Continuing professional development (CPD)
Psychology Board Code of conduct for psychologists 7.4, stated plainly and cited to the edition held, with the evidence an auditor or the regulator asks for, the common gaps, and a free worksheet to fill in.
Psychology Board Code of conduct 7.4
Psychology Board of Australia
Code of conduct for psychologists, effective 1 December 2025 (advance copy published November 2024; PDF dated 13 November 2025)
6 October 2026, our build record of the held copy: current on the Psychology Board site as read 6 October 2026
Registered psychologists (general, provisional and endorsed), from 1 December 2025. Never occupational therapists or physiotherapists, who follow the shared Code of conduct.
Psychology Board Code of conduct for psychologists on the standards library
A psychologist's knowledge, skills and professional behaviour must keep developing for as long as they practise. The Board requires psychologists to keep up to date so they stay within the limits of their competence; the National Law requires CPD, and psychologists must know the Board's CPD registration standard and guidelines.
- CPD portfolio for the registration year meeting the Board's CPD registration standard (hours, peer consultation, learning plan)
- Evidence kept for Ahpra audit (certificates, peer consultation log)
- CPD hours short of the standard at renewal
- Peer consultation hours not logged
- No learning plan
| Ref | Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable) | Where it is kept | Owner | Last reviewed | Next review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 |
Completing this worksheet records what your practice holds and where. It does not make a practice compliant or ready for audit, and it is not legal advice.
Related requirements
Psychology Board Code of conduct for psychologists
- 7.3Maintaining and developing psychological knowledge and skills
- 8.1Reporting obligations
- 7.2Psychologists' performance and health
- 8.2Vexatious notifications or malicious claims
- 7.1Risk management
- 8.3Integrity of assessment methods and techniques
- 6.2Promotion of psychological wellbeing
- 8.4Public behaviour and statements
- Every page of this instrument
The same topic in other instruments (cpd)
- NDIS Practice Standards Core 15.1 to Core 15.10Core module: Human resources
- NDIS Practice Standards Module 6 6.1 to Module 6 6.5Module 6: Human resource management
- National Law s 128Undertake the CPD the registration standard requires
- Ahpra shared Code of conduct 7.3Maintaining and developing professional capability
- OT Board standards C-1 to C-5Occupational Therapy Board: Continuing professional development
- Physiotherapy Board standards C-1, C-2, C-3Physiotherapy Board: Continuing professional development
- Psychology Board standards C-1 to C-4Psychology Board: Continuing professional development
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