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The following media statements have been issued by the Board.
2020
Podcast: How the pandemic is changing mental healthcare
Published 22 September 2020.
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Ahpra and National Boards welcome policy directions
Published 22 January 2020.
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2019
New social media guide
Published 11 November 2019.
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Retirement of the 4+2 internship pathway to general registration
Published 23 May 2019.
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Practitioners’ responsibility to support public health programs
Published 8 May 2019.
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Counsellor convicted for a second time. fined $25,000 for claiming to be a psychologist
Published 5 April 2019.
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First national psychology exam quality assurance project completed
Published 12 March 2019.
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Counsellor and repeat offender pleads guilty to claiming to be a psychologist
Published 6 March 2019.
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.
2018
National Boards support more public information on register
Published 29 October 2018.
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Having your registration cancelled means you cannot claim to be registered’ says AHPRA as regulators win conviction
Published 09 August 2018.
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Training providers invited to apply for Board-approval to deliver supervisor training
Published 2 July 2018.
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Counsellor convicted of claiming to be a psychologist and providing false information to AHPRA
Published 21 June 2018.
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New national psychology examination curriculum released today
Published 29 January 2018.
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2017
Annual report shows the Psychology Board of Australia took a consultative approach to regulation of the profession in 2016/17
Published 15 November 2017.
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Counsellor fined for posing as a psychologist to a vulnerable family
Published 13 July 2017.
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Local insights, National Scheme: State and territory summaries published
Published 16 January 2017.
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(129 KB,PDF)
2016
'No excuse' says Board as court fines social worker for claiming to be a psychologist
Published 30 November 2016.
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Revising and simplifying education and training was a priority for the Psychology Board of Australia in 2015/16
Published 10 November 2016.
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(114 KB,PDF)
Board and AHPRA publish health profession agreement
Published 27 October 2016.
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(119 KB, PDF)
Supervisor training providers invited to apply for Board approval
Published 3 October 2016.
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(156 KB,PDF)
Psychology Board of Australia fees set for 2016/17
Published 1 September 2016.
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(122 KB,PDF)
Unregistered psychologist convicted and fined by court
Published 14 June 2016.
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(89.2 KB,PDF)
2015
Tribunal affirms Board decision to refuse registration
Published 30 December 2015. Read
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(67.4 KB,PDF)
National drug screening protocol
Published 18 November 2015.
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(51.7 KB,PDF)
Tribunal reprimands former psychologist, finds professional misconduct
Published 13 November 2015.
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(20.4 KB,PDF)
2014/15 National Scheme annual report launched
Published 6 November 2015.
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(211 KB,PDF)
Psychology Board of Australia sets fee for 2015/16
Published 2 September 2015.
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(123 KB,PDF)
Tribunal dismisses psychologist's application for finding to be supressed
Published 13 May 2015.
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(432 KB,PDF)
Tribunal finds former psychologist guilty of professional misconduct
Published 20 April 2015.
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(151 KB,PDF)
2014
Statement from the Psychology Board of Australia
Published 23 December 2014.
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(159 KB,PDF)
South Australian woman pleads guilty to pretending to be a psychologist
Published 7 November 2014.
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(156 KB,PDF)
Psychology Board and AHPRA publish health profession agreement
Published 16 September 2014.
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(48.8 KB,PDF)
Psychology Board of Australia sets fee for 2014/15
Published 27 August 2014.
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(112 KB,PDF)
National Boards consult on practitioners with blood borne infectious diseases
Published 24 July 2014.
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(189 KB,PDF)
Regulatory principles endorsed for National Scheme
Published 14 June 2014,
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(130 KB,PDF)
Advertising guidelines have been updated to make them clearer
Published 20 May 2014,
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(160 KB,PDF)
Revised guidelines, code and policy released today, effective from March 2014
Published 14 February 2014.
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(269 KB,PDF)
First National Law offence prosecution results in guilty verdict
Published 24 January 2014.
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(201 KB,PDF)
2013
Psychologists reminded to renew registration on time
Published 20 November 2013.
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(211 KB,PDF)
Australian Psychological Society (APS) and Psychology Board of Australia (National Board) Joint Statement on the future of Accreditation - 1 November 2013
Published 1 November 2013.
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(50.0 KB,PDF)
2012-13 National Scheme Annual Report published
Published 1 November 2013.
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(240 KB,PDF)
Fourth-year students seeking provisional registration can apply online now
Published 7 October 2013.
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(79.9 KB,PDF)
Psychology Board of Australia sets fee for 2013-14
Published 29 May 2013.
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(108 KB,PDF)
Supervisor training providers invited to apply for Board approval
Published 23 May 2013.
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(106 KB,PDF).
Guidelines for supervisors and supervisor training providers released
Published 30 April 2013.
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(326 KB,PDF).
Applications open for Community Reference Group
Published 10 January 2013.
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2012
Psychologists urged to renew registration online and on time - 27 September 2012
(82.4 KB,PDF)
Word version
(420 KB,DOC)
The National Boards will consult publicly on social media policy in coming months - 7 September 2012
(76.3 KB,PDF)
Board and AHPRA publish Health Profession Agreement - 31 August 2012
(149 KB,PDF)
National Boards consult on international criminal history checks - 25 June 2012
(90.7 KB,PDF)
Revised registration standards for psychologists - 1 June 2012
(51.5 KB,PDF)
Board issues guidance on when to be registered - 23 May 2012
(203 KB,PDF)
First national statistics on psychology supervisors published - 22 May 2012
(107 KB,PDF)
Psychology supervisor list now available online - 17 January 2012
(72.7 KB,PDF)
2011
Psychologists urged to renew registration online and on time - 11 November 2011
(85.9 KB,PDF)
Psychology 2011 annual report media release
First Psychology Data Released
2010
Board Waives Provisional Application Fee - 23 December 2010
(218 KB,PDF)
Australia's psychology workforce profiled - 21 December 2010
(209 KB,PDF)
Health and Community Psychology Endorsements Approved - 1 December 2010
(203 KB,PDF)
Ministerial Council approves Psychology Standards - 7 April 2010
(309 KB,PDF)
Page reviewed 16/12/2022