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Ministerial Council Directions and Approvals

The following directions or approvals given by Ministerial Council to the Medical Board of Australia are published in accordance with section 17(2) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law as in force in each state and territory (the National Law).

Document name PDF  Accessible
format 		 Document date 
Approval of registration standard for Granting general registration as a medical practitioner to Australian and New Zealand medical graduates on completion of postgraduate year one training
 PDF
(192 KB)		   13 December 2023
Ministerial Policy Direction 2023-1: Medical college accreditation of training sites PDF
(155KB)		   1 September 2023

Approval of registration standard for endorsement of registration of registered medical practitioners for the approved area of cosmetic surgery

 PDF
(826KB)		   13 March 2023
Approval of revised registration standard for endorsement of registration for acupuncture for registered medical practitioners  
 PDF 
(239KB)  		   17 December 2021 
Approval of revised registration standard: Continuing professional development PDF 
(218KB)  		   18 July 2021 
Approval of revised list of medical specialties, fields of specialty practice and related titles  PDF 
(114KB) 		   13 April 2018 

Approval of the following registration standards:

  • Granting General Registration to Medical practitioners in the Standard Pathway Who Hold an AMC Certificate

  • Registration Standard for Specialist Registration 
 PDF 
(98.9KB) 		   17 October 2017 
Approval of the following registration standard:

  • Recency of practice.
PDF 
(129KB)  		   7 September 2015 
Approval of the following registration standard:

  • Continuing professional development.  
PDF 
(207KB) 		   7 September 2015 
Approval of the following registration standard:

  • Professional indemnity insurance arrangements.   
PDF 
(174KB) 		   7 September 2015 
Approval of the following revised registration standards:

  • Limited registration for post graduate training or supervised practice
  • Limited registration for area of need
  • Limited registration for teaching or research
  • Limited registration in public interest.   
PDF 
(430KB) 		   7 September 2015 
Approval of the following registration standard:

  • English language skills registration standard.
PDF 
(1.10MB) 
 
   30 April 2015
Approval of the following registration standard:

  • Criminal history registration standard.   
PDF 
(660KB) 		   30 April 2015 
Approval of the revised list of specialties, fields of specialty practice and related specialist titles. PDF 
(258KB) 		 Word version 
(15.1 KB,DOCX) 		 10 July 2013 
Approval of the following registration standard:

  • Endorsement of registration for acupuncture for registered medical practitioners.
PDF
(405KB)
 
   28 November 2012
Approval of the following registration standard:

  • Granting general registration as a medical practitioner to Australian and New Zealand medical graduates on completion of intern training.
PDF
(336KB) 		  28 November 2012
Approval of the following registration standard:

  • Specialist registration.
PDF
(27.6KB) 		  7 June 2011
Approval of the following registration standard:

  • Granting general registration to medical practitioners in the standard pathway who hold an AMC certificate.
PDF
(31.8KB)
 
   23 February 2011
Approval of the following registration standards:

  • Registration standard for limited registration for teaching or research
  • Registration standard for limited registration in public interest.
PDF
(31.9KB) 		  17 June 2010
Approval of the list of specialties, fields of specialty practice and related specialist titles and approval of the following registration standards:

  • Criminal history registration standard
  • English language skills registration standard
  • Professional indemnity registration standard
  • Continuing professional development registration standard
  • Recency of practice registration standard
  • Registration standard for limited registration for postgraduate training or supervised practice
  • Registration standard for limited registration for area of need.
PDF
(42.9KB) 		  31 March 2010

A detailed consultation process supported the development of the Board’s registration standards.

 

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