Podiatry Board of South Australia

Code of Professional Conduct & Practice

On 2 August 2008 the Minister for Health approved the Podiatry Board of South Australia's new Code of Professional Conduct and Practice which has been revised in accordance with the provisions of the Podiatry Practice Act 2005.

The Code sets out the rules of conduct which should be observed by registered persons in the provision of podiatric treatment and should be referred to regularly by registered persons and podiatric service providers.

Any breach of the Code by any registered person or podiatric service provider will, of itself, amount to unprofessional conduct.

The Code will be published in the Government Gazette and posted to all registered persons and relevant stakeholders in September 2008.

The new Code of Professional Conduct & Practice is also available by clicking on the link below:

Code of Professional Conduct & Practice [31 pages]

Welcome to the Podiatry Board of South Australia

The Podiatry Board of South Australia (the Board) is the statutory authority in South Australia responsible to Parliament for the administration of the Podiatry Practice Act 2005, which is an Act to protect the health and safety of the public by providing for the registration of podiatrists and podiatry students; to regulate the provision of podiatric treatment for the purpose of maintaining high standards of competence and conduct by those who provide it; to repeal the Chiropodists Act 1950; and for other purposes.

This is achieved by:

ensuring that persons applying for registration:
- have the necessary recognised tertiary qualifications;
- are fit and proper;
- are medically fit;
- are competent to safely practice;
maintaining appropriate registers;
ensuring that registered persons:
- are fit and proper;
- maintain high standards of competence and conduct;
approving courses of education and training that provide qualifications for registration;
establishing benchmarks for practice through endorsing/preparing standards of conduct and practice, and guidelines on continuing professional development;
investigating complaints about a registrant's or service provider's conduct, competence or capacity, and taking the necessary disciplinary or remedial action;
preventing or restricting the practice by unregistered or unqualified persons;
the investigation and prosecution of summary offences under the Act or Regulations.

Address

Location :      16 Norma Street, Mile End SA 5031
Postal :           PO Box 229, Torrensville Plaza SA 5031
Telephone :   +61 8 8443 9669
Facsimile :     +61 8 8443 9550
E-mail :           pbsa@saboards.com.au

All correspondence must be directed to the Chief Executive Officer / Registrar at the postal address above.

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