Physiotherapists Regulations 1951 (WA)
Western Australia
Physiotherapists Act 1950
These regulations were repealed by the
Western Australia
Western Australia
Physiotherapists Act 1950Physiotherapists Act 1950
These regulations may be cited as the
A reference in these regulations to a prescribed form is a reference to the relevant form set out in Schedule 2.
Any person desiring to be registered as a physiotherapist shall lodge with the Board an application in the form prescribed, together with requisite fee.
No application shall be considered unless made in the prescribed form.
The Board may require any applicant either to appear before it or produce further evidence to support the application for registration.
Every applicant shall produce proof of identity and evidence of good character.
The Board may require any applicant to submit statutory evidence as to the correctness or validity of any statement or document connected with the application for registration, and the Board may, at its discretion, accept such declaration as proof of the correctness or validity of the statement or document concerned.
Any person who makes a false statement, or submits any false or misleading documents, or endeavours to mislead the Board in connection with any matter, commits an offence and on conviction shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $500.
For the purposes of section 10(1)(a) of the Act, a person shall be entitled to be registered as a physiotherapist and issued by the Board with a licence authorising him to practise physiotherapy if that person —
(a) has completed a course of training and passed the examinations, or holds a qualification, referred to in Schedule 1;
(b) holds the Final Certificate issued by the Australian Examining Council for Overseas Physiotherapists; or
(c) has completed a course of training and passed the examinations, or holds a qualification in physiotherapy prescribed in relation to an overseas university, board, association, society or body under these regulations before the commencement of the
Physiotherapists Amendment Regulations 1987 and was registered and practising as a physiotherapist in a State or Territory of the Commonwealth, other than this State at the time of the commencement of those regulations and at the time of applying for registration as a physiotherapist.
This regulation applied before the commencement of the
Any person who proves to the satisfaction of the Board that he is a person of good character and is not of unsound mind shall be entitled to be registered as a physiotherapist if he —
(a) (i) holds the Diploma of the Physiotherapists Registration Board of Western Australia; or
(ii) holds the Associateship or Degree of the Western Australian Institute of Technology
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or
(b) (i) holds the Diploma of Physiotherapy of the University of Adelaide; or
(ii) holds the Diploma or Degree of the South Australian Institute of Technology;
or
(c) holds the Diploma or Degree of Physiotherapy of the University of Queensland; or
(d) (i) has completed the course and passed the examinations prescribed by the Australian Physiotherapy Association New South Wales Branch; or
(ii) holds the Diploma in Physiotherapy of the New South Wales College of Paramedical Studies granted prior to 1974; or
(iii) holds the Diploma in Physiotherapy of the New South Wales College of Paramedical Studies granted during and after 1974 subject to eligibility for full registration with the Physiotherapists Registration Board of New South Wales following the completion of a pre‑registration year of clinical practice; or
(iv) holds the Diploma in Physiotherapy of the Cumberland College of Health Sciences, New South Wales subject to eligibility for full registration with the Physiotherapists Registration Board of New South Wales following the completion of a pre‑registration year of clinical practice; or
(v) holds the Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy of the Cumberland College of Health Sciences, New South Wales subject to eligibility for full registration with the Physiotherapists Registration Board of New South Wales following the completion of a pre‑registration year of clinical practice; or
(vi) holds the Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) of the Cumberland College of Health Sciences, New South Wales subject to eligibility for full registration with the Physiotherapists Registration Board of New South Wales following the completion of a pre‑registration year of clinical practice;
or
(e) (i) has completed the course and passed the examinations prescribed by the Masseurs Registration Board of Victoria; or
(ii) holds the Diploma in Physiotherapy of the Lincoln Institute, Victoria;
or
(f) is a Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy of the United Kingdom by virtue of having completed the course and passed the examinations prescribed by that Society; or
(g) holds the certificate of the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand awarded after the prescribed course of study at the New Zealand School of Physiotherapy and the successful completion of the state Examination in Physiotherapy; or
(h) holds the Degree of B.Sc. Physical & Occupational Therapy or the Degree of Bachelor of Physical Therapy B.Sc. in Physical Therapy issued by the McGill University; or
(i) holds the Diploma in Physical & Occupational Therapy or the Degree of B.Sc. (Physical Therapy) issued by the University of Toronto; or
