On 31 August 2009 the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council announced appointments to the ten national boards for the new National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for Health Professions.

The following appointments have been made to the Chiropractic Board of Australia under the Health Practitioner Regulation (Administrative Arrangements) National Law Act 2008:

Dr Phillip Donato Dr Stephen Crean Dr Graham (Bevan) Goodreid Dr Geoffrey Irvine Dr Amanda-Jane Kimpton Dr Mark McEwan Mrs Esther Alter Ms Margaret Wolf Mr Peter Groves

Chairperson/practitioner member (SA) Practitioner member (Tas) Practitioner member (WA) Practitioner member (NSW) Practitioner member (Vic) Practitioner member (Qld) Community member Community member Community member

The following appointments have been made to the Osteopathy Board of Australia under the Health Practitioner Regulation (Administrative Arrangements) National Law Act 2008:

Mr Robert Fendall Dr Melissa Coulter Ms Amanda Heyes Dr Luke Rickards Dr Natalie Rutsche Adj Prof Philip Tehan Ms Helen Egan Ms Karen Stott Ms Belinda Webster

Chairperson/practitioner member (NSW) Practitioner member (ACT) Practitioner member (WA) Practitioner member (SA) Practitioner member (Qld) Practitioner member (Vic) Community member Community member Community member

Congratulations to all the National Board members on their appointments.