An authorised professional refers to any of the following entities who may complete a Domestic and family violence report as prescribed by the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Regulation 2025: 

a) health practitioner, meaning a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practice, other than as a student, in any of the following health professions – 

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practice
• medical
• midwifery
• nursing
• occupational therapy
• psychology. 

b) a person who is eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers 
c) a refuge or crisis worker 
d) a domestic and family violence support worker or case manager 
e) an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical service 
f) a solicitor. 

A tenant/resident can choose to either show or give a copy of the completed report to their property manager/owner, agent or manager/provider with a completed Notice ending tenancy interest (domestic and family violence) (Form 20) or Notice ending residency interest (domestic and family violence) (Form R20). 

Other domestic and family violence resources

For more information about your rights as a tenant, see the domestic and family violence in a rental property webpage.

For more information about the help and support available for people affected by domestic and family violence, refer to the Queensland Government's domestic and family violence webpage.