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HomeComplaints and NotificationsPerformance Assessment Overview of the Performance Assessment Process The Nurses and Midwives Amendment (Performance Assessment) Act 2004 commenced on 2 April 2007. This amendment gives the Nurses and Midwives Board the power to require nurses and midwives to undertake assessments of their professional performance, using the model previously adopted for medical practitioners. The Board is strongly committed to a rehabilitative focus in the implementation of performance assessment. Performance assessment processes are not intended to deal with serious matters, the processes will enable identified concerns about knowledge, skill and care to be addressed so that the public is protected. The process is intended to assist by intervening before a serious matter may occur. It is envisaged that the process will enable the nurse or midwife to remain in practice while protected by safeguards, where necessary. The Nurses and Midwives Board has recently published a Reference Manual for Performance Assessment and Performance Review, which outlines these processes. Reference Manual for Performance Assessment and Performance Review intended links from this page: Performance Assessment Performance Review Panels Performance Assessors