AHPRA Intimidated Practitioners, Censored Critical Thinking and Science

[Editor’s Note: Another excellent letter from Elizabeth Hart.]

by Elizabeth Hart

From vaccinationispolitical.net 

For the attention of:

• Martin Fletcher, CEO, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

• Anne Tonkin, Chair, Medical Board of Australia

Please forward this email to all Members of the 15 National Boards who approved the AHPRA Position Statement 9 March 2021 (Please see the list of current Members at the bottom of this email.)

Copied to: Matthew Hardy, AHPRA National Director Notifications (Re Notification Ref. No. 00531213 re Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly)

Dear Martin Fletcher, Anne Tonkin and Members of the 15 National Boards

The AHPRA Position Statement 9 March 2021 is effectively a mandate for health practitioners to comply with the then Morrison Government’s plan for a compulsory Covid-19 vaccination policy, for Covid vaccination to be “as mandatory as you can possibly make it”, as announced by Scott Morrison in August 2020.

On what authority do AHPRA and the Members of the 15 National Boards dictate to health practitioners on Covid-19 vaccination policy, impacting on health decisions for millions of people, including children? 

Have Members of the National Boards breached codes of conduct by demanding health practitioners support the Morrison Government’s Covid-19 vaccination policy, a mass population vaccination rollout which has violated the legal and ethical obligation for voluntary informed consent for vaccination?

It’s important to have transparency and accountability for the people responsible for the AHPRA Position Statement, because it appears whoever initiated, authored, and approved this document has little or no knowledge of the obligation for voluntary informed consent for vaccination, despite the fact AHPRA acknowledges this requirement in personal correspondence to me dated 20 September 2021, i.e.

“Practitioners have an obligation to obtain informed consent for treatment, including vaccination. Informed consent is a person’s voluntary decision about health care that is made with knowledge and understanding of the benefits and risks involved.”

In November 2022, the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care also confirmed to me: 

“Informed consent should be obtained for every COVID-19 vaccination, as per usual consent procedures for other vaccinations.”

The AHPRA Position Statement hyperlinks to the Home page of The Australian Immunisation Handbook – why didn’t it directly link to the section on Valid consent and explicitly quote the requirement for voluntary informed consent for vaccination?

“For consent to be legally valid, the following elements must be present…It must be given voluntarily in the absence of undue pressure, coercion or manipulation...It can only be given after the potential risks and benefits of the relevant vaccine, the risks of not having it, and any alternative options have been explained to the person.” (My emphasis.)

The AHPRA Position Statement approved by Members of the 15 National Boards ‘strongly encourages’ health practitioners to be Covid-19 vaccinated themselves, and states: “Many registered health practitioners will have a vital role in COVID-19 vaccination programs and in educating the public about the importance and safety of COVID-19 vaccines to ensure high participation rates.” (My emphasis.)

Are registered health practitioners, e.g. general practitioners, nurses and pharmacists, qualified to provide specialist information on Covid-19 and Covid-19 vaccination across the population? Are they qualified to ensure people give their voluntary informed consent for this medical intervention, or to refuse it if they so choose? 

How have health practitioners handled the situation with people presenting before them under duress, e.g. under vaccination mandates set by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC), led by Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly, and state and territory government mandates, and mandates set by employers and others?

How can health practitioners obtain valid consent from people being pressured, coerced and manipulated to submit to Covid-19 vaccination under vaccination mandates?

With the widespread acceptance of vaccination mandates across the medical profession, including for themselves,it appears most health practitioners do not understand that vaccination is a medical intervention for which voluntary informed consent must be obtained. This is a shocking revelation with serious ramifications for the community, with personal autonomy and bodily integrity damaged by vaccination mandates.

Have health practitioners been free to question the AHPRA Position Statement? It appears not, as the AHPRA Position Statement approved by Members of the 15 National Boards carries an implied threat against practitioners who might question Covid-19 vaccination policy, saying:

“Any promotion of anti-vaccination statements or health advice which contradicts the best scientific evidence or seeks to actively undermine the national immunisation campaign (including via social media) is not supported by National Boards and may be in breach of the codes of conduct and subject to investigation and possible regulatory action.” (My emphasis.)

Who decides what is ‘the best scientific evidence’, and is this open to question by health practitioners without penalty?

It seems it’s the Members of the 15 National Boards who are in breach of the codes of conduct, by approving the AHPRA Position Statement, which recklessly disregards the obligation for voluntary informed consent for vaccination, and coerces practitioners into unquestioning support for the then Morrison Government’s Covid-19 vaccination policy, pressing these medical products across mass populations, regardless of individual disease risk and health status.

The AHPRA Position Statement is an overtly intimidating ‘gag order’, which has censored critical thinking about the Covid-19 vaccination rollout across most of the medical profession, along with the scientific establishment and academia, the political and judicial systems, and the mainstream corporate media, including the taxpayer-funded ABC and SBS. Open discussion on this subject has been deliberately impeded.

Martin Fletcher, Anne Tonkin and Members of the 15 National Boards, the AHPRA Position Statement 9 March 2021 is a disastrous directive that has helped facilitate the violation of voluntary informed consent for Covid-19 vaccination. 

What steps will AHPRA and the Members of the 15 National Boards take to acknowledge and redress the enormous damage done by the AHPRA Position Statement 9 March 2021, which remains ongoing under the Albanese Government?

Please acknowledge receipt of this email, including that it has been forwarded individually to Members of the 15 National Boards.

Sincerely

Elizabeth Hart

Independent researcher investigating vaccine products and conflicts of interest in vaccination policy

vaccinationispolitical.net 

• A highlighted copy of the AHPRA Position Statement 9 March 2021 is attached, along with other documents cited in this email.

Please forward this email to Members of the 15 National Boards listed below:

(Information provided by Amanda Watson, AHPRA National Complaints Manager, 21 July 2023 via hyperlink. See copy of webpage accessed 31 July 2023 attached.)

Health Practice Board of Australia