This episode is one of a series of short podcasts from a recent conversation between Board | te Poari professional advisor, Damon Newrick and Jessie Snowdon. Jessie is a physiotherapist the founder and director of On the Go Physio. She graduated from Otago University in 1998 and has worked in
Physiotherapists Greg Lynch and Hannah van Kampen talking about the Code.
This episode is the audio version of our recent webinar on the new Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and features Board | te Poari chief professional advisor, Damon Newrick in conversation with Professor Lynley Anderson who specialises in bioethics in health care education and was the lead author for
Chief Professional Advisor Damon Newrick talks with with Professor Lynley Anderson about the new Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
The Board | te Poari has substantially revised the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (the Code). This is a significant part of the Standards Framework and legislates the requirements for practitioners’ conduct.
This updated Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (the Code) will come into effect as secondary legislation governing Aotearoa New Zealand registered physiotherapists on 1 April 2026. Please familiarise yourself with the changes prior to this date. Register for the webinar on the Code here. A printable PDF version of
Effective 1 April 2026. This resource outlines the key changes in the updated Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, when compared to the previous version of the Code (2018). All registered physiotherapists need to read and understand the Code in full and be ready to put this into practice from
Effective from 1 April 2026 The Aotearoa New Zealand Physiotherapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (The Code) makes up one part of the physiotherapy standards framework. The Code has 10 principles that reflect the values considered fundamental to the practice of physiotherapy in Aotearoa New Zealand. This is a
The physiotherapy standards framework (the Framework) provides the core regulation for Aotearoa New Zealand registers physiotherapists. The Framework and it’s component parts are secondary legislation and practitioners are required to comply with them.
Our Professional Advisors Damon and Maarama are joined by Megan Bishop and Kathryn Hutchinson to discuss how they incorporate the Standards Framework into their practice. The Framework comprises the Practice Thresholds, the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and the Physiotherapy standards and can be found here.