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Codes and guidelines

The Physiotherapy Board of Australia has developed codes and guidelines to provide guidance to the profession. These also help to clarify our views and expectations on a range of issues.

Guidelines are approved by the National Board and may be used as evidence of what constitutes appropriate professional conduct or practice for physiotherapy in proceedings under the National Law or a law of a co-regulatory jurisdiction against a health practitioner.

Policies

Document PDF Accessible format Date of effect
Common Protocol - Informing notifiers about the reasons for National Board decisions  PDF (91.8KB) Word version 
(58.6 KB,DOCX) 
1 August 2018

Codes and guidelines

Document PDF Accessible format Date of effect
Code of conduct

For more information see Code of conduct page 
PDF (323KB) Web page  29 June 2022
Guideline - Informing a National Board about where you practise  PDF (152 KB)  Word version 
(590 KB,DOCX)
1 August 2018
Guidelines: Mandatory notifications about registered health practitioners* PDF (250 KB) Web page 1 March 2020
Guidelines: Mandatory notifications about registered students** PDF (150 KB) Web page 1 March 2020
Guidelines for advertising a regulated health service PDF (192 KB) Web page 14 December 2020
Guidelines for professional indemnity insurance (PII) PDF (268 KB)  
Guidelines on continuing professional development  PDF (416 KB)  Web page From 1 December 2015 
Guidelines on recency of practice PDF (133KB) Web page From 1 December 2016
 » Form - Plan for professional development and re-entry to practice PDF (122 KB) Word version 
(293 KB,DOCX) 
 
Supervised practice framework 

For more information see Supervised practice framework page
PDF (202KB)  Web page 1 February 2022 
Supervision guidelines

For more information see Supervised practice framework page
PDF (76.0KB)  Web page 1 February 2022 
Managing health records – Self-reflective tool    Web page  20 April 2023 
Managing health records – Summary of obligations  PDF (64KB)  Web page  20 April 2023 

The Supervised practice framework was updated in April 2023 to reflect the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia adopting the framework from 1 April 2023.

Position statements

Document PDF Accessible format Document date 
No place for sexism, sexual harassment or violence in healthcare
PDF (205 KB) Word version
(120 KB,DOCX)
30 June 2021

Policy directions

Under Section 11 of the National Law, as in force in each state and territory, the Ministerial Council may issue a National Board with policy directions.

Document PDF Accessible format Date of effect
Policy Direction 2019-01 - Paramountcy of public protection when administering the National Scheme
Policy Direction 2019-02 - Requirements to consult with patient safety bodies and health care consumer bodies on every new and revised registration standard, code and guidelines
PDF
(2.34MB)
8 January 2020

FAQ and Fact Sheets

More information can be found in FAQ and Fact Sheets.

Retired versions

Document PDF Accessible format Document date
Retired version: Code of conduct  PDF (146 KB)  From 17 March 2014 to 29 June 2022
Retired version: Supervision guidelines for physiotherapy PDF 
(261KB)
Web page To 31 January 2022
Retired version: Guidelines for advertising regulated health services  PDF
(155KB) 
To 13 December 2020
Retired version: Guidelines for mandatory notifications  PDF
(149 KB) 
  To 29 February 2020 
Retired version: Physiotherapy Guidelines on Recency of Practice PDF 
(345 KB)
Word version 
(191 KB,DOCX)
To 30 November 2016
Retired version: Physiotherapy Guidelines on Continuing Professional Development  PDF 
(337KB)
  To 30 November 2015 
Retired version: Code of conduct PDF
(451KB)
  To 16 March 2014
Retired version: Guidelines for mandatory notifications PDF
(418KB)
  To 16 March 2014
Retired version: Guidelines for advertising of regulated health services PDF
(463KB)
  To 16 March 2014

*The Guidelines: Mandatory notifications about registered health practitioners have been updated on 29 June 2020 to include minor formatting and word changes and changes to the flowcharts on pages 20, 22 and 26 of the guidelines.

**The Guidelines: Mandatory notifications about registered students have been updated on 29 June 2020 to include minor formatting and word changes and sections 39 and 40 of the National Law in Appendix A.

 
 
Page reviewed 28/12/2023