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MADAM SPEAKER, UNLESS ALL JURISDICTIONS, WHERE MUTUAL

RECOGNITION APPLIES, HAVE THE SAME STANDARDS FOR REGISTERING A

PERSON AS A PHYSIOTHERAPIST, THE JURISDICTION WITH A LOWER

STANDARD WILL PROVIDE A MEANS FOR A PERSON WHO SATISFIES THAT

STANDARD, BUT NOT THE HIGHER STANDARDS REQUIRED IN THE OTHER

JURISDICTIONS, TO THEN GAIN REGISTRATION IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS

UNDER THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION PRINCIPLE.

THE BILL ALSO INTRODUCES UNIFORM QUALIFICATIONS FOR

REGISTRATION.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR GENERAL (UNCONDITIONAL) REGISTRATION

APPLICANTS MUST BE GRADUATES OF A COURSE OF STUDY IN

PHYSIOTHERAPY FROM AN AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTION AND, IF REQUIRED

BY THE BOARD, HAVE UNDERTAKEN FURTHER EDUCATION AND

TRAINING AS THE BOARD DETERMINES BUT NOT EXCEEDING SIX

MONTHS.

UNCONDITIONAL REGISTRATION MAY ALSO BE GRANTED TO PERSONS

WHO ARE GRADUATES FROM A COURSE IN PHYSIOTHERAPY FROM AN

OVERSEAS INSTITUTION WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT TO AN

AUSTRALIAN COURSE AND WHICH QUALIFIES THE PERSON TO PRACTISE

PHYSIOTHERAPY IN THAT PLACE, PROVIDING THE PERSON HAS

UNDERTAKEN SUCH FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING, GAINED SUCH

EXPERIENCE IN PRACTISING PHYSIOTHERAPY AND PASSED SUCH

EXAMINATIONS AS THE BOARD REQUIRES. THE PERIOD FOR GAINING

EXPERIENCE IN THE PRACTISE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY, HOWEVER, IS NOT TO

EXCEED TWELVE MONTHS.

THE BILL ALSO INTRODUCES UNIFORM CATEGORIES OF REGISTRATION.

THE NEW REGISTRATION ARRANGEMENTS DISTINGUISH INITIAL

REGISTRATION' FROM SUBSEQUENT STREAMLINED MUTUAL

RECOGNITION PROCEDURES FOR REGISTERED PHYSIOTHERAPISTS FROM

PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS UNDER THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION

ARRANGEMENTS.

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