General Practice Education and Training
GPET · General Practice Education and Training Limited
2001 – 1 January 2015
Commonwealth company that managed the Australian General Practice Training program, funding regional training providers to deliver vocational training for doctors becoming general practitioners.
How it came into existence
Incorporated in 2001 as a Commonwealth-owned company limited by guarantee to take over management of general practice vocational training, previously delivered through the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners' training program.
How it ended
Abolished following the 2014–15 Budget; its functions, including the Australian General Practice Training program, transferred to the Department of Health from 1 January 2015.
- Australian General Practice Training program
Main functions
- Management of the Australian General Practice Training program
- Funding of regional training providers
- Allocation of general practice training places
- Prevocational General Practice Placements Program
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Health.
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Sources
Primary sources
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to 18 May 2015)
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