The Board has established several committees and has delegated some of its functions to those committees.
Finances, Risk and Audit Committee (FRAC)
The Finances, Risk and Audit Committee (FRAC) is responsible for overseeing and reporting to the Board on the Board’s financial situation, operational policies and human resources.
Convenor – Jayesh Chouhan
Members – Irene Durham, Annette Morgan, Kristine Hammond, Mary Yee (co-opted)
CPD Accreditation Committee – Dispensing Opticians
This committee considers applications from providers for accreditation of activities for dispensing opticians to obtain CPD credits.
Convenor – Kristine Hammond
Members – Zoe Ross, John Billings (co-opted), Jo Murray (co-copted), Angela Mitchell (co-opted)
CPD Accreditation Committee – Optometrists
This committee considers applications from providers for accreditation of activities for optometrists to obtain CPD credits.
Convenor – Annette Morgan
Members – Jayesh Chouhan, Ravi Dass, Andrew Black (co-opted), Joanna Black (co-opted), Adele Jefferies (co-opted)
Professional Standards Committee (PSC)
The PSC oversees and reports to the Board on its key competence assurance activities including ordering competence reviews and self audits, as well as considering complaints about practitioners and applications for practising certificates referred to it by the Registrar.
Convenor – Ross Tayler
Members – Jayesh Chouhan, Kristine Hammond, Annette Morgan, Irene Durham, Sean McKinley, Ravi Dass, and Zoe Ross
Health Committee
The Health Committee is established to manage concerns about individual practitioners’ fitness to practise.
Convenor – Kristine Hammond
Member – Sean McKinley, Ravi Dass, and Zoe Ross
Legislation Committee
The Legislation Committee is established to monitor the performance of, review of, and proposed amendments to pieces of legislation that impact on the Board. They are also tasked with making submissions on reviews on the Board’s behalf and keeping the Board informed of any major legislative developments in other jurisdictions.
Convenor – Irene Durham
Members – Ross Tayler, Annette Morgan, and Sean McKinley.
Registration Committee
The Registration Committee considers applications for registration that fall outside the delegations the Board has made to the Registrar. Such applications are usually those where a practitioner has been unable to confirm they satisfy the requirements of section 16 of the Act.
Convenor – Irene Durham
Members – Jayesh Chouhan, Annette Morgan, Kristine Hammond, and Sean McKinley.