12Approval of registration standards

12 Approval of registration standards (1) The Ministerial Council may approve a registration standard about— (a) the registration, or renewal of registration, of persons in a health (b) the endorsement, or renewal of the endorsement, of the registration of registered health practitioners. (2) The Ministerial Council may approve a registration standard for a health profession only if— (a) its approval is recommended by the National Board established for the health profession; and (b) it does not provide for a matter about which an accreditation standard may provide. Note An accreditation standard for a health profession is a standard used to assess whether a program of study, and the education provider that provides the program, provide persons who complete the program with the knowledge, skills and professional attributes to practise the profession in Australia. Accreditation standards are developed and approved under