Homeopaths, like many complementary medical practitioners, are designated ‘unregistered healthcare practitioners’.

An unregistered healthcare practitioner is a practitioner who is not required to be registered under legislation or who provides health services that are unrelated to their registration. Examples include homeopaths, naturopaths, psychotherapists and therapeutic masseurs.

State and Federal Governments prefer for the homeopathic profession (and many other complementary therapies) to be self-regulated (unlike medical practitioners, nurses, chiropractors and so on, who are regulated by law).

For homeopaths, the AHA and other associations at state and national level, provide self-regulation through their codes of conduct and by upholding national standards of competency. Practitioners are required to stay up to date with professional insurance and first aid certification. To maintain their association membership they also need to undertake continuous practitioner education/development (CPE/CPD).

By joint agreement most state governments have introduced a Code of conduct for unregistered health practitioners, which practitioners in the respective states need to display in their clinic. 

Complaints relating to practitioners can be brought to their association or to the governmental health complaints body in the complainant’s state or territory.