Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia

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We support safe practice by publishing regulatory standards, codes, guidelines, updates and other resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners, employers, students and the public.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are warned this site may contain images, names and voices of deceased persons.

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Graduate registration now open

If you’re completing an approved course in the next three months, you can apply for registration now.

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Need to know

BOARD NEWS

Our latest newsletter

GET INVOLVED

Current consultations

CODES AND GUIDELINES

Current codes and guidelines

NOTIFICATIONS

How we manage concerns about practitioners

Latest news

REGISTRATION

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia registration fee remains frozen for 2024/25

REGISTRATION

Graduates finishing study can apply for registration now

BOARD NEWS

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner registration reaches exciting milestone

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health community

REGISTRATION

Thinking of joining the profession?

Interested in becoming an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner? (PDF 287KB)

NOTIFICATIONS

Have a concern about a practitioner?

I have a concern. Am I in the right place?

What happens when someone reports a concern?

Who is required to make a mandatory notification?

HUB

Guidance for nurses and midwives working with our practitioners

Fact sheet: What nurses and midwives need to know about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners

Webinar Partnering in culturally safe clinical practice

EMPLOYER SERVICES

Why employ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners?

Explore the benefits of employing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner. (PDF 1209KB)

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

What to expect if a concern is raised about you

BOARD NEWS

2022/23 annual report out now

Read about the work of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia in 2022/23.

LEGAL REFORMS

Changes to the law governing health practitioners

Wide-ranging reforms of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law focused on public safety.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Practitioner search

Look up an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner to check their registration status, qualifications and suitability to care for you.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Eliminating racism from healthcare

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy

PUBLIC SAFETY

Resources supporting the public

Ahpra and the National Boards have published information for the public to help them make safer healthcare choices.

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce webinar series

Through listening to the experiences of Indigenous practitioners, we aim to increase and support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce across all regulated professions.

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Join a board, committee or panel

Would you like to help protect the safety of the public and contribute to health practitioner regulation?

REGISTRATION STANDARDS

Continuing professional development

Every registered practitioner must complete CPD

Read the requirements in the CPD registration standard (PDF 60KB)

NAATSIWHP has free membership and a facility to store and conduct all your CPD needs

ACCREDITATION

Knowledge, skills and professional attributes

About accreditation

Our accreditation committee

Download accreditation standards (PDF 261KB)

EDUCATION