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26 Nov 2015
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners who apply to renew their registration in December will not be charged a late fee.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia (the National Board) has decided to waive the late fee for the 2015 renewal period.
All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners are due to renew their registration by 30 November.
Under the National Law1, renewal applications received in the month after the registration expiry date incur a late payment fee in addition to the annual renewal fee.
National Board Presiding Member Bruce Davis encouraged individuals to renew their registration before the end of December to avoid lapsed registration.
‘The National Board hopes waiving the late fee means renewal of registration is less of a burden for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners who wish to remain registered under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme,’ Mr Davis said.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners who do not apply to renew their registration by 31 December 2015, the end of the late period, will have lapsed registration.
They will be removed from the Register of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners and will not be able to practise their profession without making a new application for registration.
Under the National Law, a person who has successfully completed an approved program of study must be registered if:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners, whose application is received by 31 December, can continue practising while their application is processed.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners have been regulated under the National Scheme since July 2012.
1 The Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, as in force in each state and territory (the National Law)