Following a number of years consultation, the ACT Government passed legislation in July 2023 (and the Human Rights Commission Legislation 2023) enacting the ACT Code of Conduct for Health Care Workers.
The code takes effect from 7 January 2024 and provides minimum standards of care in the provision of health services in the ACT by health workers.
Health Workers are defined as:
"any person providing a health service who is not a registered practitioner, such as a doctor, nurse, dentist or one of the 15 registered practitioner groups regulated by Ahpra."
Relevant documents provided on the ACT Human Rights Commission page are:
If this Code applies to you or your colleagues, please
read about the Code here where a definition of health services, along with requirements for complying with the Code and complaints procedures can be found.
For further assistance, contact the Health Services Commissioner's team:
phone - 02 6205 2222
email - HRCintake@act.gov.au
