Standards with people at the centre.

The document covers applicant training and experience, required licences and permits, association review, interviews, insurance, and grounds for refusal. Education is assessed by curriculum and clinical hours. The source names full, temporary, honorary, and associate membership.

Members must be competent with relevant equipment and update the association about contact details, practice location, and relevant charges or convictions. Reporting provisions address abandoned practices, criminal conduct, competence, integrity, and patient risk, subject to law and privilege. Written resignation is provided for.

The source describes immediate action in certain circumstances, written notice, hearings 8–16 days after notice, evidentiary review, and a written decision within 30 days of the final hearing. Its complete wording governs the association’s process; this summary is not a procedural substitute.

Topics include professional relationships, informed consent, objectivity, clinic policies, incident documentation, respect, client welfare, and written complaints reviewed by the Board.

Governance provisions cover a minimum three-person Board, directors aged 18 or over, vacancies, expenses, appointments, remuneration decisions, and the President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Annual and other meetings, removal, duties, and presidential voting restrictions are addressed.

Initial assessment, follow-up documentation, and informed consent each have a dedicated section. See the practice and recordkeeping page for field checklists, or consult the original document for complete provisions.