Registration Standards

Under Section 38 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law as in force in each state and territory, the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia (the Board) must develop and recommend to Ministerial Council mandatory registration standards and any other standards relevant to the eligibility of individuals for registration in the profession. The Board has developed the following registration standards:

• Registration standard: Continuing professional development
• Registration standard: Professional indemnity insurance arrangements
• Registration standard: English language skills
• Registration standard: Criminal history
• Registration standard: Recency of practice

Codes and Guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions can be found under the Codes and Guidelines section.

Revised registration standards webinar

Watch Board Chair Julie Brayshaw and Board member Dr Justin Scanlan discuss recency of practice, professional indemnity insurance arrangements and continuing professional development.

You can also read a transcript of the webinar recording and view the presentation slides. The Board will develop an FAQ document from questions raised during the webinar which will also be published on the Board’s website at a later date.

• Occupational Therapy Board - Presentation - Revised Registration Standards and Guidelines webinar (4.46 MB,PDF), Powerpoint presentation (4.50 MB,PPTX)  
• Transcript - Occupational Therapy Board revised registrations standard webinar (181 KB,DOCX)