Optometry Board Invites Applications for Committee Role

Optometry Board Invites Applications for Committee Role

10 Mar 2026

Applicants selected will be placed in a merit pool for future committee vacancies and help shape the regulation of optometry in Australia.

The Board is committed to diversity and inclusion, and strongly encourages applications from:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

  • People from culturally diverse backgrounds

  • People with a disability or carers of someone with a disability

  • People living in rural or remote areas

  • LGBTIQA+ individuals

National Boards and AHPRA play a key role in creating a culturally safe and respectful health workforce, improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and eliminating racism in health services. Increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership and voices on Boards and committees is a key priority.

For more information and to apply, visit the Optometry Board of Australia website

Applications close: Monday, 6 April 2026 at 11:55pm (AEST).

https://www.ahpra.gov.au/

Source: AHPRA / Optometry Board of Australia