Health practitioners

National registration is here: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner - information sheet

From 1 July 2012, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners will join the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme – a single national system for the regulation of health professions.

PDF version: National registration is here: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner (PDF 2.1MB)

What’s in it for you?

• Professional and national recognition as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner
• National job opportunities and professional mobility
• Higher standards of care
• Opportunities for collaboration, innovation and learning

What do you need to do?

As from 1 July 2012, anyone who wants to use any of these titles:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner
• Aboriginal Health Practitioner, or
• Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner

or who is required to by their employer, needs to be registered with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia.

• Practitioners are encouraged to apply for registration by 30 March 2012 to assist the Board in processing applications.
• Aboriginal health workers currently registered in the Northern Territory will automatically transfer to the national scheme.

Find out more at:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia (external) website.
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (external) website.
For registration queries, call 1300 419 495

If you are having difficulty accessing the PDF, please contact: health.workforce@health.gov.au.