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05 Apr. 2024

Rupin Aggarwal

Medical practitioner


The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by imposing conditions on the registration of Dr Rupin Aggarwal, medical practitioner (MED0001526137), effective 5 April 2024.

The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal amended the conditions, effective on 2 December 2024.

Details of the practitioner’s registration, including the full list of imposed conditions, can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

Scope of Practice

The conditions imposed include the requirements the practitioner:

  • must only practise as a registered health practitioner in employment and at practice locations approved by the Health Ombudsman and published on the Office of the Health Ombudsman website.
  • must not be the only registered health practitioner on site while practising at an approved practice location.
  • must not have contact with, treat or continue to treat, a patient after becoming aware the patient may be experiencing, or has experienced, any form of domestic and family violence and must take all reasonable steps to ensure the patient is transferred to another registered health practitioner acceptable to the patient for ongoing care. The patient must be advised either by the practitioner or his place of practice that the practitioner is unavailable to continue their treatment.
  • unless otherwise directed by the Health Ombudsman, within five (5) days of the end of every calendar month must provide a report to the Office of the Health Ombudsman regarding the number of patients who have been transferred to another registered health practitioner for the reasons set out in condition 3(a), and must verify the report contents with his employer. The report must include:
    • de-identified patient names (initials only);
    • the date the practitioner became aware of the patient’s history; and
    • the date the patient was transferred to another registered health practitioner.

Approved employment and practice locations

The Health Ombudsman has approved the practitioner’s employment as a medical practitioner at the following practice locations:

  • The Lockyer Doctors, 18 William St, Gatton QLD 4343
  • The Lockyer Doctors, 128 Patrick St, Laidley QLD 4341
  • The Lockyer Doctors, 1/12 Burdekin St, Plainland QLD 4341
  • The Lockyer Doctors, 40-46 John St, Rosewood QLD 4340
  • Nerang Fair Family Practice, Nerang Fair Shopping Centre, Shop 10/74 Beaudesert-Nerang Road, Nerang QLD 4211.

Period of action or order

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the decision will continue to have effect until the earlier of the following happens –

  • the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets aside the decision;
  • the Health Ombudsman removes the conditions under section 65 of the Act.