Update is the newsletter from the Medical Board of Australia under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (the National Scheme)
It outlines the details of the National Scheme and focuses on a series of new obligations for medical practitioners under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act (the National Law) as in force in each state and territory. Future editions will focus on issues in contemporary medical practice and on lessons to be drawn from the Board’s investigations.
The National Scheme, which includes 10 health professions, started in all states and territories on 1 July 2010, except Western Australia on 1 July 2010 which joined the National Scheme on 18 October 2010.
The Medical Board of Australia includes members from all states and territories. The state and territory boards, operating as committees of the National Board, will still make decisions about individual practitioners in each jurisdiction. This will allow local decision making within a framework of national consistency. The work of the 10 National Boards is supported by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
For more information, please read the newsletters.