Constitution
The APSF is a private, non-profit, incorporated body whose functions, activities, and governance are guided by a Constitution. The Constitution sets out the objects of the APSF of which there are 33 and they include:
- Promoting and developing research and education in various branches of patient safety;
- Promoting, organising and co-ordinating incident reporting and critical incident reporting studies;
- To act as a clearing house for information relating to patient safety;
- Promoting lectures and demonstrations in patient safety;
- Inviting experts in patient safety issues, from within and outside of Australia, to speak on patient safety issues;
- Assisting and promoting undergraduate and postgraduate students in the area of patient safety;
- To enter into arrangements with other institutions that may be conducive to the APSF's objects; and
- To design, develop, install, commission and maintain incident monitoring and reporting systems, and other products and services that support incident monitoring and reporting systems.