Kate Evans

Acting National Director of the Rapid Regulatory Response Unit and the Cosmetic Surgery Enforcement Unit

 Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), QLD

Kate Evans joined Ahpra in 2016 and is currently the Acting National Director of the Rapid Regulatory Response Unit and the Cosmetic Surgery Enforcement Unit.  Prior to working in this role, Kate was a National Manager in Ahpra’s National Legal Practice, managing the Professional Misconduct Unit, a large team of lawyers who are responsible for providing legal services relating to the most serious, disciplinary matters about health practitioners.  

Kate was admitted as a lawyer in 2002. Prior to joining Ahpra she gained extensive legal experience in private practice working primarily in litigation and dispute resolution matters involving legal issues across a broad spectrum of the law including regulation, health, administrative, tort and commercial law.