About Us

Members of the inaugural Chinese Medicine Board of Australia were appointed for three years by the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council.

Functions of the Board

The functions of the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia include:

• developing standards, codes and guidelines for the Chinese Medicine profession
• approving accreditation standards and accredited courses of study
• registering Chinese Medicine practitioners and students
• handling notifications, complaints, investigations and disciplinary hearings
• assessing overseas trained practitioners who wish to practise in Australia

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:
Adjunct Professor Danforn Lim, Chair
Chinese Medicine Board of Australia
G.P.O. Box 9958
Melbourne VIC 3001

You can use the online enquiry form to contact the board.

Receive updates from the Board

If you would like to receive updates from the Board simply send us your full name and email address. Send your details to: chinesemedicineboard@ahpra.gov.au.

The Board and Ahpra are committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). The ways the Board and Ahpra may collect, use and disclose your information are set out in the collection statement relevant to this subscription, available on the privacy page of the Ahpra website. By clicking “done”, you confirm that you have read the collection statement. Ahpra’s privacy policy explains how you may access and seek correction of your personal information held by Ahpra and the Board, how to complain to Ahpra about a breach of your privacy and how your complaint will be dealt with. This policy can be accessed on the privacy page of the Ahpra website.