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AMRC/Aust-Asia Health currently places nurses
in all states of Australia. Every nurse and midwife
is required to become registered and maintain
a current practicing license in order to work
in Australia.
An annual practicing license is a document issued
by the nurse regulatory authority after payment
of renewal of registration fee, this could be
annually or every 3 years depending on the state/territory.
A practicing license is generally a credit card
sized document.
In Australia, registration is granted by each
individual state and territory nurse regulatory
authority. To register you will need to contact
the nurse regulatory authority in the state/territory
you where you wish to practice.
A registration certificate is issued by the nurse
regulatory authority when a nurse first applies
and gains registration in Australia or New Zealand.
A registration certificate is generally the size
of a sheet of paper.
Application forms for registration are available
on the individual nurse regulatory authorities’
websites:
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You can hold registration in more than one state
or territory at any given time. If you want to be
registered in more than one state/territory in Australia,
there is what is called Mutual Recognition legislation.
This means that once you are registered in one state
or territory, the process is very easy to gain registration
in another state or territory.
Between New Zealand and Australia (except WA), there
is what is called Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition
legislation. What this means is once you have gained
registration in Australia, you can gain registration
in New Zealand (and vice versa) through a simple
process.
Nurses and midwives, who wish to work in Australia,
will need to work to the National Competency Standards
for the Registered Nurse. The Australasian Nurse
Registering Authorities (ANRAC) initiated the Code
of Professional Conduct for Nurses in Australia.
The Code outlines the minimum requirements of the
profession to provide responsible, safe and accountable
nursing care for the individual, group and community.
The National Competency Standards for the Registered
Nurse establish a national benchmark for registered
nurses and reinforces responsibility and accountability
in delivering quality nursing care through safe
and effective work practice.
A national standard has been endorsed by the Australian
nurse regulatory authorities in order to work in
Australia as a registered nurse or midwife. You
are required to have your qualifications assessed
by the Nurses Board in the state/territory you wish
to live and work in and also prove English language
proficiency by taking either the Occupational English
Test (OET) for Nurses in which a B pass or higher
must be achieved in all four sections, or the International
English Testing System (IELTS) Academic Test in
which nurses and midwives must achieve a minimum
of 6.5 in each and receive a minimum overall band
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These English tests are waived where: |
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Applicants have met the
educational and practicing requirements for
English language and have completed nursing
and midwifery education programs leading to
registration in the USA, the UK, Ireland and
Zimbabwe. |
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Nursing and midwifery
programs leading to registration were gained
in Canada and South Africa proof must be supplied
that the course was in English. |
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The degree was completed
in Australia (on-shore) for at least 4 semesters,
full time. |
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The nurse or midwife,
can prove that they are working in the following
English speaking countries:
United Kingdom, United States of America,
Canada, Ireland and New Zealand and have been
working there for a period of no less then
12 months full time and the work experience
has occurred no more than six (6) months prior
to the date of the application. |
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Competency standards must also be demonstrated
to be eligible for registration with a state or
territory nurse regulatory authority. These standards
include:
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The ANMC has developed a comprehensive book on
Competency Based Assessment Programs for Overseas
nurses and midwives. This book has been prepared
to assist overseas nurses and midwives who have
their qualifications assessed by the ANMC and
are required to undertake a competency program
before being eligible for migration.
Some nursing and midwifery qualifications may
meet the requirements for migration. This means
that these nurses will not need to complete a
Competency Based Assessment Program.
The Competency Based Assessment Program may be
waived for:
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Nurses who have completed
recognised programs and have gained initial
registration in the following countries:
United Kingdom, Ireland, United States of
America, Canada, Republic of South Africa,
Singapore, Hong Kong, Zimbabwe and the Netherlands
(HBO programs). |
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Nurses who have completed
a nursing education program in a member state
of the European Union which is consistent
with the European Union standard for the education
of “nurses responsible for general care”
(EU directive 77/453). |
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For a current list of countries that are currently
member states of the European Union, view the
ANMC
website.
Documentation accompanying application forms to
the ANMC and other Nursing Boards will need to
be certified unless the original can be supplied.
Listed below are the only people who can certify
documents submitted:
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Legal Practitioner |
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Justice of the Peace |
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Peace Commissioner |
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Commissioner of Declarations
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Notary Public |
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Judge |
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Magistrate |
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Person legally designated
to sign documents from an embassy or consulate |
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When certifying documents, the above person needs
to include the following statement on each document;
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I certify that this is
a true copy of the original document. |
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Signature |
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Date |
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Contact Address |
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Phone number |
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Official stamp or seal
if available |
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It is suggested that the person who certifies
your application form is the same person who certifies
all of your documents.
Verification of Registration will also be required.
Verification of Registration is a letter confirming
registration and good standing of a nurse or midwife.
It is provided by the organization responsible
for the registration of nurses and midwives in
your country.
Verifications must be sent to directly to the
ANMC or other Nursing Boards. Verifications sent
by you will not be accepted. A verification letter
can be sent at any time. You do not need to have
a file number before requesting a verification
letter. Once received, a verification letter will
be kept on file and attached to the application
when it is processed.
Some institutions prefer to send the transcript
or syllabus directly to the ANMC instead of giving
it to you. This can be done before the application
is sent in. Once received, the transcript or syllabus
will be kept on file and attached to the application
when it is processed.
A transcript of the syllabus will also need to
be submitted. If you are unable to obtain a transcript
then a syllabus from either that period of training
or a syllabus that directly relates to that training
at a later time will be accepted. This syllabus
must come directly from the training institution
to the ANMC or other Nursing Boards. A syllabus
sent by you will not be accepted.
If you are unable to obtain a transcript or syllabus
due to the training institutions closure, then
you can apply to the nurse regulatory authority
in the country where the training was conducted
for a letter of confirmation.
All Nursing Boards comply with the ANMC however
as they all work independently of each other their
requests of documents and how they are to be submitted
vary slightly and each applicant must meet the
demands made on the application form they are
submitting to the relevant Nursing Board. More
detailed information can be found on the individual
Nurses Boards websites listed previously. |
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