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Who must report
You must report diagnoses of prescribed occupational respiratory diseases to the registry if you are an:
- occupational and environmental medicine physician
- respiratory and sleep medicine physician.
This reporting requirement came into effect on 22 May 2024.
Prescribed occupational respiratory diseases
It is mandatory to report prescribed occupational respiratory diseases to the registry.
Prescribed occupational respiratory diseases vary depending on where you practise. It may become mandatory to report additional occupational respiratory diseases over time.
Non-prescribed occupational respiratory diseases
You can choose to report non-prescribed occupational respiratory diseases to the registry, with patient consent.
For more information about when and how to get patient consent, see the patient privacy notice and consent forms.
How to report
To report occupational respiratory diseases to the registry, use the Physician Portal.
Patients diagnosed with a prescribed occupational respiratory disease must provide information about their:
- identity
- contact details
- occupational respiratory disease
- exposure that caused or exacerbated the disease.
Physician portal
To use the portal, you need a standard or strong strength myID.
If you do not want to use myID, contact us for a different way to notify.
Resources
NORDR – Resources for physicians
This collection contains user guides, forms, and reports to support physicians working with the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (NORDR).
Contact
National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry contact
Contact us for information about the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (NORDR) or its advisory groups.