The Professional Standards Councils have published their combined 2023-24 Annual Report. The annual report is a consolidated volume of the Councils’ achievements and performance over the past financial year.
The Professional Standards Councils invite comments and submissions on the proposed New South Wales Bar Association Professional Standards Scheme.
The Industry Report for the Australian Research Council Linkage Project on Constructing Building Integrity: Raising standards through professionalism has been released.
Two Foresight Forums held in July 2024 engaged association leaders and experts on the key challenges and opportunities over the horizon to 2030 for professions and professional standards regulators.
The CEO of the Professional Standards Councils, Ms Roxane Marcelle-Shaw, has notified the Councils of her retirement.
View highlights from the Professional Standards Forum held on 30 March 2023.
View highlights from the Professional Standards Forum held on 20 October 2022.
View highlights from the April 2022 Forum on 'Responding to risk – insurance and improvement strategies'.
The Professional Standards Councils commissioned Taylor Fry to examine and evidence the benefits delivered by professional standards schemes.
Continuing professional development in the regulation of professional standards
The Professional Standards Councils are pleased to share a presentation by the UK Legal Services Board on practices to enhance consumer-focused regulation.
This Forum featured presentations from a panel on the role of community engagement to build trust and confidence in professional standards regulation, followed by case study workshop sessions led by Peter Gartlan and Jane Eldridge.
We are the independent statutory bodies responsible for promoting professional standards and consumer protection. We do this through thought leadership and education, and the approval, monitoring and enforcing of Professional Standards Schemes.
We have been established by the Australian state and territory governments. Our approach is based on the three pillars of professional standards legislation:
Protect consumers.We demand high levels of professional standards and practices from those that participate in Professional Standards Schemes. We expect associations within our regulated communities to make sure their members uphold these standards through education and guidance, monitoring and enforcement, and other measures. This plays an important role in protecting consumers. |
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Improve professional standards.We work closely with associations to develop self-regulation initiatives. We support research, develop policies and guidelines, and promote debate and change to improve professional standards and conduct. |
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Help associations.By approving and administering Professional Standards Schemes, we can work with associations to strengthen and improve professionalism within associations, and promote self-regulation while protecting consumers. In return, professionals that take part in an approved Professional Standards Scheme have their civil liability limited. |
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