 |
 |
 |
|
|
HOW TO APPLY
NEW SOUTH WALES PHYSIOTHERAPISTS REGISTRATION BOARD
- Full Registration
- Provisional Registration
- Temporary Registration
1. FULL REGISTRATION
Available to:
- Graduates of Australian physiotherapy schools recognised by
the Board.
- Holders of an APC Final Certificate.
- Persons who hold a qualification recognised by the Board prior
to 1 January 1986 and who provide evidence of registration and
practise in another state prior to 1 January 1986. (Excluding
remedial gymnasts who have completed the Chartered Society of
Physiotherapy's conversion course.)
- Applicants under the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 who provide
evidence of current registration in another state or territory.
- Applicants under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997
who provide evidence of current registration in New Zealand.
2. PROVISIONAL REGISTRATION
Provisional registration or deemed registration (Mutual Recognition
Act 1992 and Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997) may be
available to physiotherapists who have submitted a complete application
and required documentation, while awaiting Board confirmation
of their application.
3. TEMPORARY
REGISTRATION
- Australian Physiotherapy Council (APC)
EXAMINATION CANDIDATES
Temporary registration may also
be granted to holders of an APC interim certificate. This
registration may
be granted to enable a period of supervised clinical practice
prior to a candidate undertaking the APC clinical examination.
This registration may be granted
for work in a public hospital, in a position supervised by a
NSW registered physiotherapist, and is usually for a period
of up to six months.
- OVERSEAS
TRAINED PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
In August 2003 the Australian Council of Physiotherapy Regulating
Authorities Incorporated (ACOPRA Inc now called APC) prepared a paper on limited
registration for overseas trained physiotherapists. This paper
was prepared due to the national shortage of physiotherapists
and attempted to provide a more flexible approach to registering
overseas trained physiotherapists who may want to work in Australia
for a limited time. The paper proposed that State Boards may
be able to register overseas trained physiotherapists for a
period of up to 12 months under conditions including that of
supervision.
The NSW Physiotherapists Registration Board (NSW Board) recognises
that there is a need to provide quality physiotherapy services
to communities throughout NSW. It supported in principle the
ACOPRA document and a working party was established to determine
the criteria that would be required to allow overseas trained
physiotherapists to work in NSW without the need to sit for
the full registration exam.
The criteria governing temporary registration for Overseas
Trained Physiotherapists is designed to ensure:
- adequate screening of overseas trained physiotherapists in relation
to their qualifications and work experience; and
- appropriate supervision arrangements by the host facility to
ensure public safety.
The NSW Board will consider initial applications at the
Board meeting following receipt of applications by both the overseas
trained physiotherapist and the host facility. The Registrar will advise the applicant
and the host facility of the Board's decision regarding an application.
Once an applicant's host has received approval any future placements
for the applicant will be able to be processed within 24 hours
provided that approved supervisors are nominated.
- ELIGIBLE QUALIFICATIONS
Contact the Board for information regarding eligibility
- EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES
Temporary registration may be granted
to people who are in Australia on a work exchange visa. Temporary
registration may be granted to enable the applicant to work for
the duration of their visa in a position supervised by a NSW registered
physiotherapist for the sponsoring employer only
Citizens of New Zealand do not require visas to enter Australia
and are therefore not eligible for this type of approval to practise.
- TEACHING / RESEARCH
Temporary registration to practise
as provided for in section 14 of the Act may be granted to persons
for the purpose of undertaking teaching or research in physiotherapy.
TO
TOP OF PAGE 
The following guidelines and application forms may be downloaded.
Applications for Registration
University
of Sydney Graduates
Charles
Sturt University Graduates
Newcastle University
Interstate Graduates
Mutual
Recognition
Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition
Temporary Registration
- APC
Examination Candidates
- Holders of APC Final Certificate
- Overseas Qualified Physiotherapists
Temporary Registration
- Other
Categories
Application for re - registration of name to the Register
NB: Faxed applications are not acceptable.
Adobe
Acrobat PDF Documents
Some documents on this site are in PDF format. If you do not
have Acrobat Reader you can download the free plugin from
Adobe's Website . |
 |
|
|
