Physiotherapists

Registration

New Zealand Qualified Physiotherapists

To assist you in completing your application for registration the Board has developed a guide. Please read the guidance notes before you complete your application form.

Guidance Notes

Registration form for recently qualified NZ Graduates

REGISTRATION FOR NEW ZEALAND QUALIFIED APPLICANTS

Under the HPCA Act 2003, you must be registered and hold a current Annual Practising certificate issued by the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand before you can commence practice as a physiotherapist in New Zealand.
Registration is a legal process and you must complete all the details required and provide the documents in the specified format before the Board can consider your application.

Please note that the onus is on you the applicant to comply with all the Board’s requirements. Your application must be complete and have enclosed all the documentation before it is sent to the Board.

Before you can be registered you must:

• Have successfully completed a Bachelor of Health Science (Physiotherapy) at Auckland University of Technology or a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at University of Otago.
• Provide all the information and documentation requested by the Board.
• Pay the registration fee of $180.
• Meet the fitness for registration criteria detailed in Section 16 HPCA Act 2003.

The Registration Process for New Zealand

Students from Auckland University of Technology and the University of Otago may send in applications at the same time. You must supply a complete application; incomplete applications will be returned to you. Otago graduates can apply as soon as they have graduated in early December and are able to include a certified copy of their degree certificate. AUT students and those few Otago students who did not receive their degree certificate in December can forward an original complete official academic transcript (academic record) of your undergraduate physiotherapy programme issued by the academic registry of your university instead. The course transcript must be obtained from the university who may charge a small fee.

You must include the documents the Board requires. Make sure that when certified copies are required you ensure that certification is properly undertaken. Certified copies must be appropriately witnessed photocopies of originals. Only JPs and other authorised officials are able to perform this task.

Finally, be aware that your application is a Statutory Declaration made under the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957.

If your application is successful you will be awarded registration and issued with an annual practising certificate to enable you to legally commence employment as a physiotherapist. Please refer to the Information/Application booklet for further details.

Once registered, it is your legal responsibility to keep the Board informed of your current address(es).