Physiotherapy Board: Limited registration

An applicant under s 66 for postgraduate training holds a qualification relevant to and suitable for the training; meets the general requirements of s 65 including the Board's ELS, PII, criminal history, recency and CPD standards; is enrolled full-time or part-time in an Australian postgraduate physiotherapy program (which does not itself lead to general registration); provides written evidence from the education provider that all practice will be supervised; and practises only within the training. Registration ends 30 days after the program ceases or the physiotherapist defers, if sooner than the registration period; work outside the program needs a separate application under the supervision guideline.

• Enrolment confirmation
• Education provider letter confirming supervised practice
• Register notation for the registration

• Continuing to practise after deferring the program
• Practice outside the training without Board approval

An applicant for supervised practice under s 66 holds a valid APC Interim Certificate and practises only until its end date; provides a host employer letter giving dates, locations, scope of practice and supervisor details consistent with the Board's supervision guideline; and practises only under that guideline. Registration ends when the certificate expires, is cancelled or terminated, if sooner.

• APC Interim Certificate
• Host employer letter
• Supervision plan and supervisor reports

• Practice after the interim certificate expired
• Supervisor not meeting the guideline

Limited registration is renewed annually (at most three times) by lodging the renewal form under s 107 with the annual statement under s 109 and showing compliance with every condition and requirement, including the supervision guideline; teaching or research registrants also provide a progress report on the teaching or research done in the previous period.

• Renewal forms and annual statements
• Supervision compliance evidence
• Progress report for teaching or research positions

• Fourth renewal attempted
• Progress report missing

An applicant under s 68 (for example an overseas physiotherapist for a disaster response or a demonstration involving restricted acts such as cervical spine manipulation) meets s 65 including the Board's registration standards, practises only in the specific position the Board approved as being in the public interest, and stops when that position ends; registration is usually for about one month and never beyond 12 months. It is not a route to general registration or a workforce shortage measure.

• Board approval of the public interest position
• Register notation
• Position end date record

• Practice continued after the position ended

An applicant under s 69 meets s 65 including the Board's registration standards, submits the position's dates, locations and scope, practises only within them and within the supervision guideline where the Board allows practice, and does not undertake private practice; independent teachers or researchers must show their qualifications suit the proposed activity. Registration is for no more than 12 months.

• Position description with dates, locations and scope
• Register notation
• Evidence of qualification suitability for independent activity

• Private patients seen under teaching registration