Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Professions Registration Act 2005 - SECT 5

Qualifications for general registration

5. Qualifications for general registration



(1) A person is qualified for general registration as a health practitioner if
the person has successfully completed all or any of the following that are
required by the responsible board-

   (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;

   (ab) a part of a course of study approved by the responsible board;





   (b)  any period of supervised practice approved 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 approved 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 registration as that kind of health practitioner and has
        paid the fee fixed by the board in relation to the examination (if
        any);

   (d)  any other prescribed requirements.

(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1)(ab), a responsible board may approve
part of a course of study as a qualification for general registration in a
division of the register kept by the board only if the course of study is a
course approved, under subsection (1)(a), for general registration in another
division of the register.

(1B) The responsible board may fix a fee to be paid by the provider of a
course of study or part of a course of study that must accompany an
application by the provider to the board for-

   (a)  approval of the course of study for the purposes of subsection (1)(a);
        or

   (b)  approval of part of a course of study for the purposes of subsection
        (1)(ab).

(2) The responsible board must have regard to any general or specific
directions of the Minister before it approves or refuses to approve a course,
or part of a course, of study or require a period of supervised practice that
qualifies a person for general registration as a health practitioner.

(3) The responsible board must not, without the written approval of the
Minister, approve a course, or part of a course, of study or require a period
of supervised practice that qualifies a person for general registration as a
health practitioner if the board is satisfied that the approval may have a
substantive and adverse impact on the recruitment or supply of health
practitioners to the workforce in the health profession regulated by the
board.

(4) The Minister may-

   (a)  grant approvals for the purposes of this section; and

   (b)  give a responsible board general or specific directions about
        approvals of courses, or parts of courses, of study or requirements
        for supervised practice if the Minister is of the opinion that the
        approval or requirement will have a substantive and adverse impact on
        the recruitment or supply of health practitioners to the workforce in
        the health profession regulated by the board.