Regulating Australia’s chiropractors

The Chiropractic Board of Australia works to ensure that Australia's chiropractors are suitably trained, qualified and safe to practise. Public safety is our priority. 

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Concerned about a chiropractor?

How to report

Want to register as a chiropractor?

How to apply

Concerned about a chiropractor?

How to report
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The Chiropractic Board of Australia supports safe practice by publishing regulatory standards, codes, guidelines, updates and other resources for practitioners, employers, students and the public.

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BOARD NEWS

2022/23 annual report out now
Read about the work of the Chiropractic Board of Australia in 2022/23.
Read the 2022/23 annual summary
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PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Supporting safe healthcare
Check out the resource hub that supports professional practice and safe healthcare by all regulated health professionals, including chiropractors.
Access resources
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REGISTRATION

Want to work in Australia?
General information about applying to work as a health practitioner in Australia is available for international applicants. Find out about the process and what you must include in your application.
Access resources

Need to know

BOARD NEWS

Our latest newsletter

GET INVOLVED

Public consultations

REGISTRATION

Codes and guidelines

NOTIFICATIONS

How we manage concerns about practitioners

Latest news

Newsletter from the Board

AHPRA NEWS

Applying your code of conduct to evolving technologies - AI in healthcare

DATA AND STATISTICS

Quarterly registration data released

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Practitioner search

Look up your chiropractor to check their registration status, qualifications and suitability to care for you.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Eliminating racism from healthcare

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy

NOTIFICATIONS

Have a concern about a practitioner?

I have a concern. Am I in the right place?

What happens when someone reports a concern?

Who is required to make a mandatory notification?

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LEGAL REFORMS

Changes to the law governing health practitioners

Wide-ranging reforms of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law focused on public safety.

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Chiropractic codes, guidelines and standards

Codes and guidelines

Registration standards

Panel decisions

Check your advertising: Chiropratic example

CODES AND GUIDELINES

Chiropractor advertising

See examples of advertising claims that don’t meet the legal requirements and learn how to make them compliant.

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Welcome to the chiropractic profession

CPD

Continuing professional development

About continuing professional development

CPD guidelines for practitioners (PDF 183KB)

CPD registration standards (PDF 57KB)

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

What to expect if a concern is raised about you

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Translations available

Read about safe healthcare practice and COVID-19 in Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Greek, Italian or Vietnamese.

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce webinar series

Through listening to the experiences of Indigenous practitioners, we aim to increase and support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.

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EDUCATION

Find the education and training programs that lead to registration

Search approved programs of study.

EMPLOYER SERVICES

Check the credentials of your health employees and sign up for alerts

Practitioner information exchange (PIE)

Check employee registration status

Check multiple registrations

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PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Supporting safe healthcare
Check out the resource hub that supports professional practice and safe healthcare by all regulated health professionals, including chiropractors.
Access resources

Need to know

BOARD NEWS

Our latest newsletter

GET INVOLVED

Public consultations

REGISTRATION

Codes and guidelines

NOTIFICATIONS

How we manage concerns about practitioners

Latest news

Newsletter from the Board

AHPRA NEWS

Applying your code of conduct to evolving technologies - AI in healthcare

DATA AND STATISTICS

Quarterly registration data released

Ahpra_Card_nationallaw_20230518

LEGAL REFORMS

Changes to the law governing health practitioners

Wide-ranging reforms of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law focused on public safety.

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Chiropractic codes, guidelines and standards

Codes and guidelines

Registration standards

Panel decisions

Check your advertising: Chiropratic example

CODES AND GUIDELINES

Chiropractor advertising

See examples of advertising claims that don’t meet the legal requirements and learn how to make them compliant.

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Welcome to the chiropractic profession

CPD

Continuing professional development

About continuing professional development

CPD guidelines for practitioners (PDF 183KB)

CPD registration standards (PDF 57KB)

Photo of two people talking at a table

PUBLIC SAFETY

Practitioner search

Look up your chiropractor to check their registration status, qualifications and suitability to care for you.

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

What to expect if a concern is raised about you

Graphic of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artwork

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy

Working towards a healthcare system free of racism.

