Last updated: 22 October 2026
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Sources
All accessed 22 October 2026.
- healthdirect, Contact us: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/contact-us
- Smartraveller, Contact us (Consular Emergency Centre): https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/about-us/contact-us
- Smartraveller, Medical tourism: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/medical-tourism
- Ahpra, Registers of practitioners: https://www.ahpra.gov.au/registration/registers-of-practitioners.aspx
- ACCC, Consumer rights and guarantees: https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/buying-products-and-services/consumer-rights-and-guarantees
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