Reporting Info for Health Professionals

Sections 148 and 158A of the Firearms Act 1996 requires specific health professionals to report to police the following types of incidents:

• If their patient/client is likely to possess or use a firearm in circumstances which would be unsafe, (Section 148) and:
• Information about gunshot injuries (Section 158A).

Under Section 148 a “prescribed person” who is required to report includes:

1. a medical practitioner
2. a registered nurse
3. a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) Act 2010 in the psychology profession
4. a social worker, and
5. a professional counsellor

For more information see our information sheet Firearms Reporting: Information for Health Professionals.

To use our forms to make a report see our information sheets:

• Health Professional Reporting Notice, and
• Report by Medical Practitioner of Firearm Incident