About The Board
This page provides information on Board Personnel, Board Meeting Schedule and the Board Functions.
Board Members
Board Members are appointed by the Governor in Council for a term of 4 years. The current Board's Term of Office expires on 4 July 2008 and its members are as follows:
The Occupational Therapists Board of Queensland as at 10 April 2008
back row (l to r) Struan Ferguson, Andrew Taylor, Judy Willey, Cathy McBryde
front row (l to r) Nigel Webb, Laila Hakansson Ware, Angela Thynne, Jim Carmichael
absent: Jenny Ziviani
| Mr Jim Carmichael - B Occ Thy, Grad Dip Occ Hlth & Safety, M Hlth Sc [Occupational Therapist]- Chairperson |
| Ms Judy Willey - B Occ Thy [Occupational Therapist] - Deputy Chairperson |
| Ms Struan Ferguson - B Occ Thy, B Sc, Grad Cert Mgt [Occupational Therapist] |
| Ms Laila Hakansson Ware - BA, Grad Dip Ed, Legal Practitioner [Public Member] |
| Dr Cathy McBryde - B Occ Thy (Hons), PhD [Occupational Therapist] |
| Mr Andrew Taylor - B Theol, LLB (Hons) [Legal Representative] |
| Ms Angela Thynne - B Occ Thy (Hons) [Occupational Therapist] |
| Mr Nigel Webb - JP (Qual) [Public Member] |
| Dr Jenny Ziviani - Dip OT, B App Sc (OccThy), BA, M Ed, PhD [Occupational Therapist] |
Board Meeting Schedule
The Board meets on the second Thursday of each month except where this date is a Public Holiday.
If you wish any material to be considered at a formal meeting of the Board it must be received in the Board's Office at least five working days before a scheduled meeting. This will ensure that the material is included on the meeting agenda, which is circulated to members one week in advance of meetings.
Board Functions
Under Section 11 of the Occupational Therapists Registration Act 2001, the Board has the following functions:
| (a) - | to assess applications for registration | ||||
| (b) - | to register persons who satisfy the requirements for registration | ||||
| (c) - | to monitor, and assess, whether registrants comply with any conditions of registration | ||||
| (d) - | to keep a register of, and records relating to, registrants | ||||
| (e) - | to promote high standards of practice of the profession by registrants | ||||
| (f) - | to develop or adopt programs for the continuing professional education of registrants, and encourage their participation in the programs | ||||
| (g) - | to develop or adopt training programs in the practice of the profession that are relevant to a person's eligibility for registration | ||||
| (h) - | to confer and cooperate with interstate regulatory authorities | ||||
| (i) - | to confer and cooperate with entities engaged in the development of national policies about the regulation of the profession | ||||
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to confer and cooperate with the following entities about the education of persons in the practice of the profession -
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| (k) - | to inform registrants and the public about the operation of the legislative scheme in its application to the profession | ||||
| (l) - | to examine, and advise the Minister about, the operation of the legislative scheme in its application to the profession | ||||
| (m) - | to monitor, and enforce, compliance with this Act | ||||
| (n) - | to undertake research, relevant to the legislative scheme, into the regulation of the profession | ||||
| (o) - | to collect, and give to persons, information about the practice of the profession by registrants | ||||
| (p) - | to perform other functions given to the Board under this or another Act. |