(j) holds the Diploma in Physical Therapy or the Degree of Bachelor of Physical Therapy issued by the University of Alberta; or
(k) holds the Diploma in Physical Therapy or the Degree of Bachelor of Physical Therapy issued by the University of Manitoba; or
(l) holds the Degree of B.Sc. in Rehabilitation issued by the University of British Columbia; or
(m) holds the Diploma in Physical Therapy or the Degree of B.Sc. in Physical Therapy issued by the Queens University; or
(n) holds the Degree B.Sc. in Physiotherapy issued by the Dalhousie University as from 1979; or
(o) holds the Diploma in Physiotherapy issued by the Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology; or
(p) holds —
(i) the Diploma in Physiotherapy issued by the University of Saskatchewan between the years 1967 and 1976 inclusive;
(ii) the Diploma in Physical Therapy issued by the University of Saskatchewan between the years 1977 and 1982 inclusive;
(iii) the Degree of Bachelor of Physical Therapy issued by the University of Saskatchewan between the years 1974 and 1983 inclusive; or
(iv) the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy issued by the University of Saskatchewan as from 1981;
or
(q) holds the Degree B.Sc. in Physiotherapy issued by the University of Capetown; or
(r) holds the National Diploma in Physiotherapy issued by the Pretoria College of Physiotherapy; or
(s) holds the National Diploma in Physiotherapy issued by the Physiotherapy School, King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban; or
(t) holds the Degree B.Sc. (Physiotherapy) issued by the University of Witwatersrand; or
(u) holds the Degree B.Sc. in Physiotherapy issued by the University of Durban/Westville; or
(v) holds the Final Certificate issued by the Australian Examining Council for Overseas Physiotherapists.
After the commencement of the regulations, no person shall practise physiotherapy unless he holds a licence so to do issued to him by the Board.
Every physiotherapist whose name appears in the Register of Physiotherapists shall be entitled to a licence to practise, but whether such physiotherapist applies to the Board for such licence or not, he shall, whilst his name continues to appear in the said Register, be liable to pay, and shall pay, the prescribed annual licence fee.
Licences issued shall be in the prescribed form and shall be signed by the Registrar.
Licences shall expire on 31 December next following the date of issue.
Every physiotherapist whose name appears on the Register of Physiotherapists, shall apply to the Board during the month of January of each year, for a licence to practise.
Every licence fee paid shall be deemed to have been paid on the first day of the month of January of the year in which the payment is made.
Any physiotherapist whose name appears on the Register of Physiotherapists, and who has ceased to practise or has left the State of Western Australia, may apply to the Board for withdrawal of his name from the Register. The Board may grant any application for withdrawal of a name from the Register of Physiotherapists.
Any person whose name has been voluntarily withdrawn from the Register of Physiotherapists may apply to the Board for restoration of his name to the said Register. The Board may direct that the name be restored on payment of the prescribed fees.
No person shall be liable for payment of licence fees for any year in which his name has, for the whole of the year, been withdrawn from the Register.
Any application for withdrawal of name from the Register of Physiotherapists, or for the restoration of a name withdrawn from the Register, shall be made on the prescribed form.
(1) Where any physiotherapist whose name appears on the Register of Physiotherapists fails to pay the prescribed annual licence fee by 1 February in any year the name of that person shall be removed from the Register.
(2) A person whose name has been removed from the Register under this regulation may apply to the Board for the restoration of his name to the Register.
(3) The Board may direct that the name be restored to the Register on payment of the prescribed restoration fee and the prescribed annual licence fee.
The Board shall not refuse to restore to the Register the name of a person who was registered as a physiotherapist before the commencement of the
If the Board is satisfied after inquiry, which the Board may initiate of its own motion, that any physiotherapists registered in the Register —
(a) before or after registration by the Board was or has been convicted of any offence which in the opinion of the Board renders such physiotherapist unfit to practise as a physiotherapist; or
(b) is guilty of habitual drunkenness, or drunkenness frequently or at short intervals of time, or of addiction to any deleterious drug; or
(c) after registration by the Board has been guilty of misconduct in a professional respect, or has been convicted for the third time of an offence against this Act or the rules or regulations, or has been disqualified from practising as a physiotherapist,
the Board may make an allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal and the Tribunal may, on the hearing and determination of an allegation, order that the name of the person be struck off the Register.
Provided that the expression “misconduct in a professional respect” shall not include any misconduct which, either from its trivial nature or from the surrounding circumstances does not in the public interest require that the physiotherapist should be struck off the Register.
