Catalogue Number: 838 Review of registration for health practitioners. Interim Report Category: Book Sub-Category: Published report Author: CARTER Meredith Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1987 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne Publisher/Manufacturer: Health Department Victoria Description Of Item: Blue stiff paper wrappers, 159 pages and 15 suplementary tables, with many annotations throughout by the original owner (Barry Cole) Historical Significance: This is a pivotal document in the process of reviewing the registration of health professions in Victoria, including optometry, from the 1985 to 2000. Meredith Carter is a lawyer with a strong interest in health, social policy and administrative law including serving as a legal member of the Workcare Appeals Board and the Social Security Appeals Tribunal. As Director of the Victorian Health Department Review of Regulation of Health Practitioners, she established a public interest framework for registration of health practitioners setting policy directions influential around Australia during the 1990's and beyond. How Acquired: Donated by Barry Cole. honorary life member of the College Condition: Good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note. Folios |