Government & Public Law
Health lawyers act for practitioners in AHPRA and tribunal matters.
They advise on notifications, investigations, and disciplinary proceedings.
Health practitioners' registrations and livelihoods are at stake in regulatory matters.
Registered health practitioners are regulated nationally by AHPRA and the national boards under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, with NSW and Queensland running co-regulatory complaint systems.
Health & Medical Practitioner Law firms in the directory
320 firms
Salisbury, SA · Adelaide Metro
ARA Migration Services provides legal services in Salisbury, SA. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Partner & Family Visas and Citizenship.
Beck Legal provides legal services in Swan Hill, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Lismore, NSW · Northern Rivers
Legal Aid NSW provides legal services in Lismore, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal.
Rosebud, VIC · Mornington Peninsula
Peninsula Community Legal Centre provides legal services in Rosebud, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law and Health & Medical Practitioner Law.
Morwell, VIC · Gippsland
James Trembath & Associates provides legal services in Morwell, VIC. Listed practice areas include Bail Applications, Criminal Law and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Law Team provides legal services in Gosford, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Planning & Environment.
Burwood, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Legal Aid NSW provides legal services in Burwood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal.
Maryborough, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
Swift Legal Solutions Pty Ltd provides legal services in Maryborough, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Health & Medical Practitioner Law.
Ringwood, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Henry Carus & Associates TAC & Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Ringwood, VIC. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Medical Negligence and Business & Commercial Law.
Ballarat Central, VIC · Ballarat & Central Highlands
Red Cross Shop Ballarat provides legal services in Ballarat Central, VIC. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Elder Law & Aged Care and Business & Commercial Law.
Sunshine, VIC · Western Melbourne
Henry Carus & Associates TAC & Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Sunshine, VIC. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Medical Negligence and Business & Commercial Law.
Hawthorn East, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Stopline Pty Ltd provides legal services in Hawthorn East, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Fraud & White Collar Crime and Elder Law & Aged Care.
Tolson & Co provides legal services in Taree, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Dee Why, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
LexAlia Property & Commercial Law provides legal services in Dee Why, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Lockwood & Finch provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Planning & Environment and Partner & Family Visas.
Victoria Legal Aid provides legal services in Mildura, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Parenting & Child Custody.
Ayr, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
Groves and Clark Solicitors provides legal services in Ayr, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Adelaide, SA · Adelaide CBD
Patsouris and Associates provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include General Practice (regional generalist), Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Albury, NSW · Riverina & Murray
Legal Aid NSW provides legal services in Albury, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal.
Brookwater, QLD · Ipswich
South East Injury Lawyers provides legal services in Brookwater, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Public Liability.
Tolson & Co provides legal services in Bunbury, WA. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Shepparton, VIC · Hume & North East
Victoria Legal Aid provides legal services in Shepparton, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Parenting & Child Custody.
Warragul, VIC · Gippsland
Australian Red Cross provides legal services in Warragul, VIC. Listed practice areas include Military & Veterans Law, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Legal Aid NSW provides legal services in Broken Hill, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal.
Understand the next step
Identify the practitioner, regulator and notice involved. A registration issue, employment matter, complaint and civil claim can require different legal responses.
Confirm which professional represents whose interests before sharing instructions across different advisers.
Keep the complete notice, reasons and review information. Record when and how the decision was received.
Ask whether internal review, a tribunal, complaint or court process is available. The Administrative Review Tribunal reviews specified Commonwealth decisions, not every government matter.
Identify evidence relevant to the disputed findings and ask how the agency file can be obtained. Clarify the result the reviewer can provide.
Clarify charges for advice, submissions, appearances and reports. Ask about legal aid or specialist assistance where appropriate.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Give the decision and receipt dates immediately. A general complaint may not preserve an opportunity to seek formal review.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
Get legal advice before responding. Your indemnity insurer may cover the cost.
Ask for an internal review first. If you're still unhappy, you can apply to the Administrative Review Tribunal. Free advocacy services are available as well as private lawyers.
Yes. Complaints can go to the Australian Human Rights Commission or your state's anti-discrimination body, depending on the type of discrimination and where it happened.