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Orders against health practitioners

Check if a health practitioner's registration is up to date, or if they have a protective order against them.

The Health Ombudsman can impose restrictions and bans on individual health service providers who are a risk to public health and safety or for reasons of public interest.

This is called taking immediate action.

There are 2 types of immediate actions: immediate registration actions and prohibition orders.


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Immediate registration actions

Immediate registration actions apply only to registered health practitioners. The Office of the Health Ombudsman (OHO) works with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the 15 health practitioner National Boards to oversee and regulate registered health practitioners in Queensland.

In taking immediate registration action the Health Ombudsman either:

  • imposes conditions on the practitioner's registration
  • or suspends the practitioner's registration.

An immediate registration action can only be removed by the Health Ombudsman or Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

For complete information about the current registration status of registered practitioners, including suspensions, restrictions, conditions, undertakings and reprimands of any registered health practitioner, search the online register of practitioners on the Ahpra website.

Below is a list of registered practitioners subject to immediate registration action that the Health Ombudsman has decided to publish on this website. Not every immediate registration action is published here.

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Name of practitioner

Date of action

Details

Prohibition type

Type of practitioner

Manyara Chimuka

15 Sep. 2023

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by imposing conditions on the registration of Manyara Chimuka, effective 15/09/2023.

Details of Manyara Chimuka’s registration, including the full list of imposed conditions, can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

Conditions imposed include the requirement the Practitioner, Manyara Chimuka:

  1. Must practise only in employment and at practice locations approved by the Health Ombudsman and published on the Office of the Health Ombudsman website.
  2. Must not be the most senior nurse and/or sole nurse on any shift when practising as a registered nurse.
  3. Must not prescribe, possess, supply, administer, handle, dispense, access or check, including as emergency treatment supplies or doctor’s bag stock, any monitored medicine listed in Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021 as amended from time to time and as published at https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/asmade/sl-2021-0140#sch.2, other than when directly observed by another registered nurse (Division 1) or when prescribed to the practitioner by a registered health practitioner for a genuine personal therapeutic purpose.
  4. Must not practise in any independent community care role while these conditions are in force.

Employment

The following employment and practice locations have been approved by the Health Ombudsman:

  • Ipswich Hospital - Chelmsford Ave, Ipswich Qld 4305.
In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman’s decision will continue to have effect until:
  • the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets the decision aside
    or
  • the Health Ombudsman removes the conditions imposed on Manyara Chimuka’s registration under section 65 of the Act.

Immediate registration action

Nurse

Ali Kaya (registered nurse)

06 Sep. 2023

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by imposing conditions on the registration of Ali Kaya, effective 6 September 2023.

Details of Ali Kaya’s registration, including the full list of imposed conditions, can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

The conditions imposed include the requirement that Ali Kaya:

  1. must not practise in any role requiring patient contact (including supervision of
    other practitioners engaged in patient contact). The practitioner may only use their
    professional knowledge to practise in management, administration, education, research,
    advisory, regulatory or policy development roles that do not involve any patient contact.
    1. For the purpose of this condition, 'patient' is defined as:
      1. any person awaiting, requiring, or receiving the professional services of an unregistered or registered health practitioner
      2. any person residing in accommodation managed by the practitioner's employer.
  2. must only practise as a health practitioner in employment and at practice location/s approved by the Health Ombudsman.

The following employment and practice locations have been approved by the Health Ombudsman:

  • Arcare Aged Care (Hope Island) - 10 Halcyon Way, Hope Island Qld 4212

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman’s decision will continue to have effect until:

  • the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets the decision aside
    or
  • the Health Ombudsman removes the conditions imposed on Ali Kaya’s registration under section 65 of the Act.

Immediate registration action

Nurse

Liam Benjamin Stewart aka Liam John De Wit (nurse)

17 Aug. 2023

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by suspending the registration of Liam Benjamin Stewart aka Liam John De Wit, effective 17 August 2023.

The suspension of registration means that Liam Benjamin Stewart aka Liam John De Wit is prohibited from practising as a nurse for the duration of the suspension.

Details of Liam Benjamin Stewart aka Liam John De Wit’s registration can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman’s decision will continue to have effect until:

  • the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets the decision aside
    or
  • the Health Ombudsman revokes the suspension imposed on Liam Benjamin Stewart aka Liam John De Wit’s registration under section 65 of the Act.

