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THIS BILL INTRODUCES UNIFORM QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR UNCONDITIONAL REGISTRATION AS A GENERAL

NURSE, APPLICANTS MUST BE GRADUATES OF A COURSE OF STUDY AND

TRAINING IN GENERAL NURSING FROM AN AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTION

THAT IS ACCREDITED BY THE BOARD OR APPROVED BY A REGISTRATION

AUTHORITY OF A STATE OR ANOTHER TERRITORY AND TO HAVE

PRACTISED AS A GENERAL NURSE WITHIN THE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS

IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF APPLICATION.

WHERE THE PERSON HAS GRADUATED FROM SUCH A COURSE OF

EDUCATION OR TRAINING MORE THAN 5 YEARS BEFORE THE DATE OF

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION, OR HAS NOT PRACTISED AS A

GENERAL NURSE WITHIN THE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS IMMEDIATELY

PRECEDING THE DATE OF APPLICATION, THE NURSE IS REQUIRED TO

UNDERTAKE FURTHER TRAINING OR GAIN EXPERIENCE IN NURSING AND

PASS SUCH EXAMINATIONS AS THE BOARD REQUIRES.

UNCONDITIONAL REGISTRATION AS A GENERAL NURSE, MAY BE ALSO

GRANTED TO APPLICANTS WHO ARE GRADUATES OF A COURSE OF

EDUCATION OR TRAINING IN GENERAL NURSING FROM AN INSTITUTION

IN A PLACE OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT

TO AN AUSTRALIAN COURSE AND QUALIFIES THE PERSON TO PRACTISE

NURSING IN THAT PLACE, AND WHO HAVE UNDERTAKEN SUCH FURTHER

EDUCATION OR TRAINING, GAINED SUCH EXPERIENCE IN THE PRACTISE

OF NURSING AND PASSED SUCH EXAMINATIONS AS THE BOARD

REQUIRES.

A PERSON IS ENTITLED TO UNCONDITIONAL REGISTRATION AS A

MIDWIFE OR MENTAL HEALTH NURSE IF THE PERSON IS REGISTERED OR

ENTITLED TO BE REGISTERED AS A GENERAL NURSE UNDER THIS ACT,

AND IS A GRADUATE OF A COURSE OF STUDY OR TRAINING IN

MIDWIFERY OR MENTAL HEALTH NURSING (AS THE CASE MAY BE) FROM

AN AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTION THAT IS ACCREDITED BY THE BOARD OR

APPROVED BY A REGISTRATION AUTHORITY OF A STATE OR ANOTHER

TERRITORY AND THE PERSON HAS PRACTISED AS EITHER A GENERAL

NURSE, MIDWIFE OR MENTAL HEALTH NURSE IN THE FIVE YEARS

IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF APPLICATION.

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