Physiotherapists

Registration

To practise as a physiotherapist in New Zealand, you are legally required to be registered by the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand.

The registration process varies depending on where you were educated, where you are currently qualified to practice and which scope you wish to practise under. Use the following table to display the instructions applying to your circumstances:
IF THEN REFER TO... APPLY UNDER...
You have recently completed the undergraduate programme from either the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) or Otago University Registration:
New Zealand qualified physiotherapists		 General Scope
You are Australian-qualified or registered TTMR process† – see:
Registration: Australian or Australian-qualified physiotherapists		 General Scope
You don’t fit either of the above categories and want to work as a physiotherapist in New Zealand Overseas process – see:
Registration: Overseas physiotherapists 		General Scope
You wish to undertake postgraduate physiotherapy study at a New Zealand school of physiotherapy Postgraduate registration for overseas qualified physiotherapists Special Purpose Scope
- PG Student


† The “Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act”, 1997 provides a special registration process for physiotherapists who are qualified to practise in Australia (excluding Western Australia).


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