Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Professions Registration Act 2005 - SECT 27A

Endorsement of registration for approved area of practice

27A. Endorsement of registration for approved area of practice



(1) If a responsible board is satisfied a health practitioner has successfully
completed a course of study or units of a course of study in an approved area
of practice, the board may endorse the health practitioner's registration to
the effect that the health practitioner is qualified to practise in that
approved area of practice.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may, by notice published
in the Government Gazette, approve areas of practice in relation to which a
responsible board may endorse a health practitioner's registration.





(3) If a notice mentioned in subsection (2) is published, the responsible
board to which the notice relates must publish a list of the approved areas of
practice-

   (a)  in a publication circulated to health practitioners of the kind
        registered by the board; and

   (b)  on a website on the Internet kept by or on behalf of the board.

(4) The Minister may, at any time, amend, vary or revoke a notice approving an
area of practice.

(5) The responsible board may impose any conditions it thinks fit on an
endorsement under this section, including conditions as to professional
indemnity insurance.

(6) The responsible board may, on application by the health practitioner or
with the agreement of the health practitioner, amend, vary or revoke any
condition imposed on the endorsement.

(7) In this section-

approved area of practice means an area of practice approved by the Minister
under a notice published in the Government Gazette under subsection (2).