The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by imposing conditions on the registration of Dr Peter Peters, medical practitioner, (MED0000977702), effective 24 February 2023.

The Health Ombudsman varied the conditions on 18 August 2023 and 14 October 2024.

Scope of Practice

The conditions imposed include the following requirements:

• The practitioner must be supervised by another registered health practitioner (the supervisor) when practising as a medical practitioner.
  
  For the purposes of this condition, ‘supervised’ is defined as:
  The practitioner must consult with the supervisor, who is accessible by telephone or other means of telecommunication about the management of patients and/or performance of the practitioner, when necessary and at fortnightly intervals unless otherwise directed by the Health Ombudsman.
  
• The practitioner must only practise as a registered health practitioner in employment and at practice location/s approved by the Health Ombudsman and published on the Office of the Health Ombudsman website.
• The practitioner must not work in solo practice.

Approved employment and practice locations

The Health Ombudsman has approved the practitioner's employment as an Occupational Medicine Registrar at the following locations:

• Mont Health Northgate - 1/62 Crockford Street, Northgate Qld 4013; and
• Robina Family Medical Centre - 6/110 Laver Drive, Robina Qld 4226
• site locations as required by the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine training curriculum.

Period of action or order

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the decision will continue to have effect until the earlier of the following happens –

• the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets aside the decision;
• the Health Ombudsman removes the conditions under section 65 of the Act.