Professions that are self-regulated

Self-regulating professions are responsible for establishing and monitoring their own professional standards through peer-led oversight. This includes setting minimum entry requirements, maintaining ongoing education standards and monitoring professional and ethical conduct.

**Table 2 – Self-regulating professions**
Profession	Professional body/Skills recognition	WA Health requirements
Art therapy	Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) (external site)	Must possess a master's degree in art therapy or approved equivalent qualification and be eligible for registration with ANZACATA.
Audiology	Audiology Australia (external site)	Must be eligible for full membership with Audiology Australia as an accredited audiologist.
Biomedical engineering	Engineers Australia (external site) Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) (external site)	Must have a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, biomedical engineering or science and be eligible for membership of Engineers Australia at the grade of graduate, member or fellow, or be eligible for membership with ACPSEM at the tier of associate, member or fellow.
Cardiac science/Physiology	Professionals in Cardiac Sciences Australia (PiCSA) (external site)	Must be eligible for membership of PiCSA.
Clinical perfusion	Australian and New Zealand College of Perfusionists (ANZCP) (external site)	Clinical perfusionists may commence employment but must complete certification with ANZCP within 24 months of appointment.
Dietetics	Dietitians Australia (external site)	Must be eligible for full membership with Dietitians Australia as an accredited practising dietitian.
Exercise physiology	Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) (external site)	Exercise physiologists must be accredited by ESSA as an accredited exercise physiologist.
Genetic counselling	Human Genetics Society of Australasia (external site)	Must be eligible for status as Member of the Human Genetics Society of Australasia.
Medical librarianship	Australian Library and Information Association (external site)	Must be eligible for full professional membership of the Australian Library and Information Association.
Medical physics	Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) (external site)	Must be eligible for membership of ACPSEM at the tier of Associate, Member or Fellow.
Medical science	Australian Institute of Medical and Clinical Scientists (external site)	Must be eligible for membership with the relevant professional body.
Music therapy	Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA) (external site)	Must be eligible for membership with AMTA as a registered music therapist.
Neurophysiology science	Association of Neurophysiology Scientists of Australia (ANSA) (external site)	Must be eligible for membership of ANSA.
Orthoptics	Orthoptics Australia (external site)	Must be eligible for registration with the Australian Orthoptic Board (external site).
Orthotics and prosthetics	Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association (AOPA) (external site)	Must be eligible for full membership with AOPA.
Respiratory science	Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science (ANZSRS) (external site)	Must be eligible for membership of ANZSRS.
Social work	Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) (external site)	Must be eligible for full membership with AASW.
Sonography	Australasian Sonographers Association (external site)	Must be listed on the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry as an accredited medical sonographer.
Sleep science	Australia and New Zealand Sleep Science Association (ANZSSA) (external site)	Must be eligible for membership with ANZSSA.
Speech pathology	Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) (external site)	Must be eligible for full membership of SPA.

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