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A PERSON IS ALSO ENTITLED TO BE UNCONDITIONALLY ENROLLED AS

AN ENROLLED NURSE OR MOTHERCRAFT NURSE IF THE PERSON IS A

GRADUATE OF A COURSE OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING FROM AN

INSTITUTION OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY

EQUIVALENT TO AN AUSTRALIAN COURSE FOR THE TRAINING OF

PERSONS TO BE ENROLLED OR MOTHERCRAFT NURSES (AS THE CASE

MAY BE) AND WHICH QUALIFIES THE PERSON TO PRACTISE AS A NURSE

OF THAT KIND IN THAT PLACE, AND HAS UNDERTAKEN SUCH FURTHER

EDUCATION OR GAINED EXPERIENCE IN NURSING AND PASSED SUCH

EXAMINATIONS AS THE BOARD REQUIRES.

AS WELL AS INTRODUCING UNIFORM QUALIFICATIONS FOR

REGISTRATION AND ENROLMENT, THE BILL ALSO INTRODUCES UNIFORM

CATEGORIES OF REGISTRATION OR ENROLMENT.

THE NEW REGISTRATION AND ENROLMENT ARRANGEMENTS

DISTINGUISH 'INITIAL REGISTRATION' OR 'INITIAL ENROLMENT' FROM

SUBSEQUENT STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR REGISTERING OR

ENROLLING NURSES FROM PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS UNDER THE

MUTUAL RECOGNITION ARRANGEMENTS.

REGISTRATION 'WITH CONDITIONS' MAY BE GRANTED AT THE

DISCRETION OF THE BOARD ON A TEMPORARY BASIS TO ENABLE A

NURSE TO UNDERTAKE A COURSE OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING OR GAIN

EXPERIENCE IN NURSING, TO FILL A TEACHING OR RESEARCH POSITION,

OR IF THE BOARD CONSIDERS THAT IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO

THE NURSES BOARD'S DISCIPLINARY POWERS HAVE BEEN EXPANDED TO

PROVIDE FOR A UNIFORM RANGE OF SANCTIONS TO BE IMPOSED EITHER

SINGULARLY OR IN COMBINATION IN RESPECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION

OR IN CASES OF IMPAIRMENT.

THESE POWERS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF BOARDS IN OTHER

JURISDICTIONS AND THEREFORE ANY SANCTIONS IMPOSED IN THOSE

CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE RECOGNISED IN PARTICIPATING

JURISDICTIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF MUTUAL RECOGNITION.

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