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The National Board undertakes wide-ranging consultation on proposals that affect the nursing and midwifery professions.
Where there are consultations open for input, they will be shown below.
Where there are consultations which have closed, they will be shown under Past Consultations along with the submissions that were received.
Open: 14 January 2026 Closes: 13 March 2026
The NMBA is consulting on the revised Enrolled nurse standards for practice and Registered nurse standards for practice (EN and RN standards for practice).
The EN and RN standards for practice identify the knowledge, skills and professional attributes needed for safe and competent practice as an EN or RN in Australia. The EN and RN standards for practice have been reviewed to ensure they remain current, are based on the best available evidence and aligned to international regulatory practice.
The NMBA seeks feedback to the revised EN and RN standards for practice in relation to specific questions.
You can participate by completing the questions and providing feedback via an online survey (upon completion of the survey there is an option to save a copy of your responses for your records):
Feedback is required by close of business on Friday 13 March 2026.
The NMBA publishes submissions on its website to encourage discussion and inform the community and stakeholders. However, the NMBA will not publish on its website, or make available to the public, submissions that contain offensive or defamatory comments or which are outside the scope of the consultation.
Before publication, the NMBA may remove personally identifying information from submissions, including contact details. The views expressed in the submissions are those of the individuals or organisations who submit them, and their publication does not imply any acceptance of, or agreement with, these views by the NMBA.
The NMBA also accepts submissions made in confidence. These submissions will not be published on the website or elsewhere. Submissions may be confidential because they include personal experiences or other sensitive information. Any request for access to a confidential submission will be determined in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth), which has provisions designed to protect personal information and information given in confidence.
