From 1 July 2012 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners must be registered under the national registration and accreditation scheme with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia and meet the Board's Registration Standards, in order to practise in Australia.
If you held registration with the Aboriginal Health Workers Board in the Northern Territory at 30 June 2012 you will have automatically transitioned to the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner . Your registration will be recognised in all the States and Territories of Australia.
Only those people who are working as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner and are required by their employer to use the title “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner“, “Aboriginal Health Practitioner” or “Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner”, will require registration from 1 July.
Application forms for for general registration are now available for downloading.
After 1 July 2012, those Aboriginal Health Workers who are not required by their employer to use the title “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner“, “Aboriginal Health Practitioner” or “Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner”, are not required to be registered, and can continue to work using their current titles (for example, “Aboriginal Health Worker”, “Drug and Alcohol Worker” and “Mental Health Worker”).
See National Board's FAQ for more information about the scheme.
Converting to new Registration types
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Registration Migration Matrix shows how registration types in place in each State and Territory converted to the new registration types under the National Law after 1 July 2012.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board Registration Migration Matrix (445 KB,PDF)