Codes and guidelines

The Chiropractic Board of Australia has developed codes and guidelines to provide guidance to the profession. These also help to clarify our views and expectations on a range of issues.

For more information on the Chiropractic Board of Australia’s guidelines on advertising please read the Statement on advertising.

Policies

Document	PDF	Accessible format	Date of effect
Common Protocol - Informing notifiers about the reasons for National Board decisions	PDF (91.8KB)	Word version (58.6 KB,DOCX)	1 August 2018

Codes and guidelines

Document	PDF	Accessible format	Date of effect
Guideline - Informing a National Board about where you practise	PDF (152 KB)	Word version (590 KB,DOCX)	1 August 2018
Code of conduct for chiropractors	PDF (180 KB)	Web page	From 17 March 2014
Guidelines: Mandatory notifications about registered health practitioners	PDF (250 KB)	Web page	1 March 2020
Guidelines: Mandatory notifications about registered students	PDF (150 KB)	Web page	1 March 2020
Guidelines for advertising regulated health services	PDF (155 KB)	Web page	From 17 March 2014
Guidelines on continuing professional development (CPD)	PDF (197 KB)	Word version (152 KB,DOCX)	1 December 2019
Guidelines for the supervision of chiropractors	PDF (507 KB)	Word version (332 KB,DOC)	From 21 February 2013
Guidelines for clinical record keeping for chiropractors	PDF (177 KB)	Word version (183 KB,DOC)	From 27 March 2013
Guidelines for the further education and training of chiropractors when required under the National Law	PDF (105 KB)	Web page	23 March 2014
Social media: How to meet your obligations under the National Law		Web page	11 November 2019

Policy directions

Under Section 11 of the National Law, as in force in each state and territory, the Ministerial Council may issue a National Board with policy directions.

Document	PDF	Accessible format	Date of effect
Policy Direction 2019-01 - Paramountcy of public protection when administering the National Scheme Policy Direction 2019-02 - Requirements to consult with patient safety bodies and health care consumer bodies on every new and revised registration standard, code and guidelines	PDF (2.34MB)		8 January 2020

Position statements

Document	PDF	Accessible format	Document date
Background information: The advertising provisions of the National Law	PDF (426 KB)	Word version (420 KB,DOCX)	22 April 2016
Interim policy on spinal manipulation for infants and young children	PDF (46.2 KB)	Word version (680 KB,DOCX)	14 March 2019

FAQ and Fact Sheets

For more information, please see FAQ and Fact Sheets.

Additional information

Document	PDF	Accessible format	Date of effect
Summary of research to inform registration standards review	PDF (117 KB)	Word version (30.1 KB,DOCX)	23 October 2019

Retired versions

Document	PDF	Date of effect
Retired version: Guidelines for mandatory notifications	PDF (149 KB)	To 29 February 2020
Retired version: Guidelines on continuing professional development (CPD)	PDF (464 KB)	1 December 2015 to 30 November 2019
Retired version: Guidelines on continuing professional development (CPD)	PDF (273 KB)	From 30 June 2010 to 30 November 2015
Retired version: Code of conduct for chiropractors	PDF (518 KB)	To 16 March 2014
Retired version: Guidelines for mandatory notifications	PDF (415 KB)	To 16 March 2014
Retired version: Guidelines for the advertising of regulated health services	PDF (453 KB)	To 16 March 2014