In developing an accreditation standard for a health profession, the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 requires accreditation authorities to undertake wide-ranging consultation on the content of accreditation standards. Review of ANMAC Accreditation Standards is guided by a Professional Reference Group (PRG) selected for expertise in such areas as consumer advocacy; clinical practice, education and research; health service delivery and management; regulation and accreditation; professional and industrial matters and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. The PRG oversees all aspects of the review, including stakeholder consultation and synthesis of stakeholder feedback in the revised accreditation standards. The PRG provides their recommendations to the ANMAC Chief Executive Office.  

Key stakeholders are invited to engage in the consultation process through written submissions or online surveys accessible during two to three periods of public consultation. Additionally, stakeholders can be invited to attend consultation forums. Stakeholder submissions and ANMAC feedback reports are published on the ANMAC website during the consultation period and key documents continue to be available via the archived consultation links on our Standards and review webpages.