If someone knows a health care worker is using family violence, they should report it to us.

This includes if a health care worker finds out someone they work with is using family violence.

If someone experiences family violence from a health care worker and reports it to us, we will:

• treat them with respect
• provide them with support.

There are different organisations you can call to make a report about a health care worker using family violence.

Who you call depends on where you are in Australia.

If you are in Queensland, you can contact the Office of the Health Ombudsman.

You can call the Office of the Health Ombudsman.

133 646

You can visit the Office of the Health Ombudsman website.

www.oho.qld.gov.au/make-a-complaint

If you are in New South Wales, you can contact the:

• Health Care Complaints Commission
• Health Professional Councils Authority.

You can call the Health Care Complaints Commission.

1800 043 159

You can visit the Health Care Complaints Commission website.

ecomplaints.hccc.nsw.gov.au

You can also call the Health Professional Councils Authority.

1300 197 177

You can visit the Health Professional Councils Authority website.

www.hpca.nsw.gov.au/online-complaints-form

If you are anywhere else in Australia, you can contact the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

You can call them.

1300 419 495

You can also visit their website.

www.ahpra.gov.au/Notifications/Concerned-about-a-health-practitioner

If you or someone you know is in danger, you should call the police.

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If you or someone you know is not in danger right now, you can call the Police Assistance Line.

131 444

You can contact Crime Stoppers to report family violence by a health care worker.

You don’t have to tell them who you are.

You can call them.

1800 333 000

You can visit their website.

www.crimestoppers.com.au