health professions licensing authority

aboriginal health workers board

• membership
• role
• code, policies and forms

membership

• Chair - Peter Pangquee
• Prof – Ms Gwenda Gless
• Prof – Mr Shaun Tatipata
• Public Member – Karrina Demasi
• Public Member – Mr Darren Rogers

role

The Aboriginal Health Workers Board of the Northern Territory is a statutory body responsible for ensuring the public is protected through the regulation of Aboriginal Health Workers registered in the Northern Territory.

The Aboriginal Health Workers Board carries out this mandate by:

• Ensuring that all Aboriginal Health Workers have received educational preparation to an agreed national standard;
• Dealing with issues of conduct and taking any disciplinary action as required;
• Administering the framework under which impaired Aboriginal Health Workers can be rehabilitated without necessarily losing their license to practice;
• Assisting to improve Aboriginal Health Worker’s performance should it be found to be below accepted professional standards, and
• Ensuring that all Aboriginal Health Workers either currently registered or intending to be registered are competent and fit to practise.

The Health Professions Licensing Authority (HPLA) provides a bureau service to the Aboriginal Health Workers Board and carries out administrative duties as directed by it.

The objectives of the Health Practitioners Act 2004 (the Act) requires the Aboriginal Health Workers Board to:

• Protect and promote the health and safety of the people of the Territory;
• Promote the highest standard of professional health care practice in the Territory;
• Determine the standards for registration and enrolment of health practitioners and for professional health care practice in the Territory, and
• Facilitate the continuing competence of health practitioners in the Territory.

aboriginal health workers code

The general policies listed under the General Policies section plus the policies listed below comprise the Aboriginal Health Workers Code.

General policies

AHW Board specific policies

Note: Policies remain current until a review has been completed and the revised version available on the website

	Current Competence Policy	PDF | DOC
	Accreditation of training leading to entitlement to registration as an Aboriginal Health Worker in the Northern Territory policy and framework	PDF | DOC
	Entitlement to registration policy	PDF | DOC
	AHW clinical competency re-registration undertaking	PDF | DOC
	AHW code of ethics	PDF | DOC
	Clinical Competency Assessment Documentation Guidelines	PDF | DOC
	Sexual relationships with patients policy	PDF | DOC
	Evidence of good character policy	PDF | RTF

Registration forms

Application form

PDF | DOC