Accreditation authorities

Accreditation authorities and the National Scheme

If the Accreditation Authority is an external council, the council works with the National Board to deliver specified accreditation functions under a formal agreement with Ahpra on the Board’s behalf. If the Accreditation Authority is a committee, the committee works with the National Board according to the committee’s terms of reference. Ahpra publishes the accreditation agreements and terms of reference.

National Boards work closely with their Accreditation Authorities to effectively implement the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme. Accreditation Authorities and National Boards have separate, but complementary functions under the National Law, which specifies these functions. For example, the National Law provides that an Accreditation Authority accredits a program of study and the relevant National Board approves the program of study for the purposes of registration.

The Accreditation Authority for each health profession is listed in the table below with information about the accreditation functions they perform. Information about the accreditation process is also available on each external authority’s website.