AHPRA threatens to prosecute suspended GP over use of ‘Dr’ title
Dr Mark Hobart has denied holding himself as a registered doctor by using the title on his practice's letterhead
A GP suspended under emergency powers for allegedly giving out fake vaccine exemptions says AHPRA has now threatened him with jail for “holding himself out” as a registered doctor.
A vocal critic of mandatory vaccination, Dr Mark Hobart has been fighting a running legal battle with regulators over the allegations and was ordered to stop practising a month ago pending a Medical Board of Australia investigation.
The suspension followed a Victorian Department of Health raid, with officials seizing records from his Melbourne practice for patients believed to have given exemption certificates.
On Thursday, Dr Hobart said he had received a letter from AHPRA claiming he was purporting to be a registered doctor, an allegation he has denied.