Immediate registration action

Nurse

Michele Lorna Pauline Peroumal aka Michele Lorna Pauline Moore

08 Aug. 2023

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by suspending the registration of Michele Lorna Pauline Peroumal aka Michele Lorna Pauline Moore, effective 8 August 2023.

The suspension of registration means that Michele Lorna Pauline Peroumal aka Michele Lorna Pauline Moore is prohibited from practicing as a nurse for the duration of the suspension.

Details of Michele Lorna Pauline Peroumal aka Michele Lorna Pauline Moore's registration can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman’s decision will continue to have effect until:

  • the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets the decision aside
    or
  • the Health Ombudsman revokes the suspension imposed on Michele Lorna Pauline Peroumal aka Michele Lorna Pauline Moore's registration under section 65 of the Act.

Immediate registration action

Nurse

Kathleen Gaye Jessup (nurse)

07 Jul. 2023

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by suspending the registration of Kathleen Gaye Jessup, effective 7 July 2023.

The suspension of registration means that Kathleen Gaye Jessup is prohibited from practicing as a nurse for the duration of the suspension.

Details of Kathleen Gaye Jessup's registration can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman’s decision will continue to have effect until:

  • the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets the decision aside
    or
  • the Health Ombudsman revokes the suspension imposed on Kathleen Gaye Jessup's registration under section 65 of the Act.

Immediate registration action

Nurse

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Prohibition orders

Prohibition orders apply to unregistered health service providers. These are practitioners who do not require registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland) (the National Law) and are not overseen by Ahpra. Prohibition orders also apply to registered health practitioners providing health services outside their scope of registration.

In issuing a prohibition order the Health Ombudsman either:

  • imposes restrictions on the practitioner's practise
  • or prohibits the practitioner from providing a health service.

The Health Ombudsman can impose both interim and permanent prohibition orders.

Below is a list of all prohibition orders taken by the Health Ombudsman against unregistered health service providers.

To check if a practitioner is subject to a prohibition order:

  • scroll through the list below
  • or enter their name into the search bar at the top of this website.

See here for corresponding interstate orders.

Name of practitioner

Date of action

Details

Prohibition type

Type of practitioner

Scott Wilson

26 Sep. 2023

Prohibited from providing any support or health service in an unregistered capacity, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity.

Permanent prohibition order

Non-clinical support worker

Christine Anne Anderson

18 Sep. 2023

The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity.

This means the practitioner must not provide any health service at all.

Permanent prohibition order

Assistant in nursing

Ali Kaya

06 Sep. 2023

The practitioner must not practise in any role requiring patient contact (including supervision of other practitioners engaged in patient contact). The practitioner may only use their professional knowledge to practise in management, administration, education, research, advisory, regulatory or policy development roles that do not involve any patient contact.

For the purpose of this condition, 'patient' is defined as:

  • any person awaiting, requiring, or receiving the professional services of an unregistered or registered health practitioner; and
  • any person residing in accommodation managed by the practitioner’s employer.

The practitioner must practise only in employment and at practice locations approved by the Health Ombudsman and published on the Health Ombudsman website.

The following practice locations have been approved by the Health Ombudsman:

  • Arcare Aged Care (Hope Island) - 10 Halcyon Way, Hope Island Qld 4212

Interim prohibition order

Nurse

Travis James Dawson (former registered nurse)

06 Sep. 2023

On 6 September 2023, QCAT imposed the following prohibition order:

Pursuant to section 107(4)(b) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013, the practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service.

Prohibition order

Former registered nurse

Anthony Pittorino

28 Aug. 2023

Practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity.

Permanent prohibition order

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Monitoring practitioners

We monitor these practitioners to ensure they are compliant with the imposed conditions and restrictions.

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Removing an immediate action order

A health service provider can request the Health Ombudsman reconsider their immediate action order.

Health service providers can also apply to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) to review their immediate action order. QCAT can decide to uphold the order or set it aside. Some practitioners may be permanently prohibited from providing health services following a QCAT decision. This will be shown in the table above.

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Corresponding interstate orders

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:

For orders and restrictions on registered practitioners in other states, refer to the online register on the Ahpra website.

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