Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Professions Registration Act 2005 - SECT 29

Endorsements generally

29. Endorsements generally



(1) Except as specifically provided in this Division, an applicant for
registration as a health practitioner (except an applicant for non-practising
registration) or a registered health practitioner (except a non-practising
practitioner) may apply to the responsible board for an endorsement under this
Division.

(2) An application for endorsement under this Division must be-

   (a)  in writing in the form approved by the responsible board and
        accompanied by evidence of the qualifications or training which the
        applicant claims qualify him or her for the endorsement applied for;
        and

   (b)  accompanied by the fee determined by the responsible board.

(3) A responsible board may require-

   (a)  the applicant to provide further information or material in respect of
        the application that the board reasonably requires; and

   (b)  that the information in the application be verified by a declaration
        under section 107 of the Evidence Act 1958.

(4) A responsible board may endorse the registration of a health practitioner
under this Division if the board is satisfied that the health practitioner has
successfully completed all or any of the following that are required by the
board for that endorsement of registration-

   (a)  a course of study approved by the responsible board or a course of
        study that, in the opinion of the responsible board, is substantially
        equivalent, or is based on similar competencies, to a course of study
        approved by the responsible board;

   (b)  any period of supervised practice required by the responsible board or
        a period of supervised practice that, in the opinion of the
        responsible board, is substantially equivalent, or is based on similar
        competencies, to a period of supervised practice required by the
        responsible board;

   (c)  any examination set by the responsible board or a person or body
        nominated by the responsible board for the purpose of qualifying a
        person for that kind of endorsement of registration and has paid the
        fee fixed by the board in relation to the examination (if any).

(4A) The responsible board may fix a fee to be paid by the provider of a
course of study that must accompany an application by the provider to the
board for approval of the course of study for the purposes of subsection
(4)(a).

(5) A responsible board may refuse to endorse the registration of a health
practitioner under this Division if the board is not satisfied that the health
practitioner has completed all the requirements of the board.

(6) Without limiting the particular powers of the responsible board to impose
conditions on an endorsement under this Division, a responsible board may
impose any condition on an endorsement under this Division.

(7) The endorsement of the registration of the health practitioner under this
Division continues in force for the period that the registration is in force.



Division 3-Other requirements