Forms

Practitioners who wish to practise using the title 'Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner' must apply for national registration. You can apply for registration online or use the relevant downloadable form below.

Online applications

Online applications for general registration as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner are available to:

• final-year students who are due to complete within the next twelve weeks an Australian-approved program of study, or
• graduates who have completed an Australian-approved program of study within the last two years.

For all other circumstances please use the relevant application form available to download below.

Those Aboriginal Health Workers who are not required by their employer to use the title 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner', 'Aboriginal Health Practitioner' or 'Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner', are not required to be registered, and can continue to work using their current titles (for example, 'Aboriginal Health Worker', 'Drug and Alcohol Worker' and 'Mental Health Worker').

See the National Board’s FAQ for further information on:

• Who needs to apply for registration?
• The National Scheme
• Registration Standards

The National Board fee schedule has more information on application fees and registration fees.

Renewal of registration

Online application for renewal of registration opens six to eight weeks before your registration expires. Ahpra will send you a reminder when your registration is due. Look for this as confirmation that online renewal is open.

If you do not renew your general or non-practising registration by 30 November each year, or within the following one month late period, your registration will lapse in accordance with the National Law and your name will be removed from the national register of practitioners. 

Registration forms

General registration

• Application for general registration as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner - AGEN-81 (1.96 MB,PDF)
• Application for general registration as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner for current non-practising registrants - AGNP-81 (1.42 MB,PDF) 
• Application for general registration as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner for students completing studies in an approved program of study - ASGR-81 (1.56 MB,PDF)

Non-practising registration

If you currently hold general registration, you can apply for non-practising registration using online services. Log in to your account to apply.

If you don’t currently hold general registration, you can apply for non-practising registration by using the ANPC-81 form:

• Application for non-practising registration as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner for previous registrants - ANPC-81  (837 KB,PDF)

English Language Referee Report

• English Language Referee Report (258 KB,PDF)

Review of conditions or undertakings

• Application for review of conditions or undertakings - ARCD-00 (393 KB,PDF)

Authorised Agent

The Authorised Agent application form can be used by practitioners wanting to nominate a third party who can communicate with AHPRA, on their behalf, about their application form. Use of this form is optional.

• Agent authorisation form for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners - AABA-81 (654 KB,PDF)

Supplementary information

Information about supporting documents required for registration is provided below.

• Certifying Documents 
• Proof of Identity Requirements
• Translating documents
• English Language Documents