This type of registration may be suitable for medical practitioners who:
- have retired completely from medical practice,
- are not practising temporarily (for example, on maternity or paternity leave) or
- who are not practising in Australia but are practising overseas.
The Board’s definition of ’practice‘ is:
Any role, whether remunerated or not, in which the individual uses their skills and knowledge as a health practitioner in their profession. For the purposes of this registration standard, practice is not restricted to the provision of direct clinical care. It also includes using professional knowledge in a direct non-clinical relationship with clients, working in management, administration, education, research, advisory, regulatory or policy development roles, and any other roles that impact on safe, effective delivery of services in the profession.
Medical practitioners with non-practising registration cannot undertake any practice as defined above. They are not permitted to prescribe or refer, regardless of whether they are being remunerated.
There is a reduced fee for non-practising registration.
Forms for non-practising registration