Past Accreditation Consultations

Public consultation – Updated accreditation standards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practice, Chinese medicine, medical radiation practice and podiatry

In 2025, the accreditation committee for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practice invited feedback on its draft updated accreditation standards.

Accreditation standards are used to assess whether a program of study provides graduates with the knowledge, skills and professional attributes required to practise the profession safely and effectively in Australia.

The purpose of this review was to update existing standards to reduce duplication, improve consistency across the four professions, and ensure alignment with the priorities of the National Scheme.

The consultation period was open from 30 April 2025 to 25 June 2025.

A summary report outlining the feedback received during the public consultation and stakeholder submissions will be published in due course. Please check this page for updates.

Public consultation on draft proposed professional capabilities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practice

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Accreditation Committee undertook public consultation on its draft proposed professional capabilities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners, as part of its project to develop revised accreditation standards.

Released: 15 July 2019
Closed: 9 September 2019

The Accreditation Committee consulted on its draft proposed professional capabilities, and sought feedback from education providers, practitioners, other stakeholders and the community.

• Consultation paper - draft professional capabilities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practice  (120 KB,PDF), Word version (588 KB,DOCX)

Submissions received from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders.

• Australian Digital Health Agency (328 KB,PDF)
• Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Limited (126 KB,PDF)
• National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Association (337 KB,PDF)
• National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (232 KB,PDF)
• Rachael Walker (128 KB,PDF)
• Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (1.14 MB,PDF)

Public consultation on Framework for accreditation requirements for the safe and effective use of medicines

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Accreditation Committee is a member of the Health Professions Accreditation Collaborative Forum (Forum).

The Forum undertook a project to ensure all graduates of entry-level health practitioner programs are educated to a foundational level in the safe and effective use of medicines, as appropriate to their scope of practice. To achieve this aim, the Forum has developed a framework for accreditation requirements for the safe and effective use of medicines, which was proposed for adoption across the professions.

Public consultation on draft revised accreditation standards

The Accreditation Committees for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practice, Chinese medicine and medical radiation practice professions have completed public consultation as part of a joint project to develop revised accreditation standards.  

Released: 29 August 2018 
Closed: 22 October 2018

The Accreditation Committees consulted on their draft revised accreditation standards, and invited feedback from education providers, practitioners, other stakeholders and the community.

• Consultation paper - Draft revised accreditation standards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice, Chinese Medicine and Medical Radiation Practice (111 KB,PDF), Word version (629 KB,DOC)

Submissions received:

• Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW (166KB,PDF)
• Batchelor Institute (169KB,PDF)
• Central Queensland University (105KB,PDF)
• National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Association (155KB,PDF)
• TAFE NSW (367KB,PDF)
• TAFE Queensland (333KB,PDF)

Draft accreditation standards and process consultation

Released: 30 July 2013
Closed: 6 September 2013

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Accreditation Committee conducted a public consultation on the draft accreditation standards and draft accreditation process for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander health practice. The Accreditation Committee sought feedback from a wide range of stakeholders and invited written submissions. 

Stakeholder submissions

• Accreditation standards and process consultation - ADC (282 KB,PDF)
• Accreditation standards and process consultation - CARHDS (75.5 KB,PDF)
• Accreditation standards and process consultation - VACCHO (84.4 KB,PDF)
• Accreditation standards and process consultation - HPACForum (221 KB,PDF)
• Accreditation standards and process consultation - CHF (326 KB,PDF)
• Accreditation standards and process consultation - ATSIHRTONN (175 KB,PDF)