The Health Professionals Registration Boards

The Health Professionals Registration Boards (HPRB) provide administrative and financial support to several health professional statutory boards, as follows:

Individual Boards

• Chiropractors Registration Board
• Dental Technicians Registration Board
• Nurses and Midwives Board
• Optical Dispensers Licensing Board
• Osteopaths Registration Board
• Optometrists Registration Board
• Physiotherapists Registration Board
• Podiatrists Registration Board
• Psychologists Registration Board

Financial And Administrative Support

The HPRB's administrative and financial support enables the Boards to:

• grant registrations or licences
• provide for the renewal and restoration of registrations
• maintain professional standards through administration of statutory disciplinary provisions
• respond to complaints and examine a health professional registrants fitness to practise
• advise the Minister for Health on policy issues and the administration of the Boards
• accreditate programs leading to registration/licensure

There are over 100,000 health professionals currently registered by the above boards.

The Boards provide a service to:

• every person in NSW who requires the professional services of a health practitioner in the professions listed above
• the registrants themselves
• Board members and other Committee Members
• the Minister for Health and Department of Health

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Our service.

The HPRB is committed to providing a high standard of service to meet customer requirements. It monitors this standard of service and seeks to respond to improved service requirements. You will receive attentive courteous service whether your inquiry is made:

• over the counter
• in writing or
• by telephone
• electronically

What can be expected from us?

Each Board meets regularly, usually monthly to determine registrations and other matters.

Response times for registration/licensing depend on when the relevant Board receives an application and whether the applicant is eligible for registration, whether all required documentation is submitted in support of the application and whether any other requirements for registration have been satisfied.

Main Registration Services

The main registration services provided by the HPRB are:

• initial registration for applicants who satisfy NSW legislative requirements
• registration for applicants who have completed programs of professional education outside New South Wales (including other countries), provided the applicants can satisfy the legislative requirements for registration in this State
• registration under the Mutual Recognition provisions for registrants of Australian States / Territories or other jurisdictions
• annual renewal of registration
• restoration of registration
• implementation of disciplinary provisions provided under the various Acts.

Response schedule

The following response schedule indicates the average processing time for the listed services.

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Response schedule

The following response schedule indicates the average processing time for the listed services.

*Initial Registration (Overseas) applicants relying on overseas qualifications may be required to be assessed or to sit for an examination for certain boards.

Response time in the above schedule refer to the maximum processing time from receipt of the required documentation

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