health professions licensing authority

occupational therapists board

• membership
• role
• code, policies and forms
• peak body

membership

• Chair – Ms Nadine Hinchliff
• Prof Member – Ms Miriam Kolker
• Public Member - Ms Amanda Cox
• Public Member - Ms Karen Watson
• Prof Member – Ms Terina Saunders

role

The Occupational Therapists Board of the Northern Territory is a statutory body responsible for ensuring the public is protected through the regulation of occupational therapists registered in the Northern Territory.

The Occupational Therapists Board carries out this mandate by:

• Ensuring that all occupational therapists 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 occupational therapists can be rehabilitated without necessarily losing their license to practice;

• Assisting to improve occupational therapists performance should it be found to be below accepted professional standards, and
• Ensuring that all occupational therapists 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 Occupational Therapists Board and carries out administrative duties as directed by it.

The objectives of the Health Practitioners Act 2004 (the Act) requires the Occupational Therapists 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.

occupational therapists code

The Occupational Therapists Code is comprised of the General and Occupational Therapists Board specific policies listed below.

General Policies

Occupational Therapists Board Specific Policies

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

	Occupational Therapists Working in Positions Not Identified as 'Occupational Therapist' Policy Statement and Guidelines	PDF | DOC
	Occupational Therapists' Supervision of Support Staff - Position Statement and Guidelines	PDF | DOC
	Audit Of Occupational Therapists Competence And Capacity To Practise Policy	PDF | DOC
	Entitlement to Registration Policy Occupational Therapist	PDF | DOC
	List of COTRB Recognised Course	PDF
	Recency of Practice Policy	PDF | DOC
	Sexual Relations Policy	PDF | DOC
	Short Term Supervision Policy Overseas Trained OT	PDF | DOC
	Practice Audit Overseas Qualification Assessment	PDF | DOC

The following policies have been endorsed by the Occupational Therapists Board and can be accessed via the Australian Occupational Therapists website on www.ausot.com.au

• OT Australia Code of Ethics (2001)
• OT Australia Competency Standards (1994)

Registration Forms

	Application Form – Occupational Therapist	PDF | DOC
	Mutual Recognition & Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Form	PDF | DOC

peak body

Occupational Therapy Australia