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Practice & professional support – resources to support you

In this section, members can access resources offering professional, clinical, employment, legal and patient guidance. Our advice is impartial, employing evidence and best-practice, and we are here to support you, our members through all stages of your career, wherever you work in Australia.

This section is developed by optometrists, for optometrists, ensuring that together we deliver the highest quality of eye care for our community.

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Know your protected workplace rights: Annual leave and blackout periods

Optometry Australia is seeing increased concern from members about leave requests being unreasonably denied and approved requests being cancelled. These actions may breach legal entitlements.  We are working closely with members and the employment law team at Industry Legal Group to address these issues when they arise and help ensure you’re treated fairly at work. 
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Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation Optometry Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.