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MINISTER FOR HEALTH

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION 581

Registration of Dietitians

Mr Humphries - asked the Minister for Health:

1. Has the question of registration of dietitians been discussed or been placed on the agenda of the Australian Health Ministers Conference or the Premiers Conference this year?

What has been the outcome of any discussions held on the registration of dietitians?

What position does the Minister hold on the registration of dietitians in the ACT?

4. What prospect does the Dietitians Association of Australia, ACT Branch, have of becoming registered in the ACT under their own registration legislation?

5. What arguments does the Minister present against

registration?

Mr Berry - the answer to Mr Humphries question is:

1. I understand that the specific question of registration of dietitians has not been canvassed at the Australian Health Ministers Conference or the Premiers Conference this year. The general question of registration of all health occupations including dietitians was discussed at the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council meeting on 24 October in the context of mutual recognition of standards however.

2. Representatives from the Dietitians Association of Australia, ACT Branch met with officers from ACT Health, the Vocational Training Authority and ACT Chief Ministers Department on 9 September 1991 to discuss the possibility of registering the profession. This was a very positive meeting where options were suggested and considered. The option of pursuing the establishment of a National Competency Standard for dietitians through the National Training Board was considered the most

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