The State Government is delivering on a key election commitment with new legislation requiring local clinicians to be appointed to Hospital and Health Boards across Queensland.
Passed as part of the Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, the new laws will ensure all 16 boards include at least one registered health practitioner currently working within the local Hospital and Health Service.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls said the reform would give frontline health workers a stronger voice.
“The Crisafulli Government is committed to respecting, empowering and listening to our frontline clinicians, which is why we’re ensuring they’ve got an important role in local decision-making,” Minister Nicholls said.
“Frontline health workers know their local hospital, they know their local communities, and they are best placed to know what’s needed locally.”
The new requirement will take effect April 1, 2026.