Policy and Education Committee

The Policy and Education Committee (PEC) of the Board is established by the Optometry Board of Australia pursuant to Schedule 4, clause 11 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, as in force in each state and territory (the National Law)¹.

PEC advises the Board on the following matters with respect to the:

• review of the current registration standards, codes and guidelines with directions from the Board and via other committees established by the Board
• development of new policies, registration standards and codes and guidelines as directed by the Board
• recommendation of areas to the Board in which registration standards, codes and guidelines are required, and
• any other matters that the Board may refer from time to time.

Terms of Reference

• TOR Policy and Education Committee (37.3 KB,PDF), Word version (383 KB,DOC)

Membership

¹After a committee structure review in September 2015, the Policy, Standards and Guideline Advisory Committee and the Continuing Professional Development Accreditation Committee integrated to form the Policy and Education Committee.