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 Queensland Minister for Health for a period of 4 years. At the expiry of their term of office, Board members may apply to be re-appointed for a further period of 4 years. The current term of office for Board members is 12 July 2004 to 11 July 2008.

The Speech Pathologists Board of Queensland as at 21 April 2008

back row (l to r) Sandra McMahon, Alison Smith, Julie Marinac, Lynette Hodgson

front row (l to r) Barbara Kent, Meredith Kilminster, Elizabeth Ward, Valerie Cocksedge

absent: Max Howard

The Board Members are:

Meredith Kilminster, Speech Pathologist - Chairperson

Elizabeth Ward, Speech Pathologist - Deputy Chairperson

Valerie Cocksedge, Public Member

Lynette Hodgson, Speech Pathologist

Max Howard, Public Member

Julie Marinac, Speech Pathologist

Sandra McMahon, Speech Pathologist

Alison Smith, Speech Pathologist

Barbara Kent, Lawyer

Board Meeting Schedule

The Speech Pathologists Board of Queensland usually meets on a monthly basis. Meetings are held on the third Monday of every month.

The Board requires that any material to be considered at a meeting of the Board must be lodged in the Board's Office at least five working days before the meeting. This is to enable the material to be added to the meeting agenda, which is circulated to members one week in advance of meetings.

Board Functions

Under Section 11 of the Speech Pathologists 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

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.