Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria Application Introduction

INTRODUCTION

General Registration

The usual type of registration granted under the Health Professions Registration Act 2005 is general registration under Section 6.

General registration applies to:

Graduates of approved courses in Chinese medicine

OR

Existing Practitioners of Chinese medicine who have successfully completed the Board examinations;

and who wish to apply for registration in one or more of the following divisions:

Chinese herbal medicine practitioners, AND/OR

Acupuncturists.

To apply for general registration use the Application for General Registration form with the accompanying Appendices available below.

Application for general registration form (PDF 129Kb) - Revised May 2009

Appendices to application for general registration form (PDF 1385Kb) - Revised May 2009

The view the appendixes individually click on the relevant link:

Appendix 1 Why is it necessary to register?

Appendix 2 Persons authorised to witness the signing of statutory declarations and to certify true copies of documents

Appendix 3 Application and registration fees

Appendix 4 Definition of an alcoholic or drug-dependent person

Appendix 5 Policy on English language and effective communication

Appendix 6 Guidelines on first aid

Appendix 7 Guidelines on professional indemnity insurance

Specific Registration

Practitioners who are aware that they do not qualify for general registration may apply for specific registration if they believe that they fulfill the required criteria.

Applicants need to fit and address the requirements outlined in Section 7 (1) of the HPR Act (PDF 760Kb) that states the following:

The responsible board may grant specific registration as a health practitioner to an applicant who has completed a course of study and any supervised practice in the health profession regulated by that board that does not qualify that applicant for general registration—

to enable that applicant to fill a teaching or research position approved by the responsible board in the health profession regulated by that board;

to enable an applicant from another country to practise as a health practitioner in Victoria if that applicant, with the prior permission of the responsible board-

has exchanged practice with a registered health practitioner for a limited period; or
has been engaged to provide locum services for a registered health practitioner in Victoria;

if the Board is satisfied that, in order to meet an identified need for a Chinese medicine practitioner, it is necessary for a person having qualifications and training in the nature of the applicant's to practise in Victoria

if the Board is satisfied that it is in the public interest for a person having qualifications and training in the nature of the applicant's to practise in Victoria for a limited period or to undertake limited practice.

To apply for specific registration in the acupuncture and/or Chinese herbal medicine practitioner and/or Chinese herbal dispenser use the Application for Specific Registration Form available below.

Application for Specific Registration Form (PDF 234Kb) - Revised June 2009

Chinese Herbal Dispenser

Please contact the Board on admin@cmrb.vic.gov.au or +61 3 9499 3800 if you require information.

Non-practising Registration

To apply to re-register as a non-practising practitioner in the acupuncture and/or Chinese herbal medicine practitioner divisions use the Application for Non-practising Registration Form available below.

Application for Non-Practising Registration Form (PDF 63Kb) - Revised June 2009

Temporary Visitors to Australia

Temporary Visitors to Australia who wish to practise acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine or Chinese herbal dispensing in Victoria MUST be registered. Otherwise, their practice in Victoria may be in breach of the Health Professions Registration Act 2005, and they may be prosecuted.

Unless eligible for general registration, please note that applicants need to fit and address the requirements for specific registration outlined in Section 7 (1) of the HPR Act.

Use the Application for Specific Registration Form available above.

After the Board Receives Your Application

The Board will consider the information contained in your application form and attached documents. Sometimes, the Board will seek further information from you, or seek information from other sources (in accordance with your authorisation in Part D of the application form).

If the Board decides to grant you registration, you will then be sent an invoice for your registration fee.

Once your registration fee is received, the Board will register you in the Register of Chinese Medicine Practitioners. At that point, you will be issued with a Certificate of Registration and be legally recognised as a registered practitioner.

Right to Make Submissions to the Board

Where an applicant applies for registration, the Board must notify the applicant if it proposes to:

refuse general registration, or
impose a condition, limitation, or restriction on the applicant's registration.

The applicant then has the right to make submissions to the Board, which the Board must take into consideration before making its final decision (see section 15 of the Act).

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