The Stawell Regional Health Board made what it described as a difficult decision to terminate the services of Dr Obi in May last year.

Chief Executive Officer, Rohan Fitzgerald, said the hospital received notification from the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) in April 2011 that Dr Obi had serious conditions imposed on his registration in January.

The conditions that have been imposed on Dr Obi's registration are published on the AHPRA website.

Mr Fitzgerald said the conditions require that "all female patients seen by Dr Obi requiring breast, gynaecological or intimate examinations are to be seen under the Chaperone guidelines."

"It was the responsibility of Dr Obi to promptly advise the Health Service of any conditions that apply to his registration," Mr Fitzgerald said.

"The hospital had not been informed by Dr Obi of those conditions," he said.

Mr Fitzgerald said Dr Obi had both professional and contractual obligations to notify the hospital of conditions on his registration.

"It was of significant concern to the Board that Dr Obi did not advise the hospital of the conditions placed on his registration.

"Boards of Victorian public hospitals have the responsibility for overseeing clinical and financial governance.

"In recent years Boards have become more aware of the need to take effective, and at times, immediate action where they determine there may be a risk to patient safety."

Mr Fitzgerald said the board noted that Dr Obi was recently acquitted in criminal proceedings relating to his professional obligations.

"The subject matter of those proceedings did not form the basis of the Board's decision to terminate Dr Obi's employment," Mr Fitzgerald said.

Dr Obi was found not guilty on six counts of rape and sexual assault in the Ballarat County Court in December.

A newly formed Support Dr Obi group is planning to hold a public meeting over the termination on Friday, February 10 at the Entertainment Centre.