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Read on New Queensland e-mobility exemption requirements for optometrists

New Queensland e-mobility exemption requirements for optometrists

Under the new requirements, people aged 16 years and over who cannot hold a driver licence because of a medical condition or disability may be eligible for an E-Mobility Driver Licence Exemption. As AHPRA-registered health practitioners, optometrists may be asked to complete the E-Mobility Driver Licence Exemption form (F5464) where the reason a patient cannot hold a driver licence falls within their professional scope of practice.

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Read on Queensland Child Safe Standards now in effect: what optometry practices need to know

Queensland Child Safe Standards now in effect: what optometry practices need to know

Optometry practices across Queensland that provide services to children must now comply with the Child Safe Standards introduced under the Child Safe Organisations Act 2024, which came into effect on 1st January 2026. Most optometry practices will be captured by the new requirements if they see children as patients, even occasionally.

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Read on Interactive Series heads to Darwin to expand CPD access for NT optometrists

Interactive Series heads to Darwin to expand CPD access for NT optometrists

Optometrists in the Northern Territory will soon have hands-on, practical professional development closer to home, with Optometry Queensland and Northern Territory (OQNT) hosting Darwin Interactive (18-19 April 2026): a boutique, face-to-face CPD conference delivering case-based learning through immersive clinical sessions and peer discussion.

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