Legislation

Health Practitioner Regulation (Adoption of National Law) Act 2009 No 86 (NSW)

NSW Parliamentary Counsel's Office. Act, New South Wales.

Version: Current version for 10 April 2026 to date
Last read: 7 October 2026

The NSW Act that applies the National Law in New South Wales. It declares that NSW does not take part in the national health, performance and conduct process, makes each profession Council a co-regulatory authority and names the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal as the responsible tribunal. That is why complaints about a nurse in NSW are handled with the Health Care Complaints Commission and the Nursing and Midwifery Council of New South Wales rather than by Ahpra alone.

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