Midwives Registered in Qualifying Australian TTMRA States
New Zealand Parliament enacted the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act In August 1997. This Act came into force by Order-in-Council on 1 May 1998. It provides for the mutual recognition of regulatory standards adopted in Australia and New Zealand regarding goods and occupations.
The Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement allows persons registered in Australia and New Zealand who practise substantially the same registered occupations, to move freely between both countries. This process applies to New Zealand and each of the Australian States. If you are registered to practise midwifery in Australia you are entitled to seek registration, and to practise, as a midwife in New Zealand. This right is exercised by giving written notice in the form of a Notice of Application, a Statutory Declaration and paying the application fee.
The Notice of Application form for midwives registered in Australia, who wish to apply for entry to the New Zealand Register of Midwives, can be downloaded below. Please note that there are accompanying notes that should be read before the form is completed and submitted to the Midwifery Council.
Midwives registering in New Zealand under TTMRA are likely to have conditions placed on their Scope of Practice. These conditions are likely to require midwives to complete a Registration Competence Programme within 18 months. Click here for details of these education courses.
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