AHPRA Sample Clauses

AHPRA. AHPRA is a body corporate with perpetual succession, has a common seal, and may sue and be sued in its corporate name. AHPRA has all the powers of an individual and in particular, may enter into contracts, or employ staff, or acquire, hold, dispose of, and deal with, real and personal property, and do anything necessary or convenient to be done in the exercise of its functions. AHPRA’s Agency Management Committee directs and controls the affairs of AHPRA, and sets its policy directions. The Agency Management Committee is accountable for the performance of AHPRA’s functions, which include the establishment of regulatory procedures, financial management and administration of the Scheme. AHPRA is solely responsible for administering the Agency Fund, which has an account for each National Board. Payments out of a National Board’s account may be made only if the payment is in accordance with the National Board’s budget, as agreed as part of this Health Profession Agreement, or otherwise approved by the National Board. To enable it to perform the executive functions within the Scheme, AHPRA has powers to employ staff and enter into contracts. AHPRA provides administrative assistance and support to National Boards and their committees to exercise their functions. AHPRA and the National Board can be described as governance partners in the Scheme. This is largely because AHPRA relies on National Boards to perform their functions consistent with the National Law objectives and in line with procedures established by AHPRA for ensuring effective and efficient operation of National Boards and to comply with procedures for development of professional standards that are in accordance with good regulatory practice. The Agency Management Committee is accountable for ensuring that the corporate functions that are essential to any contemporary regulatory organisation are in place. This means that corporate services, including human resources, business planning, financial management and facilities management, are generally not specified in the services AHPRA is to provide (Schedule 1) except where the service deliverable is provided directly to the National Boards. The purpose of a Health Profession Agreement (HPA) is described in s.26(1) of the National Law, which provides that AHPRA must enter into a HPA with a National Board that makes provision for: • fees payable by health practitioners and others in relation to the health profession for which the National Board is estab...