The Occupational Therapists Board of Queensland is the body responsible for the registration of Occupational Therapists in Queensland. Before a person in Queensland may practice as, or hold themself out to be an Occupational Therapist, he or she must first register with the Board.

The Board is the statutory authority established to enact the provisions of the Occupational Therapists Registration Act 2001, Occupational Therapists Registration Regulation 2001 and the Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999.

Access to the above legislation is available from www.legislation.qld.gov.au.

To obtain information regarding the following please follow the link below to the Office of Health Practitioner Registration Boards (OHPRB):

• other health practitioner registration boards in Queensland;
• Freedom of Information;
• the full Office of Health Practitioner Registration Boards Privacy Policy.

Board invites Cairns, Rocky, Toowoomba registrants to free breakfast meeting
– more info here

Latest Board newsletter available here

Guidelines for professional conduct and practice available

Supervised practice policy, information and forms here

Update your contact details here

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OT included in national registration and accreditation – read more here

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New registrant information kit now available

Information on Criminal history checking here

For information on the national registration and accreditation scheme, click here

OT Australia Qld Professional Development Calendar February 2010 – June 2010

OT Australia Qld Professional Development Events

• Use of electrical stimulation to retrain upper limb function
• After stroke and traumatic brain injury introduction to soft tissue treatment
• Managing difficult behaviours
• Becoming solution focused

Office counter hours are 9.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday, with telephone contact being available 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday.