The Chairs of State/Territory and New Zealand Boards of Studies are appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the Censor-in-Chief following advice from the relevant State/Territory and New Zealand Committee. Chairs of the State/Territory and New Zealand Boards of Studies are members (ex-officio) of the State/Territory or New Zealand Committee.

The term of office of the Chair of the Board of Studies is three years.

Chairs of Boards of Studies will normally be members of the Education and Training Committee, led by the Chair Education and Training who is a Board director.

The responsibilities of the Chairs of the State/Territory and New Zealand Boards of Studies are as follows:

• to convene meetings of the Board of Studies, the members of whom are appointed by Council on the recommendation of the State/Territory and New Zealand Committee through the Censor-in-Chief;
• to liaise between the Censor-in-Chief and State/Territory & New Zealand Committees;
• to attend by invitation the annual meeting of the Board of Censors, held in association with the oral examinations, to discuss the various policy issues relating to the entrance requirements of the College.

The role of each of the Boards of Studies through the Chair is to:

• oversee the progress of Candidates within the State/Territory and New Zealand;
• provide Preceptors for each Candidate within the State/Territory and New Zealand;
• assist Candidates in obtaining books and other literature as may be necessary for the examination process;
• advise the Censor-in-Chief concerning the appropriateness of positions relating to the College requirements for accredited experience;
• co-ordinate administrative training programmes and develop standards for accreditation of training positions;
• assist the Censor-in-Chief in the assessment of exemptions granted to Candidates for passing locally approved tertiary courses;
• review academic and experiential training for individual Candidates and make recommendations to the Censor-in-Chief as appropriate;
• organise trial oral examinations for Candidates from time-to-time;
• review reports from Preceptors on the progress of each Candidate and submit these to the Censor-in-Chief;
• counsel Candidates who have unsatisfactory examination results or who are the subject of unsatisfactory Preceptor reports;
• report items of contention, interest or difficulty that Candidates have experienced in that State/Territory and New Zealand to the Censor-in-Chief;
• make recommendations to the Censor-in-Chief as to whether university courses satisfy College requirements for theoretical studies. In making such recommendations, each State/Territory and New Zealand Board of Studies, through its Chair, is responsible for monitoring any changes in title or content of local courses;
• provide such advice and reports to the Censor-in-Chief as requested;
• report on a regular basis to the State/Territory & New Zealand Committee and to be involved with that Committee in developing education, experience and training programmes;
• be involved in the selection of Candidates applying for Fellowship in Medical Administration in the State and Territory where applicable;
• assist the State/Territory & New Zealand Committee in its post-graduate continuing education role.