Victoria Massage Therapists: Abuse Concerns, Lack of Oversight
Update: 2025-12-14
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Authorities in Victoria, Australia, are grappling with a surge in reports of serious abuse and sexual assault by massage therapists, despite the lack of police checks, registration, or formal qualifications required for practice. In the past five years, at least nine therapists have been convicted of sexual assault, and twenty-three have been banned. The Health Complaints Commissioner has received fifty-seven complaints of sexual misconduct, making it the highest complaint rate for any non-registered health service provider. Australias health ministers have ordered a review into regulation of massage therapists, considering national registration and mandatory police checks, following calls from within the industry for greater controls and protections for the public.
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