Under Section 38 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law as in force in each state and territory, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia (the Board) must develop and recommend to Ministerial Council mandatory registration standards and any other standards relevant to the eligibility of individuals for registration in the profession. The Board has developed the following registration standards.
Following consultation, the Board determined that an ‘eligibility for registration’ standard was not required and instead agreed to set the registration standard at a Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (Practice), or equivalent as determined by the Board. In addition, the Board agreed that, once national registration commences on 1 July 2012, further work will be done to determine whether other qualifications should be included under the definition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Registration Standard (285 KB,PDF)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Continuing Professional Development Registration Standard (285 KB,PDF)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Criminal History Registration Standard (295 KB,PDF)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice English Language Skills Registration Standard (260 KB,PDF)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Grandparenting Provisions Registration Standard (298 KB,PDF)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Professional Indemnity Insurance Arrangements Registration Standard (288 KB,PDF)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Recency of Practice Registration Standard (307 KB,PDF)
Codes, Guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions can be found here