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The Chiropractic Board of Australia remains committed to ensuring that the public receive care from safe, competent and ethical chiropractors.
Throughout the year, the Board has engaged with practitioners and the community over its expectations that chiropractors will continue to put the needs of patients first. Following the reinstatement of the Interim policy on spinal manipulation for infants and young children, the Board has focused on increasing practitioners’ understanding of their regulatory responsibilities.
The Board published guidance for practitioners about providing virtual care and the use of AI in healthcare, and reminded practitioners of their obligation to provide care that is free of discrimination and racism.
Work has continued on reviewing the Board’s registration standards, including the Recency of practice registration standard and Limited registration standard. The revised English language skills registration standard came into effect on 18 March 2025.
The Board completed its review of the Guidelines for clinical record keeping for chiropractors, dedicing to retire the guidelines from 1 December 2025.
The Board met regularly with its stakeholders and regulatory partners, including professional associations, the Chiropractic Council of New South Wales and the Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia (CCEA). The Chair and Executive Officer met regularly with the New Zealand Chiropractic Board to exchange information and share experiences about regulating the profession.
In May, the Chair, several Board members and the Executive Officer were delighted to attend the World Federation Chiropractic Biennial Congress held in Copenhagen, Denmark. They strengthened existing networks with international chiropractic regulators, accreditation bodies, researchers and leaders, and shared information to benefit the profession’s regulation.
The Board continued its program of presentations to students, which offers a great chance to engage with the next generation of chiropractors and aims to help them understand the expectations and requirements for registration in Australia.
The Board continued to work closely with the CCEA following the signing of a new five-year accreditation agreement in September.
The Board approved the revised Accreditation standards for chiropractic programs and Competency standards for chiropractors in February.
In November, health ministers announced the appointment of a new member to the Board. The Board was pleased to welcome practitioner member Dr Kristin Grace.
A vacancy remains for a practitioner member from Victoria as of 30 June.
The Board farewelled Dr Ailsa Wood (practitioner member) and thanked her for her contribution and commitment to the regulation of the chiropractic profession during her time on the Board.
Dr Wayne Minter AM, Chair
