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Appeals and complaints
The RANZCP is committed to reasonable, impartial and accountable decision-making in all its functions to ensure fairness and transparency.
Disputing training and assessment decisions
The RANZCP Early Resolution process gives you the opportunity to dispute a decision made by a RANZCP education committee, prior to accessing more formal mechanisms.
Decisions covered by Early Resolution include (but aren’t limited to) assessment or training results, and outcomes of Specialist Assessment applications.
Formal Review, Reconsideration and Appeals process
The Review, Reconsideration and Appeals Policy and Procedure sets out a formal pathway to dispute College decisions.
If you are disputing a training or assessment decision, the College encourages you to seek Early Resolution first.
Complaints about discrimination, bullying and harassment
The RANZCP has a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination, bullying and harassment.
Learn about your options, where to seek support and how to make a formal complaint to the College if you think you have experienced discrimination, bullying or harassment.
The RANZCP is committed to addressing the longstanding inequities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, and Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand, in both health outcomes and access to culturally safe mental health care. Central to this commitment is the College’s work to grow and sustain the Indigenous psychiatric workforce, promote cultural safety for both patients and psychiatrists, and embed culturally responsive practices across training, policy, and service delivery. Guided by its vision, the RANZCP acknowledges the enduring disparities in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Māori, which reflect systemic barriers to appropriate health services and the social determinants of health. The College is advancing this agenda through multiple initiatives, including increasing representation of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori peoples among its membership and staff, strengthening education in culturally appropriate care, and implementing its Reconciliation Action Plan and commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
