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The Pharmacy Board of Australia (the Board) has engaged APC to develop a Pharmacist Capability Framework on their behalf. It will be used by APC for accreditation purposes, and by the Pharmacy Board for its regulatory functions including registering pharmacists.
The Board's Pharmacist Capability Framework ('the Framework') will describe the capabilities of a newly registered pharmacist and underpin the future education of pharmacists, ensuring they can adapt to a changing environment.
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The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) has established 2 groups to guide the development of the Framework.
A project Governance Group has been established to oversee the development of the Framework and will ensure that the process exhibits 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 has also been established to advise and contribute to the development of the Framework.
The Reference Group are 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 |
Mrs Jennifer Madden |
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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 Ms 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 aligns 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 will provide 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 will be sought through:
APC will publish consultation material on this webpage as part of the public consultation process.
APC will conduct a number of consultations to gather stakeholder input from across the sector. The consultations are as follows:
Preliminary consultation with key stakeholders will occur from June until August.
We are providing a range of feedback opportunities as part of the public consultation, with different formats. You can engage via our face-to-face or virtual forums, or you can submit your feedback through a written response. We will prepare Consultation Papers to accompany the Draft Framework which will be released in early November.
Consultation format: Public consultation will include a series of face-to-face forums and one virtual forum. We invite health professionals, consumers, and interested parties to express their interest in joining us in one of our forums to give feedback on the draft Framework.
| Location | Month | Expressions of interest open |
| Melbourne | 05 November 2025 | 25 August to 26 September 2025 |
| Adelaide | 12 November 2025 | |
| Brisbane | 17 November 2025 | |
| Virtual | 19 November 2025 |
To ensure a wide range of groups and individuals are able to contribute via the forums, we will review all expressions of interest, and we will issue invitations in early October.
Consultation Format: Written feedback via online form. We invite health professionals, consumers, and interested parties unable to join us at one of our forums, to provide written feedback.
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Consultation |
Format |
Submission period |
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Option 2 | Public consultation |
Online (further information will be provided) |
3 November to 15 December 2025 |
If you would like to receive updates, please register your interest. We will keep you updated when the consultations expression of interest is open and when documentation becomes available.
Contact pharmacistcapabilityframework@pharmacycouncil.org.au for more information about the Framework.
