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National Restrictions Library 2.0: This restriction applies to restictions imposed or accepted from 16 September 2024. For restrictions imposed or accepted before this date please see the National Restrictions Library 1.0.
A registered practitioner must supervise practitioners with this restriction. The supervisor must have the training, experience or qualifications needed to provide the required supervision.
The practitioner must practise in line with a re-entry to practice plan stating:
This type of restriction applies when the practitioner does not meet our registration standard for recency of practice and is otherwise safe to practise.
We will review the re-entry to practice plan to ensure that the nominated supervisor and locations will meet the requirements.
We will publish the date of approval on the public register.
We monitor compliance by checking that the practitioner:
'Practise' is defined as: any role, whether remunerated or not, in which the individual uses their skills and knowledge as a psychologist. 'Practise' in this context is not restricted to the provision of direct clinical care. It also includes using professional knowledge (working) in a direct non-clinical relationship with clients, working in management, administration, education, research, advisory, regulatory or policy development roles, and any other roles that impact on the safe, effective delivery of services in the psychology profession.
You will receive a monitoring plan that details contact information, due dates, and the information you will need to provide to show that you are complying with your restrictions.
Links to the required forms will be available here prior to 16 September 2024.
Please contact your case officer for more information.
For general information see our Frequently asked questions about Monitoring and compliance page
If you have not yet received contact details for your case officer, please email your enquiry.
We are here to support and guide you through your compliance.
The contact details for your case officer are included on all our correspondence with you.
We also encourage you to use independent support services, including those provided on our Practitioner support services page.
You can also contact your legal representative or professional union to support you.
Generally, we will provide a further opportunity to nominate a different supervision arrangement, or to address any shortfalls in the nomination.
If you do not have an approved supervised practice arrangement, and/or the approval date has not been published on the public register you must cease practise and must not recommence practise until such times as the approval of a supervisor has been published on the public register.
You will be required to nominate a new supervised practice arrangement. If you have an alternate supervisor also approved, you will be able to continue to practise while your new nomination is assessed. If you have no available alternate supervisors, you must cease practise and must not recommence practise until such times as the approval of a new supervisor has been published on the public register.
Contact us as soon as possible using the details provided in your monitoring plan.
You may be able to apply for a change in your restrictions, or an extension of the date of commencement of the requirement for supervision. Circumstances are considered on a case-by-case basis.
You must not commence practise or recommence practise until after we have assessed and approved a supervised practice arrangement and the approval has been published on the public register.
We will consider any practise in these circumstances a breach of the restrictions and may take further regulatory action, even if your nominated supervisor is subsequently approved.
This depends on your circumstances.
Sometimes the supervised practice arrangement we have approved will include information on the amount of supervision (number of hours) required to complete the period of supervised practice. You will need to complete the duration included in your approved supervised practice arrangement. Once you have completed the required duration, you may apply to have your restriction removed.
In other cases, you will be required to pass an exam or qualify for general registration.
If you are unsure whether you should request a review of the requirement to be supervised, you should contact your case officer or monitoring team.
You must continue to only practise in accordance with the approved supervised practice plan until you are advised otherwise.
You must notify your case officer of any incident where, due to a medical emergency, you are unable to comply with the condition requiring supervised practice. We will assess whether the circumstances were such that compliance with the condition would affect your ability to provide care that would have a direct benefit to a patient in a medical emergency.
A medical emergency is defined as an event where it is not possible or reasonable to have a patient with a serious or life-threatening condition seen by another practitioner or transferred to the nearest hospital.
We will treat any failure to notify of non-compliance in the circumstances of a medical emergency as a breach of the condition and may take further action in relation to a breach of conditions.
You must contact your Ahpra case officer or team as soon as possible if you have had a change of circumstances or are unable to comply with the requirements for any reason. See your monitoring plan for contact information.