If the Board is satisfied that any physiotherapists registered in the Register is guilty of improper practices or misconduct (but not “misconduct in a professional respect”) the Board may make an allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal and the Tribunal may, on the hearing and determination of an allegation —
(a) reprimand the person; or
(b) order that the person’s licence be suspended for a period not exceeding 6 months specified in the order.
If the Board makes an allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal and the person the subject of the allegation has furnished an answer under rule 27 of the
(a) to the executive officer of the State Administrative Tribunal with the referral; and
(b) to the person (if any) who made the complaint against the physiotherapist within 7 days of the day on which the complaint or allegation was referred to the State Administrative Tribunal.
A physiotherapist shall ensure that any advertising in respect of the practice of physiotherapy by him or her does not bear the name of any firm of which the physiotherapist is a member unless the use of that name has been authorised in writing by the Board.
A physiotherapist shall ensure that any advertisement in respect of the practice of physiotherapy by him or her does not use any qualification or title, or indicate by the use of any words or initials that he or she holds any qualification or title, other than —
(a) physiotherapist; or
(b) where the Board has so authorised in writing, any of the following titles or qualifications —
(i) Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapist;
(ii) Electrotherapist;
(iia) Gerontology Physiotherapist;
(iii) Hydrotherapist;
(iv) Manipulative Therapist;
(iva) Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist;
(v) Neurological Physiotherapist;
(vi) Orthopaedic Physiotherapist;
(vii) Paediatric Physiotherapist;
(viii) Sports Physiotherapist; or
(ix) Women’s Health Physiotherapist.
A physiotherapist shall ensure that all advertising related to his or her profession as a physiotherapist —
(a) is not false;
(b) is not misleading or deceptive, or likely to mislead or deceive;
(c) is not vulgar or sensational such as would be likely to adversely affect the standing of the physiotherapy profession;
(d) does not consist of self‑laudatory statements either in total or in part;
(e) does not claim or imply superiority for the practitioner over other practitioners;
(f) does not denigrate others;
(g) does not contain testimonials or endorsements concerning the practitioner or the practice; and
(h) does not directly or indirectly endorse any products.
Any person, other than a registered physiotherapist holding a current licence to practise physiotherapy issued by the Board, who represents directly or indirectly or holds out himself as being a physiotherapist or entitled to practise physiotherapy, or who is practising physiotherapy, commits an offence.
The term of appointment of the members of the Board shall be as follows —
(a) the medical practitioner nominated by the Minister shall hold office for a period specified by the Governor at the time of the appointment;
(b) the medical practitioner member shall hold office for a period of 3 years from the date upon which he is appointed;
(c) of the 2 physiotherapists —
(i) One shall be appointed for one year in the first instance, and thereafter each 3 years.
(ii) One shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
(d) the member appointed on the nomination of the Council of the Western Australian Institute of Technology
2 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
In the event of any vacancy occurring, the person appointed to fill the vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired portion of the term, excepting when a vacancy occurs within 3 months of the date upon which the term would be due to expire, in which case the appointee may be appointed for the unexpired portion of the term plus a further full term. Retiring members shall be eligible for reappointment.
(1) The chairman of the Board is entitled to be paid the following fees —
(a) $323 per day (4 hours or longer);
(b) $213 per half day (less than 4 hours).
(2) A member of the Board other than the chairman is entitled to be paid the following fees —
(a) $215 per day (4 hours or longer);
(b) $142 per half day (less than 4 hours).
(3) When any member of the Board is required to use his own vehicle when engaged on the business of the Board the member shall be paid kilometreage at the ruling rate for the State Public Service.
(4) When any member of the Board is required to travel to any place beyond a 34 kilometre radius of the G.P.O. Perth, the member shall be paid a travelling allowance at the higher scale prescribed for the State Public Service.
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Western Australia
1. Diploma of the Physiotherapists Registration Board of Western Australia.
2. Associateship or Degree of Physiotherapy of the Curtin University of Technology or of the Western Australian Institute of Technology
2A. Master of Physiotherapy (graduate entry) of the Curtin University of Technology.
South Australia
3. Diploma of Physiotherapy of the University of Adelaide.
4. Diploma or Degree of Physiotherapy of the South Australian Institute of Technology.
4A. Master of Physiotherapy of the University of South Australia.
Queensland
5. Diploma or Degree of Physiotherapy of the University of Queensland.
5A. Bachelor of Physiotherapy combined with Bachelor of Exercise Science of Griffith University conferred after November 2003.
5B. Master of Physiotherapy Studies of the University of Queensland conferred after November 2003.
