Chiropractors and Osteopaths Registration Board

Full description

Establishment

The Chiropractors and Osteopaths Registration Board of Victoria (VA 1341) was a Statutory Authority in the State of Victoria, proclaimed under the Chiropractors and Osteopaths Act 1978 (No. 9161).

Membership and Formation of Board

The Board consisted of seven members appointed by the Governor in Council.

This included:

* Two people who held degrees, diplomas or other qualifications in chiropractic and one who held a degree, diploma or other qualification in osteopathy (note, this applied to first appointment only)

* One person nominated by the Minister who was registered under the Medical Practitioners Act 1970 as a specialist practitioner in the special branch of medicine known as surgery and was practising orthopaedic surgery.

* One person (not being a chiropractor or osteopath, a medical practitioner or a person who was engaged in the teaching of medicine at a university) nominated by the Minister.

* One person who was engaged in the teaching of medicine at a university and who was nominated by the Minister.

* One person who was a member of the Royal Australian College of Physicians and who was nominated by the Minister.

Functions and Operation

The Chiropractors and Osteopaths Act 1978 defined the Board's functions as follows:

* To conduct, arrange and hold examinations in chiropractic and osteopathy

* To appoint examiners in chiropractic and osteopathy

* To approve degrees, diplomas, qualifications and training

* To establish or conduct courses of study for training

* To issue or cancel certificates or registration under this act

* To take proceedings for offences against this act or the regulations

Abolition

In 1996 the Chiropractors and Osteopaths Act 1978 was abolished and replaced with a separate act for each of the professions. The old board was terminated and new boards were established - the Chiropractors Registration Board of Victoria (VA 4870) and the Osteopaths Registration Board of Victoria (VA 4872).