TTMRA

All Australian applicants registered under the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) may apply for registration in New Zealand under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act (TTMRA) pathway. Please note, this only applies to medical imaging and radiation therapy practitioners. 

If you are practising in Sonography or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology you must apply for registration as an overseas-trained applicant. 

Applying for an APC

You must wait until you are a resident in New Zealand or can provide evidence of your move to New Zealand before applying for an APC. Once you are registered, and before you begin working in New Zealand, you must apply to the Board for an annual practising certificate (APC).

Registration Timeframe

Providing your application is received with all the required documentation and the full registration fee payment you can expect to receive confirmation of your registration within 30 days.  

Cultural Competency 

Once registered, you must complete the Cultural Competency and Cultural Safety and Te Tiriti o Waitangi and The Treaty of Waitangi and Healthcare modules within six months of commencing practising in New Zealand www.mauriora.co.nz.

All new overseas-trained applicants who apply for and gain registration must complete:

• the Mauriora Foundation Courses in Cultural Competency and Cultural Safety and Te Tiriti o Waitangi and The Treaty of Waitangi and Healthcare mauriora.co.nz

The courses must be completed within six months of commencing practice in New Zealand.

You will be issued with an Interim Practising Certificate initially and once you have completed and provided evidence of completion of the required courses, you will be issued with an Annual Practising Certificate at no additional cost.