National Health Practitioner Ombudsman and Privacy Commissioner

The National Health Practitioner Ombudsman and Privacy Commissioner is appointed by the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council The National Health Practitioner Ombudsman and Privacy Commissioner has two functions. The first is to receive and resolve complaints from people who believe they may have been treated unfairly in administrative processes by an agency within the National Scheme and to review the handling of freedom of information processes and actions undertaken by the agencies. The second key role is to receive and resolve complaints from people who believe their personal information has not been handled appropriately under the National Scheme.