NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 131

1 NOVEMBER 2012

Notice of New Scope Practice (Physiotherapy Specialist)* and Related Qualifications Prescribed by the Physiotherapy Board

Pursuant to section 11(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (“the Act”), the Physiotherapy Board specifies the following new scope of practice:

Scope of Practice – Physiotherapy Specialist

• Physiotherapy specialists are expert physiotherapists who have advanced education, knowledge and skills to practise within a specific area of clinical practice;
• as specialist clinicians, they demonstrate leadership in consultancy, education and research;
• they work collaboratively with the physiotherapy profession and within the wider health team across a range of health and disability settings;
• physiotherapy specialists actively participate and take a leadership role in professional activities, including local and national strategy and policy development; and
• they work in partnership with individuals, whānau, families and communities to optimise health outcomes.

Pursuant to section 12 of the Act, the following qualifications are prescribed for registration as a physiotherapy specialist:

Qualifications Prescribed for Registration in the Scope of Practice: Physiotherapy Specialist

• Provide evidence of successful completion of a minimum of a clinically focused postgraduate Master’s Degree programme, relevant to the specialist area of physiotherapy practice; and
• successful completion of the assessment process approved by the Physiotherapy Board for persons who have met all other set criteria for physiotherapy specialist registration.

This notice takes effect from 1 January 2013.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of October 2012.

SUSAN J. BEGGS, Registrar, Physiotherapy Board.

Please insert this new scope of practice as an amendment to the notice on page 2972 in the Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette*, 15 September 2004, No. 120.

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Physiotherapy (Fees) Notice October 2012

Pursuant to Part 6, section 130(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, the following notice is given.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—This notice may be cited as the Physiotherapy (Fees) Notice October 2012 and shall come into force on 1 January 2013.

2. Fees—The Physiotherapy Board sets the fees and levies, payable to the board, specified in the Schedule to this notice.

3. Tax—The fees are inclusive of goods and services tax.

Schedule

Fees Payable

Application for registration within the scope of practice of physiotherapy specialist:

• Assessment part 1 (portfolio assessment) $1,455.00
• Assessment part 2 (panel assessment) $1,475.00

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of October 2012.

SUSAN J. BEGGS, Registrar, Physiotherapy Board.

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National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) Limited

National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012

Notice of Amendment to NAIT Device Standards

Pursuant to section 14 of the National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012, I, Russell John Burnard, Chief Executive of NAIT Limited acting as the NAIT organisation, give notice that I have amended the NAIT Device Standard for Cattle and the NAIT Device Standard for Deer.

The amended NAIT Device Standard for Cattle, Version 3 (November 2012) and NAIT Device Standard for Deer, Version 3 (November 2012) will take effect on 2 November 2012.

Copies of the NAIT Device Standard for Cattle and the NAIT Device Standard for Deer may be obtained from the NAIT website at

www.nait.co.nz

or by writing to NAIT Limited, PO Box 10082, Wellington 6143.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of October 2012.

RUSSELL JOHN BURNARD, Chief Executive of National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) Limited.

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