Prohibition Orders
An interim prohibition order (IPO) or prohibition order (PO) can be issued against a health care worker who has breached the Code of Conduct for certain health care workers in Western Australia or the Indian Ocean Territories.
Australian Capital Territory
Phone number: (02) 6205 2222
New South Wales
Health Care Complaints Commission
Phone number: 1800 043 159
Queensland
Office of the Health Ombudsman
Phone number: 133 646
South Australia
Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner
Phone number: 1800 232 007
Victoria
Health Complaints Commissioner
Phone number: 1300 582 113
For information on health care complaints and related matters in other states and territories, you can visit the websites below:
Northern Territory
Health and Community Services Complaints Commission
Phone number: 1800 004 474
Tasmania
Health Complaints Commissioner
Phone number: 1800 001 170
