People must not use threats or intimidation to stop someone from making a health service complaint, reporting a practitioner, or helping with an investigation, and it is a criminal offence to fire, refuse to hire, or otherwise punish someone for taking these actions in good faith.

People who punish others for making health service complaints or helping with investigations face up to 2 years jail or a fine of 375 penalty units (2026: $64,762), while corporations face a fine of 750 penalty units (2026: $129,525).

Individuals face fines up to 0,000 and bodies corporate face fines up to 20,000 for the offence of threatening or punishing someone for reporting a health practitioner in good faith.

Other forms of reprisal under the National Law carry a fine of up to $60,000 for individuals and $120,000 for companies.

Employers and health providers cannot use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to stop a person from making a good faith health service complaint, reporting a practitioner, or helping with an investigation, and any part of an NDA that tries to block these actions is void.

Health providers face fines for using non-disclosure agreements that do not explicitly allow reporting to regulators.

National Boards must permanently publish details of practitioners who committed sexual misconduct.

Disqualified health practitioners cannot apply for registration unless a tribunal grants a reinstatement order; these practitioners can apply to the tribunal that disqualified them to have their registration restored.

Tribunals must check if a person is fit and safe to practise before granting a reinstatement order.

QCAT can disqualify a health practitioner from applying for registration and can also ban them from applying to have their registration restored, either permanently or for a set time.