At this stage, the profession that audiology will share a board with under the NRAS scheme has not yet been determined. Image: CuteBee/stock.adobe.com. Australia’s Health Ministers have agreed that audiology will enter the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS) under a “dual profession” National Board arrangement....
No actionable change to clinical practice at this time; Australian audiologists should monitor further announcements about NRAS implementation details, paired profession, and transition timelines.
Mandatory national registration will reshape how audiology is regulated, credentialled, and governed across Australia, with potential knock-on effects for workforce standards, scope of practice, and clinic compliance obligations.
- 01Australia's Health Ministers have agreed audiology will enter the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS).
- 02Audiology will be governed under a dual-profession National Board structure.
- 03The profession to be paired with audiology on the shared Board has not yet been determined.
- 04This is a policy decision; implementation details, timelines, and transition arrangements are still to be confirmed.
- 05The move aligns audiology with other regulated health professions such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
Australia's Health Ministers have agreed that audiology will enter the NRAS under a dual-profession National Board.
press releasesupportedThe profession to be paired with audiology on the dual National Board has not yet been determined.
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