Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Handles the administration regarding health practitioners and health professions. Works with health complaints commissions in all states as well as managing investigations into health professionals.

AHPRA supports the 14 National Boards that are responsible for regulating the health professions. The primary role of the National Boards is to protect the public and they set standards and policies that all registered health practitioners must meet.

Each Board has entered into a health profession agreement with AHPRA which sets out the fees payable by health practitioners, the annual budget of the Board and the services provided by AHPRA.