Australia derelict a enlarged tradition of post-basic courses, normally of a six month (minor) or twelve all one%27s born days (major) duration, Online Nursing Degree which included midwifery, maternal and child welfare, psychiatric, peri-operative ("theatre nursing"), intensive care, and coronary distress in later years, as well as a myriad of other courses. They are now outfitted by the university sector as postgraduate diplomas or post graduate certificates, depending on the length and complexity.

A Professional Regulatory Nursing Board implements and enforces the Nursing Act. The board is composed of a chairperson and six additional members, all of whom are nurses with at least a master's degree and ten years of nursing experience. The board inspects nursing schools, conducts licensure examinations, issues and monitors certificates of licensure, promulgates a code of ethics, participates in recognizing nursing specialty organizations, and prescribes guidelines and regulations governing the profession under the Nursing Act.