Board Publications

This page provides links to publications regarding Management Documents, Policies and Guidelines, Application Policies, Criminal history checking, Board Bulletins, Annual Reports and Registrant information kit. You will need Adobe Reader to access all pdf documents. If you do not have Adobe Reader a free copy can be downloaded from the Adobe site.

Management Documents

The Board has approved its Strategic Plan 2008-2012

Policies and Guidelines

Applications under Trans-Tasman mutual recognition
Code of conduct for Board members
  Code of Professional Conduct (the Board has endorsed the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's Code of Professional Conduct. Follow the link to access a copy.)
Advertising code
 Competency standards for pharmacists (the Board has endorsed the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's Competency Standards for Pharmacists in Australia.)
Dealing with complaints by clients
Dispensing practice guidelines (the Board has endorsed the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's Dispensing practice guidelines)
Dispensing technicians / pharmacy assistants
Distance dispensing
Dose administration aids (Webster Packs)
Generic substitution
Guidelines on PBS substitution (the Board has endorsed the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's Guidelines on PBS substitution)
Guide to good dispensing
Patient counselling
  Pharmacy ownership: For information on current pharmacy ownership legislation, please see Division 6A - Ownership of pharmacy business, contained in the Pharmacists Registration Act 2001 which is available from www.legislation.qld.gov.au
If you need clarification on any issue, the Board recommends you seek independent legal advice.
Privacy and confidentiality
  Professional practice standards (the Board has endorsed the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's Professional practice standards. Follow the link to access a copy.)
  Standards for the provision of Pharmacist Only and Pharmacy Medicines (the Board has endorsed the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's Standards for the provision of Pharmacist Only and Pharmacy Medicines.)
Use of returned medicines
Workloads

Application Policies

Certificates of Registration Status
Incomplete applications
Proof of identity
Reference requirements
Translation of documents
Witnessing and certifying documents

Criminal history checking

Criminal history checking overview
Criminal history checking – Applicant policy
Criminal history checking – Board policy
To read some frequently asked questions and answers on Criminal history checking, click here

Board Bulletins

June 2009 Newsletter

Previous Board Bulletins are listed by year of publication. Included under each Board Bulletin heading is a list of contents for that Bulletin.

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Annual Reports

2008-2009 annual report
2007-2008 annual report
2006-2007 annual report
2005-2006 annual report
2004-2005 annual report
2003-2004 annual report
2002-2003 annual report

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Registrant information kit

This registrant kit includes information on membership and functions of the Board, registrant obligations, renewing and restoring registration, the disciplinary process, continuing professional education, practice guidelines, professional associations and other information of interest to practitioners. To download a copy of the Board's registrant information kit, click here