The Board can grant up to 12 months registration.
The registration renewal date for medical practitioners with general, specialist and non-practising registration is 30 September. The registration renewal date for practitioners with limited or provisional registration is determined on a case by case basis.
Type of registration |
Period of registration |
Expiry Date |
General registration |
Initial registration – up to an expiry date of 30 September Renewal of registration – 12 months |
30 September |
Specialist registration |
Initial registration – up to an expiry date of 30 September Renewal of registration – 12 months |
30 September |
Provisional registration |
12 months |
Anniversary of 12 months |
Limited registration for postgraduate training and supervised practice |
Up to 12 months – to be determined by delegate |
At the expiry date as determined by the delegate |
Limited registration for area of need |
Up to 12 months – to be determined by delegate |
At the expiry date as determined by the delegate |
Limited registration in public interest |
Up to 12 months – to be determined by delegate |
At the expiry date as determined by the delegate |
Limited registration for teaching or research |
Up to 12 months – to be determined by delegate |
At the expiry date as determined by the delegate |
Non-practising registration |
Initial registration – up to an expiry date of 30 September Renewal of registration – 12 months |
30 September |
Practitioners registered with a State or Territory registration board on 30 June 2010 should have automatically transitioned to the new national registration and accreditation scheme. Registered practitioners in Western Australia are expected to automatically transition mid October 2010.
Their registration is valid until the end date of their current registration. If a practitioner was registered in more than one State or Territory, their registration is valid until the latest end date of their current registration.
Practitioners will only need to apply to renew their medical registration when their current registration expires. The first renewal may be for more or less than 12 months to bring all registrants into the new registration cycle. Registrants will pay a pro rata fee based on the period of their registration. AHPRA will send a reminder when each registration renewal application is due.
The table below outlines the first cycle of registration under the national scheme to align future general, specialist and non-practising renewals with 30 September.
See Fees for cost of annual renewal.
See Forms for renewal of registration forms.
State of current
registration | Expected first registration renewal in the national scheme
| No of months covered by first registration in national scheme to align future renewals with 30 September
|
|---|
| ACT |
30 September 2010 |
12
|
| NSW |
30 September 2010* |
12
|
| NT |
30 September 2010 |
12 |
| QLD |
30 June 2011 |
15 |
| SA |
30 September 2010 |
12 |
| TAS |
30 September 2010 |
12 |
| VIC |
1 October 2010 |
12
|
| WA |
30 September 2010 |
12 |
* Not all registrants in NSW are yet on this date