Appointment - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Accreditation Committee
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Job no: 500084
Work type: Statutory Appointments
Location: Multiple locations
Categories: Corporate Affairs and Regulatory Governance
Call for applications for appointment to the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Accreditation Committee
The National Boards (the Boards) work in partnership with Ahpra to manage the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (the National Scheme). They regulate Australia’s 980,000 registered health practitioners and 180,000 registered students across 16 health professions. These Boards consist of community members and practitioner members (who are registered in the relevant profession) and set the professional standards practitioners must meet to be registered and safe to practise.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia (the Board) is calling for applications for appointment to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Accreditation Committee (the Committee).
The role of the Committee is to exercise accreditation functions under the National Law assigned by the Board. These functions are to:
- develop accreditation standards for approval by the Board
- assess, accredit, and monitor educator providers and their programs of study
- make recommendations and give advice to the Board.
The Board is seeking applications from registered Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health practitioners, educators and accreditation experts with current or recent experience in:
- Education - preferably with experience working in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector and in delivering training in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (Practice), and
- Accreditation - preferably within the health sector.
Appointments to commence in December 2026.
Information about the Committee is available on the is available on the website.
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The National Boards and Ahpra have an important role in ensuring the development of a culturally safe and respectful healthworkforce 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 recognise the wisdom and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in providing culturally safe perspectives of healthcare to Ahpra and National Boards and warmly invite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to apply.
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The National Scheme is also committed to providing an environment that embraces and values equity, diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage people of all abilities and backgrounds to apply, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, culturally diverse people, people with a disability, carers of a person with a disability, people living in rural or remote areas of Australia and people who identify as LGBTIQA+. If you need an adjustment or support during the recruitment process, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.
More information about the role, eligibility requirements and the application process can be found in the 
Information guide and Terms of Reference
For general enquiries, please email statutoryappointments@ahpra.gov.au.
Applications close Sunday 13 September 2026 11.50pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).
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Applications close: AUS Eastern Standard Time
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