The Board undertakes wide-ranging consultation on proposals that affect the profession.
Where there are consultations open for input, they will be shown below. There are currently no open consultations.
Where there are consultations which have closed, they will be shown under Past Consultations, along with the submissions that were received.
Consultation on registration standards, codes and guidelines
The National Law allows the Board to develop and recommend to the Ministerial Council, registration standards about relevant issues, such as:
- the eligibility of individuals for medical registration
- the suitability of individuals to competently and safely practice the medical profession
The National Law also allows the Board to develop and approve codes and guidelines, to provide guidance to the medical practitioners it registers and about other matters relevant to the exercise of the Board’s functions.
The National Law requires the Board to undertake wide-ranging consultation on proposed registration standards and codes and guidelines.
The Board has consulted on a number of registration standards, codes and guidelines. See Past Consultations for a summary of the consultation and submissions to the Ministerial Council to date. The documents attached are early drafts that were revised, taking into account the results of consultation.