What we’re responsible for

The main things we’re responsible for are:

setting qualifications needed for becoming an occupational therapist
setting standards for the clinical competence, cultural competence, and ethical conduct of occupational therapists
registering occupational therapists, and recertifying them each year
reviewing and ensuring the competence of occupational therapists.

More detail on what we’re responsible for is listed in section 118 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.