AHPRA refuses to reveal name of complainant who secretly filmed GP

Dr Adam Smith says both he and his partner moved house because they fear for their safety
Dr Smith was secretly filmed at work.

A GP who moved house with his partner after they were secretly tracked and filmed by an AHPRA complainant says the watchdog is refusing to reveal the person’s identity.

The notification against Dr Adam Smith, who is currently embroiled in a $1 million defamation case, was made back in October during the Melbourne hard lockdown, allegedly by a concerned member of the public.

It claimed he was a “public health hazard” because he had been pictured not wearing a mask.

In the copy of the complaint AHPRA gave to Dr Smith, the individual’s name was redacted, but it stated they had placed Dr Smith “under video surveillance”, along with his partner, in August and September last year (see box below for full text).