24 SEPTEMBER 2009 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 140 3347

All applicants must:

(1) hold a Master of Osteopathy awarded by Unitec New Zealand;

or

(2) pass an examination or other assessment set by the Council or by another organisation approved by the Council;

or

(3) under section 15(2) of the Act, satisfy the Council that they hold an overseas qualification that is, in the opinion of the Council, equivalent to, or as satisfactory as, a Master of Osteopathy awarded by Unitec New Zealand.

2. Scope of Practice – Osteopath Using Western Medical Acupuncture and Related Needling Techniques

Pursuant to section 12 of the Act, the Council has prescribed the following qualifications for registration in the Scope of Practice for Osteopaths using Western Medical Acupuncture and Related Needling Techniques.

All applicants must:

(1) hold one of the qualifications prescribed for registration in the Scope of Practice – Osteopath.

and

(2) hold one of the following qualifications:

• Post Graduate Certificate in Western Acupuncture, Auckland University of Technology.
• Post Graduate Certificate in Western Medical Acupuncture, University of Hertfordshire (United Kingdom).

or

(in addition to paragraph 2(1) above)

(3) if applying before 31 March 2010, satisfy the Council of their competence in the use of acupuncture by:

(a) successfully completing a post-experience course run by Auckland University of Technology (including attending a two-day workshop, a portfolio-based assessment and a clinical competency examination); and

(b) supplying evidence of relevant acupuncture training and experience that, in the opinion of the Council, is, combined with requirement (a), sufficient for registration as an Osteopath with the Scope of Practice for Osteopaths using Western Medical Acupuncture and Related Needling Techniques; and

(c) if necessary in the opinion of the Council, completing the theoretical component of the Post Graduate Certificate in Western Acupuncture, Auckland University of Technology.

or

(in addition to paragraph 2(1) above)

(4) in accordance with section 15(2) of the Act, satisfy the Council that they hold an overseas qualification that is, in the opinion of the Council, equivalent to, or as satisfactory as, one of the qualifications prescribed in paragraph 2(2) above.

If necessary in the opinion of the Council, the applicant will be required to complete further training in Western medical acupuncture.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of September 2009.

ANNETTE INSTONE, Registrar, Osteopathic Council.

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Index

B
Bankruptcy Notices—
Bankruptcies: 3296
No asset procedures: 3297

C
Charitable Trusts Act—
Dissolution of charitable trust boards: 3323
Dissolution of charitable trust boards revoked: 3323

Civil Aviation Act—
Airworthiness directives: 3335

Commodity Levies (Wool) Order—
Rate of levies
Wool: 3346

Companies Act—
Amalgamation of companies
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