Privacy Policy
(Personal Information Protection Act 2004)

The Chiropractors and Osteopaths Registration Board of Tasmania (the Board) is committed to the protection of private information.

The functions of the Board are to administer the scheme of registration, to monitor the standard of services that chiropractors and osteopaths provide, to investigate complaints and, as necessary, undertake disciplinary action against chiropractors and osteopaths as required by the Chiropractors and Osteopaths Registration Act 1997.

In carrying out these functions the Board is the custodian of personal information and the collection, use and disclosure of that information is governed by the Personal Information Protection Act 2004.



Pursuant to Section 30 of the Chiropractors and Osteopaths Registration Act 1997, the Board must maintain a Register of Chiropractors and Osteopaths. The information that must be contained in the Register is prescribed in Section 30 of the Act and the Board may from time to time record additional information on the Register.

Reasonable steps are taken to ensure that the personal information held is accurate, complete and up to date and securely stored. Where practicable, the accuracy of personal information is checked before it is used.

The Register of Chiropractors and Osteopaths is a public document.

The Board will only use or disclose information in ways that are consistent with the Act or as required in the public interest.
The Register is available for inspection at the Board offices and a copy of the Register may be obtained for non-commercial purposes on payment of the prescribed fee. The publicly available information from the Register is restricted to the name, registration number and mailing address of a registered practitioner, date of first registration, relevant qualifications and conditions (if any) imposed on registration and any information relating to Section 30(3) of the Chiropractors and Osteopaths Registration Act. Other information will not be released without the authority of the Practitioner to do so.



Chiropractors and osteopaths will have access to the information held about them and can request that the information be amended.



Under circumstances where there is a complaint about a chiropractor or osteopath from a member of the public and the Board obtains private information relating to the complainant, the Board will not release that information to anyone unless there is a written authorisation to do so from the complainant.

Requests to access or correct any personal information other than information held on the Register will be processed under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1991. Depending upon the nature of the request a fee may be charged for this service. If a person is not satisfied with the handling or outcome of a request for access to or correction of personal information, a complaint can be lodged with the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman's Office can be contacted on 1300 766 725 or ombudsman@justice.tas.gov.au.

Information is destroyed or permanently de-identified when it is no longer required, in accordance with processes approved by the State Archivist under the Archives Act 1983