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The Medical Board of Australia supports safe practice by publishing regulatory standards, codes, guidelines, updates and other resources for doctors, employers, students and the public.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are warned this site may contain images, names and voices of deceased persons.

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Graduate registration now open

If you’re completing an approved course in the next three months, you can apply for registration now.

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Need to know

BOARD NEWS

Our latest newsletter

NOTIFICATIONS

How we manage concerns about practitioners

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Supporting professional practice

Latest news

BOARD NEWS

Call for applications for appointment to the Medical Board of Australia

DATA AND STATISTICS

Quarterly registration data released

TRIBUNAL SUMMARY

GP banned for inappropriate relationship with vulnerable patient

Text: Building a professional performance framework

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Supporting doctors to practise safely

The framework includes changes to CPD and supporting safe practice of late-career doctors.

EDUCATION

Medical students - prepare for your role as a doctor

Free educational resources on regulation and professionalism.

NOTIFICATIONS

Have a concern about a practitioner?

I have a concern. Am I in the right place?

What happens when someone reports a concern?

Who is required to make a mandatory notification?

REGISTRATION

Want to work in Australia?

What you need to know to prepare for registration and what international medical graduates can expect when they are registered.

PUBLIC SAFETY

Sexual misconduct concerns

How to submit a concern

Sexual boundaries in the doctor–patient relationship

Codes of conduct

Blueprint to improve public safety in health regulation

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Eliminating racism from healthcare

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy

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CODES AND GUIDELINES

Guidance for medical practitioners

The Medical Board of Australia has codes and guidelines to guide the profession.

CODES AND GUIDELINES

Guidance for advertising

Helping medical practitioners understand their obligations when advertising health services, including the laws that apply.

EMPLOYER SERVICES

Check the registration status of your health employees and sign up for alerts

Practitioner information exchange (PIE)

Check employee registration status

Check multiple registrations

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

What to expect if a concern is raised about you

REGISTRATION

What is required to register and remain registered?

Find out the obligations medical practitioners must meet to achieve and maintain registration.

NOTIFICATIONS

Learn more about mandatory notifications

Registered medical practitioners are required to make a mandatory notification in certain circumstances.

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Independent health services for doctors and students

The Medical Board funds independent health services for doctors and students. See the details for your area.

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce webinar series

Through listening to the experiences of Indigenous practitioners, we aim to increase and support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.