About The Board

This page provides information on Board Personnel, Board Meeting Schedule and the Board Functions.

Board Personnel

Board Members are appointed by the Governor in Council for a term of 4 years. The current Board's Term of Office expires on 1 October 2011 and its members are as follows:

The Optometrists Board of Queensland as at 14 April 2008

back row (l to r) Sherri Lucas, Andrew Carkeet, Peter Hendicott, Nancy Atkinson

front row (l to r) Peta Frampton, Stuart MacFarlane, Colin Waldron, Ann Webber

absent: Stephanie Manger

The Board Members are:
Mr Colin Waldron	(Chairperson)
Ms Ann Webber	(Deputy Chairperson)
Ms Nancy Atkinson	(treasurer)
Ms Stephanie Manger
Ms Sherri Lucas
Dr Peter Hendicott
Dr Andrew Carkeet
Ms Peta Frampton
Mr Stuart Macfarlane

The Board currently has one public representative position vacant.

Meeting Schedule

The Board meets on the second Monday of each month, except where this date is a Public Holiday.

If you wish any material to be considered at a formal meeting of the Board it must be received in the Board's Office at least five working days before a scheduled meeting. This will ensure that the material is included on the meeting agenda, which is circulated to members one week in advance of meetings.

Board Functions

Under Section 11 of the Optometrists Registration Act 2001, the Board has the following functions:

(a) -	to assess applications for registration
(b) -	to register persons who satisfy the requirements for registration
(c) -	to monitor, and assess, whether registrants comply with any conditions of registration
(d) -	to keep a register of, and records relating to, registrants
(e) -	to promote high standards of practice of the profession by registrants
(f) -	to develop or adopt programs for the continuing professional education of registrants, and encourage their participation in the programs
(g) -	to develop or adopt training programs in the practice of the profession that are relevant to a person's eligibility for registration
(h) -	to confer and cooperate with interstate regulatory authorities
(i) -	to confer and cooperate with entities engaged in the development of national policies about the regulation of the profession
(j) -	to confer and cooperate with the following entities about the education of persons in the practice of the profession - (i) educational institutions (ii) entities responsible for accrediting courses, or accrediting institutions to educate persons, for the profession
(k) -	to inform registrants and the public about the operation of the legislative scheme in its application to the profession
(l) -	to examine, and advise the Minister about, the operation of the legislative scheme in its application to the profession
(m) -	to monitor, and enforce, compliance with this Act
(n) -	to undertake research, relevant to the legislative scheme, into the regulation of the profession
(o) -	to collect, and give to persons, information about the practice of the profession by registrants
(p) -	to perform other functions given to the Board under this or another Act.