What Governs Practice

In Australia, the Australia Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) develops and maintains positions statements, guidelines and competency standards so that Australian standards of nursing and midwifery practice are maintained at a high level.

Statements & Guidelines:

ANMC position statements provide the nursing and midwifery professions with a national regulatory perspective which may assist the development of nursing, midwifery and health care policy.

ANMC guidelines are part of the professional practice framework which provides assistance to nurses and midwives in relation to their practice obligations.

Read more about Position statements & Guidelines.

Depending on which State or Territory you are registered in, nurses also come under acts such as the:

  • Nursing Act 1992 (QLD – Reprinted as in force on 2 November 2009) – pdf format or text only, and the
  • Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996 (QLD – regulation reprint as at 1 December 2009) – pdf format
 
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