New South Wales
6. The course and examinations prescribed by the Australian Physiotherapy Association, New South Wales branch.
7. Diploma in Physiotherapy of the New South Wales College of Paramedical Studies conferred before 1974.
8. Diploma in Physiotherapy of the New South Wales College of Paramedical Studies conferred during or after 1974 and is eligible, or after completion of a pre‑registration year of clinical practice will be eligible, for full registration with the Physiotherapists Registration Board of New South Wales.
9. Diploma in Physiotherapy of the Cumberland College of Health Sciences, New South Wales and is eligible, or after completion of a pre‑registration year of clinical practice will be eligible, for full registration with the Physiotherapists Registration Board of New South Wales.
10. Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy of the Cumberland College of Health Sciences, New South Wales and is eligible, or after completion of a pre‑registration year of clinical practice will be eligible, for full registration with the Physiotherapists Registration Board of New South Wales.
11. Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) of the Cumberland College of Health Sciences, New South Wales and is eligible, or after completion of a pre‑registration year of clinical practice will be eligible, for full registration with the Physiotherapists Registration Board of New South Wales.
11A. Bachelor of Physiotherapy of the Charles Sturt University.
11B. Master of Physiotherapy of the University of Sydney conferred after 17 December 2003.
Victoria
12. The course and examinations prescribed by the Masseurs Registration Board of Victoria.
13. Diploma in Physiotherapy of the Lincoln Institute, Victoria.
New Zealand
37. Diploma in Physiotherapy (between 1946 and 1977) of the New Zealand School of Physiotherapy.
38. Diploma in Physiotherapy (Otago) (between 1978 and 1992) of the Otago Polytechnic.
39. Diploma in Physiotherapy (between 1973 and 1990) of the Auckland Technical Institute.
40. Diploma in Physiotherapy (between 1990 and 1992) of the Auckland Institute of Technology.
Provided that graduates between 1950 and 1989 holding a qualification referred to in items 37 to 40 have passed the New Zealand State Examination in Physiotherapy conducted by the New Zealand Physiotherapy Board.
41. Bachelor of Physiotherapy from 1993 onwards of the University of Otago.
42. Bachelor of Health Science (Physiotherapy) 1991 onwards of the Auckland Institute of Technology.
Canada
43. Physiotherapy qualifications accredited by the Accreditation Council for Canadian Physiotherapy Academic Programs.
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Form No. 2
Physiotherapists’ Registration Board of Western Australia
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DECLARATION OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
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I, ..................................................................................................................... of ............................................................................................................................ do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows: —
1. I claim to be registered under section 10(1)(a) of the
2. I annex hereto my diplomas by virtue of which I claim to be registered, and expressly declare that I am the person to whom the diplomas were granted and the person therein referred to.
3. I have never at any time been convicted of any felony, crime or misdemeanour nor have I at any time or in any state or country been found guilty of any infamous conduct in a professional respect.
4. I am still entitled to practise under the qualification by virtue of which I apply to be registered in the place where the same was granted and I make this solemn declaration by virtue of section 106 of the
Declared at this day of 20.......
Before me .......................................................... Applicant.
........................................................ Registrar
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In support of the above Declaration I submit the following Diplomas: —
Full details ......................................................................................................
State year of graduating ................................................................................
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..................................................................... Signature.
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DECLARATION OF IDENTIFICATION
I, ..................................... of ...................................... declare in the presence of the Registrar that I have known personally ................................................. the applicant for registration for the last ........... years.
...................................................................... Signature.
Date .................................... Declared before me .................................... Registrar.
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Form No. 3
Physiotherapists’ Registration Board of Western Australia
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DECLARATION OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
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I, ..................................................................................................................... of ............................................................................................................................ do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows: —
1. I claim to be registered under section 10(2) of the
2. I annex hereto statement of times and places in which I have practised physiotherapy for 3 years prior to this application.
3. I annex hereto details of qualifications held relative to the practice of physiotherapy and a statement of educational standard obtained.
4. I annex hereto the names of 2 medical practitioners to whom reference may be made to certify as to my competency to practise physiotherapy.
5. I annex hereto 2 character references of persons who have known me for not less than 2 years.
6. I have never at any time been convicted of any felony, crime or misdemeanour nor have I at any time or in any state or country been found guilty of any infamous conduct in a professional respect.
7. I make this solemn declaration by virtue of section 106 of the
Declared at this day of 20.......
Before me ..........................................................
