It is a requirement of panel membership that your clinic send the medical results directly to an appropriate departmental processing office - either at the Health Operations Centre (HOC) or your local departmental office outside of Australia (Embassy/Consulate/High Commission).

Do not return the medical results to applicants, to their family members or to migration agents.

How to determine the correct destination of medical results

The table below outlines the steps involved in sending medical results to the correct destination.

Step	Action
1	Check if the name of a departmental processing office outside Australia (Embassy/Consulate-General/High Commission) is on the Forms 26/160 or in a letter requesting the examinations. If: Yes, send the results to this address. No, go to step 2.
2	Check if the visa class or visa name the applicant is applying for is listed in the list of visa classes below. If: Yes, send the medical results to the Health Operations Centre (HOC). See: Contact Us Note: Panel clinics in China and India need to note that the HOC processes: all subclass 570-580 student visas from the People's Republic of China all subclass 570-580 student visas lodged electronically (eVisas) from India. No, go to step 3.
3	Send the medical results to the local departmental processing office outside Australia (Embassy/Consulate-General/High Commission). If you are unsure which local departmental office processes the medical results please contact the HOC. See: Contact Us
4	If an applicant does not know the visa class they are applying for, send the medical results to the HOC. See: Contact Us

Visa class medical results processed by the Health Operations Centre

The following is a list of visa class medical results that are processed by the Health Operations Centre.

• 103 Parent
• 119 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme
• 120 Labour Agreement
• 121 Employer Nomination Scheme
• 124 Distinguished Talent (Australian Support)
• 132 Business Talent (Migrant)
  Note: In China and Hong Kong, send to the Australian Consulate-General in Hong Kong.
• 143 Contributory Parent
• 151 Former Resident
• 160 Business Owner (Provisional)**
• 161 Senior Executive (Provisional)**
• 162 Investor (Provisional)**
• 163 State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Provisional)**
• 164 State/Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (Provisional)**
• 165 State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Provisional)**
  Note: ** In China and Hong Kong, send to the Australian Consulate-General in Hong Kong; in Taiwan send to the Australian Commerce and Industry Office (ACIO).
• 173 Contributory Parent (Temporary)
• 175 Skilled – Independent
• 176 Skilled - Sponsored
• 405 Investment Retirement
• 416 Special Programs
• 417 Working Holiday
• 420 Entertainment
• 422 Medical Practitioner
• 457 Sponsored Temporary Business (Long Stay)
• 459 Sponsored Business Visitor (Short Stay)
• 470 Professional Development
• 475 Skilled – Regional Sponsored
• 476 Skilled – Recognised Graduate
• 485 Skilled – Graduate
• 487 Skilled – Regional Sponsored
• 679 Sponsored Family Visitor
• 856 Employer Nomination Scheme
• 857 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme
• 885 Skilled – Independent
• 886 Skilled – Sponsored
• 887 Skilled - Regional

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See: Where to send Australian visa medicals (51KB PDF file)

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