Professions requiring national registration to practice

The following professions must register with the relevant registration boards before practicing in Western Australia.

**Table 1 – Registration required**
Profession	Registration board	Professional body	Skills recognition
Medical imaging technology	Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (external site)	Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (external site)	Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (external site)
Nuclear medicine technology	Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (external site)	Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (external site)	Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (external site)
Occupational therapy	Occupational Therapy Board of Australia (external site)	Occupational Therapy Australia (external site)	Occupational Therapy Council of Australia (external site)
Optometry	Optometry Board of Australia (external site)	Optometry Australia (external site)	Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (external site)
Pharmacy	Pharmacy Board of Australia (external site)	Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (external site)	Australian Pharmacy Council (external site)
Physiotherapy	Physiotherapy Board of Australia (external site)	Australian Physiotherapy Association (external site)	Australian Physiotherapy Council (external site)
Podiatry	Podiatry Board of Australia (external site)	Australian Podiatry Association (external site)	Podiatry Board of Australia (external site)
Psychology (including clinical psychology and clinical neuropsychology)	Psychology Board of Australia (external site)	Australian Psychological Society (external site)	Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (external site)
Radiation therapy	Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (external site)	Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (external site)	Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (external site)