Dear Members,
You are invited to provide feedback on reviews of common guidelines and codes of conduct (for most National Boards), which have been released for public consultation by the 14 National Boards regulating registered health professions in Australia.
The National Boards are consulting on the following proposed Guidelines which are common to all National Boards:
- revisions to the Guidelines for advertising (common to all National Boards)
- a Social media policy (common to all National Boards), and
- revisions to the Guidelines for mandatory notifications (common to all National Boards).
Most Boards are also consulting on a revised Code of conduct (either the code shared by most National Boards, or for some Boards there is a profession-specific code). The Medical Board of Australia and Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia will consult on their codes at a later time.
Consultation is an important part of the National Boards’ engagement with registered health practitioners, members of the public and other stakeholders. The feedback provided is greatly valued, and informs the Boards’ development of these important documents.
Feedback on the consultation document will generally be published, unless you request otherwise, although the Boards have a discretion not to publish submissions. Please let the Boards know if you do not want your submission published, or want all or part of it treated as confidential.
Please provide feedback by email to guidelinesconsultation@ahpra.gov.au by close of business on 30 May 2013.
To view the guidelines and consultation information – go to:
http://www.ahpra.gov.au/News/Current-Consultations.aspx#Consult4April2013