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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 8 Hansard (9 August) . . Page.. 2968 ..


Podiatrists Board of the ACT

Established under: Podiatrists Act 1994

Date established: 1994

Terms of operation: Health Professions Boards (Procedures) Act 1981

Reports to:

Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services

Terms of Reference

To administer the Podiatrists Act 1994 and:

register suitably qualified persons to practise as podiatrists in the ACT;

discipline registered podiatrists, after due inquiry on specific grounds through suspension/cancellation of registration, cautioning or reprimanding the person, ordering the podiatrist to seek or undergo medical or psychiatric treatment or counsellipg, or imposing on the podiatrist's registration such conditions relating to the practise of podiatry, requiring the podiatrist to complete specified educational courses or order that the podiatrist seek and follow advice, in relation to his or her practise ,

from persons specified by the Board as it considers appropriate;

consider complaints against registered podiatrists;

general monitoring of the conduct of the profession in the ACT.

The Board comprises a Chairperson and three persons who are entitled to registration under the Act (professional members) and a community representative The community representative is not entitled to be registered under any of the health registration Acts. All five (5) members are appointed by the Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services in accordance with the Health Professions Boards (Procedures)Act 1981.

Membership

Member Position Remuneration

(include title) (eg Chair, Member)

Ms Sandra Moffat Chair Nil

Ms Louise Volk Deputy Chair Nil

Ms Llois Cutts Member Nil

Ms Janet Wall Member Nil

Ms Susan Nancarrow Member Nil


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