Overview
- The health regulator, in decisions reported May 15, confirmed Dr Vahid Reza Adib can continue working with no conditions on his medical registration.
- Police charged the 65-year-old on May 1 with three counts of rape, two counts of deprivation of liberty, and one count of sexual assault tied to an alleged incident at his Burleigh Heads apartment.
- His case had a first court mention in the Gold Coast this week, and he remains on bail with his passport surrendered and a no-contact order covering 10 people, including the complainant.
- AHPRA’s register lists no restrictions, and the Office of the Health Ombudsman said the law requires a formal “show cause” step before any immediate action that could limit a practitioner’s work.
- The decision, also reported by The Sydney Morning Herald and WAtoday, could sharpen debate over how health regulators weigh presumption of innocence against patient safety during active criminal proceedings.