Call for applications for appointment to National Boards

17 Oct 2014

Applications are now sought for appointments to upcoming vacancies for chairs (from practitioner members), practitioner members and community members.

Please note: Applications from community members have now closed. However, we are accepting late applications from interested and eligible practitioners only to COB Saturday 29 November 2014.

These applications are for the following National Boards: 

• Chinese Medicine Board of Australia
• Chiropractic Board of Australia  
• Dental Board of Australia 
• Medical Board of Australia 
• Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 
• Optometry Board of Australia 
• Osteopathy Board of Australia 
• Pharmacy Board of Australia 
• Physiotherapy Board of Australia 
• Podiatry Board of Australia, and 
• Psychology Board of Australia.

National Board appointments are made by the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council, under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law as in force in each state and territory. Terms are expected to commence around August 2015. Appointments and reappointments are for up to three years as decided by the Ministerial Council.

Submission requirements are detailed in the application form.

Health practitioner and chair application guide and application form

• Health practitioner and chair application guide (412 KB,PDF), Word version (594 KB,DOCX)
• Health practitioner and chair application form (405 KB,PDF), Word version (588 KB,DOCX)
• National criminal history check consent to check criminal history (903 KB,PDF) 
• National private interests declaration (175 KB,PDF), Word version (574 KB,DOCX)

Community member application guide and application form

• Community member application guide (402 KB,PDF), Word version (590 KB,DOCX)
• Community member application form (314 KB,PDF), Word version (584 KB,DOCX)
• National criminal history check consent to check criminal history (903 KB,PDF)
• National private interests declaration (175 KB,PDF), Word version (574 KB,DOCX)

More information about the roles and the application process is included in the application forms and guides above. For general enquiries, email [email protected].

Applications close by 5.00pm AEDT on Wednesday 12 November 2014.