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:

• Occupational Therapy Continuing Professional Development Registration Standard (284 KB,PDF)
• Occupational Therapy Criminal History Registration Standard (284 KB,PDF) 
• Occupational Therapy English Language Skills Registration Standard (289 KB,PDF) 
• Occupational Therapy Grandparenting Registration Standard - Transitional Arrangements for Qualifications (398 KB,PDF)
• Occupational Therapy Professional Indemnity Insurance Arrangements Registration Standard (248 KB,PDF) 
• Occupational Therapy Recency of Practice Registration Standard (287 KB,PDF)

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

Background information

Ministerial Council approves registration standards

• Approval of registration standards - 11 January 2012 (2.77 MB,PDF)

A detailed consultation process supported the development of the Board’s registration standards.