Inquiry process into registration and accreditation processes for international medical graduates public hearings held so far that the current registration processes need closer evaluation and there may also be a need for regulation of the current registration process. The inquiry committee also have repeatedly expressed doubts about the validity of the Accreditation process for International Medical Graduates applied to the foreign doctors by many of the colleges. Many of submissions have also highlighted the inconsistencies and the unpredictable discrepancies in the accreditation process of international medical graduates with overseas specialist qualifications. The affected doctors included many international medical graduates from countries like India, South Africa, and Canada. Some of the specialists
Australian Cultivar Registration Authority Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994. Australian Cultivar Registration Authority The Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (ACRA) is the International Cultivar Registration Authority (ICRA) for Australian plant genera, excluding those genera or groups for which other ICRAs have been appointed. It is a committee of representatives of each state's botanic gardens, the Society for Growing Australian Plants, and the Nursery Industry Association of Australia. Founded in 1963, it is responsible for the registration and publication of cultivar names of Australian native plants, in accordance with the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. It also advises on plant breeders rights, and registers