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce webinar series

Through listening to the experiences of Indigenous practitioners, we aim to increase and support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.

NOTIFICATIONS

Have a concern about a practitioner?

I have a concern. Am I in the right place?

What happens when someone reports a concern?

Who is required to make a mandatory notification?

EMPLOYER SERVICES

Check the credentials of your health employees and sign up for alerts

Practitioner information exchange (PIE)

Check employee registration status

Check multiple registrations

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Resources supporting the public
Ahpra and the National Boards have published information for the public to help make safer healthcare choices.
What we’re doing

Need to know

BOARD NEWS

Our latest newsletter

GET INVOLVED

Public consultations

REGISTRATION

Codes and guidelines

NOTIFICATIONS

How we manage concerns about practitioners

Latest news

Newsletter from the Board

AHPRA NEWS

Applying your code of conduct to evolving technologies - AI in healthcare

DATA AND STATISTICS

Quarterly registration data released

NOTIFICATIONS

Have a concern about a practitioner?

I have a concern. Am I in the right place?

What happens when someone reports a concern?

Who is required to make a mandatory notification?

Photo of two people talking at a table

PUBLIC SAFETY

Practitioner search

Look up your chiropractor to check their registration status, qualifications and suitability to care for you.

Graphic of greetings in different languages

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Translations available

Read about safe healthcare practice and COVID-19 in Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Greek, Italian or Vietnamese.

Ahpra_Card_nationallaw_20230518

LEGAL REFORMS

Changes to the law governing health practitioners

Wide-ranging reforms of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law focused on public safety.

Graphic of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artwork

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy

Working towards a healthcare system free of racism.

Photo of students

EDUCATION

Find the education and training programs that lead to registration

Search approved programs of study.

carousel image
PUBLIC SAFETY

Resources supporting the public
Ahpra and the National Boards have published information for the public to help make safer healthcare choices.
What we’re doing
carousel image
PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Supporting safe healthcare
Check out the resource hub that supports professional practice and safe healthcare by all regulated health professionals, including chiropractors.
Access resources

Need to know

BOARD NEWS

Our latest newsletter

GET INVOLVED

Public consultations

REGISTRATION

Codes and guidelines

NOTIFICATIONS

How we manage concerns about practitioners

Latest news

Newsletter from the Board

AHPRA NEWS

Applying your code of conduct to evolving technologies - AI in healthcare

DATA AND STATISTICS

Quarterly registration data released

Photo of two people talking at a table

PUBLIC SAFETY

Practitioner search

Look up your chiropractor to check their registration status, qualifications and suitability to care for you.

NOTIFICATIONS

Have a concern about a practitioner?

I have a concern. Am I in the right place?

What happens when someone reports a concern?

Who is required to make a mandatory notification?

Photo of students

EDUCATION

Find the education and training programs that lead to registration

Search approved programs of study.

Ahpra_Card_nationallaw_20230518

LEGAL REFORMS

Changes to the law governing health practitioners

Wide-ranging reforms of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law focused on public safety.

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Chiropractic codes, guidelines and standards

Codes and guidelines

Registration standards

Panel decisions

Check your advertising: Chiropratic example

CODES AND GUIDELINES

Chiropractor advertising

See examples of advertising claims that don’t meet the legal requirements and learn how to make them compliant.

Graphic of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artwork

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy

Working towards a healthcare system free of racism.

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce webinar series

Through listening to the experiences of Indigenous practitioners, we aim to increase and support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.

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REGISTRATION

International chiropractors
To work as a chiropractor in Australia you must be registered with the Chiropractic Board of Australia. Some overseas-trained chiropractors may need to meet specific requirements before being registered.
Check the requirements
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REGISTRATION

Want to work in Australia?
General information about applying to work as a health practitioner in Australia is available for international applicants. Find out about the process and what you must include in your application.
Access resources

Need to know

BOARD NEWS

Our latest newsletter

GET INVOLVED

Public consultations

REGISTRATION

Codes and guidelines

NOTIFICATIONS

How we manage concerns about practitioners