NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 25 — 9 MARCH 2017

Board-accredited therapeutics qualification leading to registration in the Optometrist Scope of Practice.

Evidence of enrolment in a Board-accredited therapeutics course will be required at the time of registration. The optometrist’s registration may be subject to conditions as set out in section 22(3) of the HPCA Act. These conditions may include:

• A requirement to practise under supervision;
• a requirement to practise under oversight;
• that the practitioner may not perform certain tasks, or that those tasks are only performed under certain circumstances;
• a requirement to practise only in a stated capacity, for example as an employee or a nominated person or a person of a stated class;
• a requirement to practise only for a specified period;
• a requirement to get one or more stated qualifications or further experience of a stated kind; and
• a requirement to comply with any condition the Board believes to be necessary to protect the safety of the public.

Prescribed qualifications for registration in the Provisional Optometrist Scope of Practice

The optometrist must provide evidence of a pass in the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ) Competency in Optometry Examination (Pathway 4 – ‘Provisional’).

3. Scope of Practice for Optical Dispensing

Optical dispensing describes the practice of the interpreting and dispensing of optical prescriptions by a person with a recognised qualification. This includes the giving of advice and instruction in the dispensing of spectacle lenses, spectacle frames (including their fitting), contact lenses, and any other optical device intended for correction of a defect of sight.

Prescribed qualifications for registration in the Scope of Practice for Optical Dispensing

• The applicant holds the qualification Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing, awarded by the New South Wales Technical and Further Education Commission, or proof of eligibility to graduate from this course, and has submitted a completed and signed record of training book showing evidence of the completion of a minimum of 800 hours of practical experience as specified in the record of training book, within two years of qualification or a period otherwise approved by the Board (Pathway 5 – ‘Dispensing Optician’); or
• the applicant holds the qualification Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing (conferred on or after 31 May 2009), awarded by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, or proof of eligibility to graduate from this course, has completed the ‘Perform Edge and Fit’ module as part of the qualification, and has submitted a completed and signed record of training book showing evidence of the completion of a minimum of 800 hours of practical experience as specified in the record of training book, within two years of qualification or a period otherwise approved by the Board (Pathway 5 – ‘Dispensing Optician’); or
• the applicant holds the qualification FBDO (UK) (Pathway 5 – ‘Dispensing Optician’); or
• the applicant holds the qualification FBDO (Malaysia), and has submitted a completed and signed record of training book showing evidence of the completion of a minimum of 800 hours of practical experience, within two years of qualification or a period otherwise approved by the Board (Pathway 5 – ‘Dispensing Optician’); or
• the applicant has passed an optical dispensing examination approved by the board (Pathway 5 – ‘Dispensing Optician’).

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of March 2017.

LINDSEY PINE, Registrar, Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board.

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