from any employment (paid or otherwise) in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, which relates to the provision of any health service, with the specific exception of providing nutrition advice and personal training to adult females with the limitation of providing advice on diet and exercise only. | Interim prohibition order |
24 November 2015 | Mr Peter Esdaile | Unregistered chiropractor | Practitioner prohibited from:
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Interim prohibition order |
2 November 2015 | Mr Charles Davidson | Massage therapist | Practitioner prohibited from any employment (paid or otherwise) in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, which relates to the provision of any health service. | Interim prohibition order |
19 August 2015 | Mr Harish Shetty | Massage therapist | Practitioner prohibited from providing massage therapy services, providing a health service that involves physical contact with a patient/client, promoting himself as providing any health service that involves physical contact with a patient/client. | Interim prohibition order |
2 June 2015 | Nicholas William Crawford | Holding out as a registered nurse | Practitioner prohibited from any employment (paid or otherwise) in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, which relates to the provision of any health service. | Interim prohibition order |
15 April 2015 | Russell Douglas Drinkwater | Registered nurse | Practitioner prohibited from any employment (paid or otherwise) in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, which relates to the provision of any health service. | Interim prohibition order |