Codes and Guidelines

The Occupational Therapy Board of Australia has developed codes and guidelines to guide the profession. These also help to clarify the Board’s views and expectations on a range of issues.

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
Guideline - Informing a National Board about where you practise	PDF (152 KB)	Word version (590 KB,DOCX)	1 August 2018
Guidelines for advertising regulated health services	PDF (155 KB)	Web page	From 17 March 2014
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
Code of conduct	PDF (146 KB)	Web page	From 17 March 2014

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

Continuing Professional Development

All practising occupational therapists must undertake continuing professional development (CPD) as a requirement of registration. Refer to our dedicated CPD information page to find the Guidelines: Continuing professional development for more information about CPD requirements and exemptions, and to access our CPD resources.

Supervision Guidelines

The Supervision guidelines set out the principles the Board considers central to safe and effective supervision for a range of regulatory needs.

Document	PDF	Accessible format	Date of effect
Supervision guidelines for occupational therapy	PDF (403 KB)	Word version (511 KB,DOCX)	1 January 2019
Appendix 2 - Supervision agreement	PDF (80.5 KB)	Word version (46.5 KB,DOCX)	1 January 2019
Appendix 3 - Supervised practice plan	PDF (117 KB)	Word version (46.3 KB,DOCX)	1 January 2019
Appendix 4 - Supervisor's report template	PDF (154 KB)	Word version (60.6 KB,DOCX)	1 January 2019
Appendix 5 - Orientation to the Australian healthcare system	PDF (67.4 KB)	Word version (39.5 KB,DOCX)	1 January 2019

FAQ and Fact Sheets

For more information, please see FAQ and Fact Sheets.

Additional information

Document	PDF	Accessible format	Date of effect
Summary of research to inform registration standards review	PDF (117 KB)	Word version (30.1 KB,DOCX)	23 October 2019

Retired versions

Document	PDF	Document date
Retired version: Guidelines for mandatory notifications	PDF (149 KB)	To 29 February 2020
Retired version: Supervision guidelines for occupational therapy Appendix 2 - Supervision agreement Appendix 3 - Supervised practice plan Appendix 4 - Supervisor's report template Supervisors final report Appendix 5 - Orientation to the Australian healthcare system	PDF (400 KB)	To 2 September 2014
Retired version: Guidelines for advertising of regulated health services	PDF (458 KB)	To 16 March 2014
Retired version: Guidelines for mandatory notifications	PDF (424 KB)	To 16 March 2014
Retired version: Code of conduct	PDF (442 KB)	To 16 March 2014