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fessional Committees & Advisory Groups

Committees Members Function

Standing committees are set up to provide expertise and efficiencies at Board level
with recommendations being bought back to a full Board. Membership of each
committee is by election from the Board.

Risk and Audit Committee Chair To monitor and review financial functions,
Health Committee Cameron McIver controls including review of the financial
Members budget and year end financial results.
Maree Grbin
Lesley Thornley To ensure an effective risk management
framework is in place to identify, treat and
Chair monitor key risks.
Janice Mueller
Members To monitor the Board’s compliance with
Lesley Thornley statutory responsibilities.
Maree Grbin
Establishing a process and procedure for
receiving and considering information relating
to a physiotherapist being unable to perform
the requirements for practise of physiotherapy.
To continue to monitor any restrictions and / or
agreements reached with physiotherapists.

Provide guidance through educational
materials for physiotherapists, employers and
other health practitioners and the public.

Advisory Groups Function

Advisory Groups are set up to provide expertise and efficiencies to the Board
functions at the Secretariat level. They advise and make recommendations through
the Chief Executive to the Board. Membership of each Advisory Group is based on the
specific expertise and skills required by the type of work being undertaken and may

not necessarily include Board members.

Practitioner Competency, Advise on issues relating to Recertification, Registration and Return to
Performance, Complaints and Practice including policy revision, future directions and improvements.
Registration Advisory Group
Monitoring of trends in relation to practitioner performance and
competence issues. Advise on competency standards, risk treatments
and risk practitioners

Advise on trends of complaints and advise on approach, policy and
procedures.

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