Functions of the Board
The functions of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia include:
registering nursing and midwifery practitioners and students
developing standards, codes and guidelines for the nursing and midwifery profession
handling notifications, complaints, investigations and disciplinary hearings
assessing overseas trained practitioners who wish to practise in Australia
approving accreditation standards and accredited courses of study.
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia has established State and Territory Boards to support the work of the National Board in the national scheme. The National Board will set policy and professional standards, and the State and Territory Boards will continue to make individual notification and registration decisions affecting individual nurses and midwives.
Our functions are supported by Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). For information about legislation governing our operations see AHPRA's Legislation and Publications pages.
Contact the Board
Postal address:
Dr Lynette Cusack RN, Chair
Nursing and Midwifery Board
G.P.O. Box 9958
Melbourne VIC 3001
You can use the online enquiry form to contact the board.
Communiqués
Read Communiqués from the Board.
Meet the Board
Meet the individual Board members.
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia sponsorship guidelines
The National Board receives requests for funding or sponsorship every now and then. It is important to establish the type of requests we might consider. Download a copy of our sponsorship guidelines (186 KB,PDF), Word version (58.0 KB,DOCX)