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The Pharmacy Board of Australia (the Board) has published the final Pharmacist Capability Framework for entry and re-entry to practice, developed by the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC), the independent national accreditation authority for pharmacy education and training.
The Framework describes the entry-to practice capabilities of a newly registered pharmacist and provides a contemporary and nationally consistent foundation for the future education and training of the profession.
Read the Pharmacy Board Media Release.
The Pharmacy Board of Australia (the Board) engaged APC to develop the Pharmacist Capability Framework. This page outlines the consultation, governance and literature review that has underpinned the development of the final framework.
The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) established 2 groups to guide the development of the Framework.
A project Governance Group was established to oversee the development of the Framework to ensure that the process exhibited transparency, consistency, responsiveness, equity, inclusiveness, accountability and effectiveness.
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Role |
Name |
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Chair |
Professor Sarah Roberts-Thomson |
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Australian Pharmacy Council Board |
Emeritus Professor Nick Glasgow |
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Pharmacy Board of Australia |
Dr Cameron Phillips Ms Hannah Mann Ms Melissa Cadzow |
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Project Reference Group Chair |
Professor Kirstie Galbraith |
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Accreditation Committee Chair |
Professor Rhonda Clifford |
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APC Indigenous Health Strategy Group |
Professor Faye McMillian AM |
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Consumer Representative |
Dr Fiona Tito Wheatland |
A project Reference Group was established to advise and contribute to the development of the Framework.
The Reference Group were responsible for:
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Role |
Organisation |
Name |
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Chair |
Professor Kirstie Galbraith |
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Professional Organisation Representatives |
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia |
Ms Kay Sorimachi |
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Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) |
Ms Kylee Hayward |
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The Pharmacy Guild of Australia |
Ms Cate Whalan |
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Pharmaceutical Defence Limited |
Mr Gary West |
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Professional Pharmacists Australia |
Mr Leon Yap |
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Education Providers |
Council of Pharmacy Schools |
Associate Professor Andrew Hale |
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Pharmacy Students |
NAPSA |
Mr Sebastian Harper |
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Pharmacy Board of Australia |
Dr Sue Martin Ms Shana Valentine |
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons Representatives |
Mr Lloyd Dolan Dr Jared Miles |
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Consumer representatives |
Ms Darlene Cox Dr Louise McCall |
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Pharmacist representatives (in patient facing roles) |
Ms Lara Gliana Ms Eunice Fu |
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Representative from another health profession |
Ms Jessica Miller |
The consultation approach aligned with Ahpra's Consultation process of National Boards 2023 and Guidance on developing professional capabilities as follows:
Image: Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. (2025). Guidance on Developing Professional Capabilities
APC provided a range of opportunities for stakeholders, the public and the profession to provide input into the development of the Framework. Feedback and input from stakeholders was sought through:
APC published consultation material on this webpage as part of the public consultation process.
APC conducted a number of consultations to gather stakeholder input from across the sector. The consultations undertaken were as follows:
Preliminary consultation with key stakeholders occurred from June until August 2025.
We held three face-to-face forums and one virtual forum in November 2025. These were attended by pharmacists, health professionals, consumers, and stakeholders. We presented the draft Framework and gathered feedback from attendees.
We offered written feedback submissions between November - December 2025 from those who could not attend face-to face forums.
Contact pharmacistcapabilityframework@pharmacycouncil.org.au for more information about the Framework.
