Privacy & Governance

Designed around anonymity and plain-English trust

Participants can contribute structured information without needing to identify themselves, unless they later choose to do so. Your case number is the only link between updates — it is not tied to your identity.

Organisational endorsement: To be determined

Anonymous-by-default architecture

This platform is built so that no submission ever contains identifying information by default. When you complete the questionnaire:

You are not asked for your name, registration number, employer, or any patient details.
Your submission is stored using only a system-generated case number (e.g. AEM-2026-0001).
Free-text fields are clearly labelled with de-identification reminders before you type.
No IP address, browser fingerprint, or session identity is associated with your submission record.
Your case number is the only mechanism that connects your initial submission to any future updates you choose to make.

This approach means that even the administrators of this platform cannot identify you from the data alone.

Anonymity

Participants are not required to provide their name, registration number, workplace, or identifying patient details. You are encouraged to avoid including identifying details in free-text responses. Submissions are stored by case number only.

Data use

Data collected focuses on aggregated, de-identified analysis. The purpose is to understand patterns in timing, fairness, communication, support, and wellbeing impact — not to identify or pursue individuals. No submission data is shared with AHPRA, medical boards, professional organisations, employers, or any third party.

Optional post-submission contact

If you are a registered practitioner and wish to become contactable — for example, to provide supporting information or to be kept informed of outcomes — you may email the Committee after submitting, quoting your case number.

When you do this:

Your contact details (name, email) are recorded in a completely separate system from your submission record.
The two records are never directly linked in the database — only you know your case number.
The content of your anonymous submission remains anonymous even if you later choose to make contact.
Contact is entirely optional and does not affect, alter, or supplement your submission in any way.

Contact details for the Committee are published on the About page.

Data storage

Submissions are stored as structured data on the server in a protected directory, not accessible via the web. The server is maintained by the Compliance Committee. No data is shared with third parties, AHPRA, or any other regulatory or professional body.

All data is retained for the purpose of longitudinal analysis of practitioner experience. Data will be managed in accordance with applicable Australian privacy obligations.

Understanding verification levels

Each submission is assigned an internal verification level. This level describes the data quality and degree of corroboration of a submission — it is not a judgement about the credibility, accuracy, or trustworthiness of the practitioner.

Verification levels exist solely to help the Committee understand the reliability of the dataset for analytical and reporting purposes. Submissions at any level are included in aggregate analysis.

Level	Label	Meaning
A	Verified / Contactable	The submitter has voluntarily made contact with the Committee, confirming practitioner status. Contact details are held separately.
B	Corroborated	The account is consistent with multiple other independently submitted accounts describing similar experiences, increasing confidence in the pattern.
C	Anonymous / Internally Consistent	Default for all new submissions. The submission is anonymous and the responses are internally consistent with no detected contradictions or timeline anomalies.
D	Flagged / Inconsistencies Detected	The system has detected a possible internal inconsistency, impossible timeline, or similarity to other recent submissions. The submission is retained but flagged for manual review before inclusion in weighted analysis.

Verification levels may be upgraded by the Committee following manual review. A Level D submission that is reviewed and confirmed consistent may be upgraded to Level C or higher.

Important limitations

This site does not provide legal advice.
It does not replace medico-legal assistance.
It is not a formal complaint mechanism.
It is not affiliated with or endorsed by AHPRA.
Organisational endorsement is to be determined.