Applicant.
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Registrar.
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DECLARATION OF IDENTIFICATION
I, ................................ of ................................ declare in the presence of the Registrar that I have known personally ........................................................... the applicant for registration for the last ...............years.
...................................................................... Signature.
Date .................................... Declared before me .................................... Registrar.
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Form No. 4
Physiotherapists’ Registration Board of Western Australia
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No..........................
This is to certify that
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of
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was registered as a physiotherapist under section ........... of the
Dated the .................. day of ................... 20.......
...................................................................... Chairman.
...................................................................... Registrar. Physiotherapists’ Registration Board.
Note. — This Certificate is evidence of original registration only, and is not, nor must it be used as evidence of the identity of the holder with the person named therein, or that the person named therein at any time remains so registered.
A licence must be taken out for every year in which the physiotherapist desires to practise.
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Form No. 6
Physiotherapists’ Registration Board of Western Australia
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No. .............
LICENCE TO PRACTISE PHYSIOTHERAPY
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is hereby licensed to practise physiotherapy until 31 December 20......
This licence is issued under and subject to the provisions of the
Dated the ................ day of ......................... 20..........
...................................................................... Registrar.
Note. — This application expires on 31 December of the year in which it is issued. Application for a new licence must be made within one month of the expiry of this licence.
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Form No. 7
Physiotherapists’ Registration Board of Western Australia
APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF NAME FROM REGISTER OF PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
The Registrar, Physiotherapists’ Registration Board:
I, ..................................................................................................................... of ............................................................................................................................ do hereby request you to withdraw my name from the Register of Physiotherapists.
Dated this ..................... day of ........................... 20...........
Signature of Applicant ................................................................. Registered Number ......................................................................
Note. — The applicant must enclose his licence to practise with his application.
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Form No. 8
Physiotherapists’ Registration Board of Western Australia
APPLICATION FOR RESTORATION OF NAME TO REGISTER OF PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
The Registrar, Physiotherapists’ Registration Board:
I, ..................................................................................................................... of ............................................................................................................................ hereby request that my name be restored to the Register of Physiotherapists.
My name was previously on the Register in the year ............... and was withdrawn voluntarily/by order of the Board.
(Strike out whichever does not apply.)
Dated the ..................... day of ......................... 20...........
Signature of Applicant ............................................................
Note. — This application must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
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7 Sep 1951 p. 2422‑8 | 7 Sep 1951 | |||
Untitled regulations | 9 May 1966 p. 1165 | 9 May 1966 | ||
Untitled regulations | 28 Nov 1968 p. 3457 | 28 Nov 1968 | ||
Untitled regulations | 25 Jun 1976 p. 2173‑5 | 25 Jun 1976 | ||
Untitled regulations | 23 Dec 1977 p. 4689 | 1 Jan 1978 | ||
Untitled regulations | 30 Mar 1979 p. 865 | 30 Mar 1979 (see | ||
7 Nov 1980 p. 3745‑6 | 7 Nov 1980 | |||
4 May 1984 p. 1190‑1 | 4 May 1984 | |||
29 Jun 1984 p. 1780-4 | 1 Jul 1984 (see r. 2) | |||
21 Jun 1985 p. 2205‑6 | 21 Jun 1985 | |||
16 Oct 1987 p. 3890‑2 | 16 Oct 1987 | |||
15 Dec 1989 p. 4544‑6 | 15 Dec 1989 | |||
15 Dec 1989 p. 4546 | 15 Dec 1989 | |||
12 Jul 1991 p. 3437‑8 | 12 Jul 1991 | |||
26 Jun 1992 p. 2701 | 26 Jun 1992 | |||
28 Jun 1996 p. 3027‑8 | 28 Jun 1996 | |||
7 Sep 1999 p. 4399‑400 | 7 Sep 1999 | |||
29 Sep 2000 p. 5536 | 29 Sep 2000 | |||
20 Nov 2001 p. 6011 | 20 Nov 2001 | |||
22 Oct 2002 p. 5250‑1 | 22 Oct 2002 | |||
17 Jun 2003 p. 2218 | 17 Jun 2003 | |||
19 Oct 2004 p. 4805-6 | 19 Oct 2004 | |||
30 Dec 2004 p. 6941-2 | 1 Jan 2005 (see r. 2 and | |||
4 Oct 2005 p. 4464 | 4 Oct 2005 | |||
32 of 2005 | 12 Dec 2005 | To be proclaimed (see s. 2) |
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