The Minister of Health appoints the Board members and nominations are called from a variety of sources from both within and outside the podiatry profession. When nominations are received the Minister appoints the successful member for a term of generally three years. Appointees are able to be re-appointed with legislation allowing up to nine years on the Board. The Board consists of 8 members, 6 registered podiatrists and 2 lay members (appointment pending).
The current board members are :
Registered Podiatrists:
- Belinda Ihaka (Chair)
- Erin Beeler (Deputy Chair)
- Christopher Rewi-Wetini
- Elson Ng
- Natalie Tanner
- Heidi Barton
Lay Members:
- Kellie McGrath
- Alex Delany
Board Meetings for 2023
9 February
18 – 19 May
24 August
23 – 24 November