The National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (the National Scheme) regulates more than 875,000 registered health practitioners and over 180,000 registered students across 16 health professions. 15 health profession boards and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) work together to deliver the National Scheme.

The Territory Board works in partnership with Ahpra to make registration and notification (complaint) decisions about individual practitioners, based on national policies and standards set by the Medical Board of Australia (MBA).

The Board Member role may include membership of a registration, notifications and an immediate action committee. Members may also be appointed to national committees of the MBA.

To be eligible for appointment as a community member, applicants must not be currently registered, or have ever previously been as a medical practitioner. Preference will be given to applicants who are not registered health practitioners in any health profession and can demonstrate their ability to provide a community voice to the work of the boards.

Community members will have strong community connections to bring a public/lay perspective. It is expected that applicants reside in the ACT.

Appointments are made by the Minister for Health in the ACT and are for up to three years, with eligibility for reappointment.

The National Scheme has an important role in ensuring the development of a culturally safe and respectful health workforce that is responsive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples health and contributes to the elimination of racism in the provision of health services. We have committed to increasing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander leadership and voices and warmly invite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to apply.