<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prominent </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/brisbane" rel="" target="" title="Brisbane"><span>Brisbane</span></a><span> bariatric surgeon Dr Vahid Reza Adib will be allowed to continue practising medicine without restrictions despite being charged with </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/rape" rel="" target="" title="rape"><span>rape</span></a><span>. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The medical regulator has elected not to take any immediate action against the long-term partner of former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, saying it must follow due process. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On May 1, Adib was charged with three counts of rape, two counts of deprivation of liberty and one count of sexual assault relating to an incident allegedly involving a woman in her 30s at his luxury Burleigh Heads apartment.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-budget-2026-boost-juice-founder-lashes-federal-budget/be5899df-8057-4d61-a06f-828bb1430f73" target="_blank"><strong><span>Boost Juice founder lashes budget tax reform</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> Adib's medical registration remains intact, with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) showing no conditions or restrictions have been imposed. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The Act requires, in certain circumstances, that practitioners be given an opportunity to respond to any proposed action through a formal show cause process," an Office of the Health Ombudsman spokesperson said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adib's case went before a Gold Coast court for the first time yesterday. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/vahid-reza-adib-ahpra-continue-practising-medicine-despite-charges/7cbd0e3f-11d5-4f89-9ba8-1b5a1091a5de" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 65-year-old's bail conditions include surrendering his passport and a ban on contacting 10 people, including the alleged victim. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His case is due to be mentioned again in court on July 7. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>