Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00025:clause:2_80025:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00025
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 80025 (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 87688–90654

(7) If the name of a person has been removed from the register under subclause (9), in order to become an allied health professional in relation to the provision of a focussed psychological strategies health service (reregistered) that person must apply to be registered and in the person's application must:
 (a) provide evidence of attaining the necessary amount of units that he or she was required to attain to comply with the focussed psychological strategies continuing professional development in the CPD year in which he or she failed to comply;
and if reregistered must
 (b) comply with subclause (1) as if the CPD year in which he or she was reregistered commenced on the date of reregistration.

         (8) The Minister may grant an exemption in whole or part from focussed psychological strategies continuing professional development, where:
 (a) a written application from an allied health professional has been received; and
 (b) the Minister is satisfied that special circumstances prevented or will prevent the allied health professional from completing focussed psychological strategies continuing professional development in a CPD year.

         (9) Upon receiving notification under paragraph (5)(b), the Chief Executive Medicare must not remove the name of an allied health professional from the register until notified:
 (a) under subclause 2.3.2(10) that the Minister has given notice to the allied health professional:
 (i) under subclause 2.3.2(5) that the decision to remove the name of the person from the register has been affirmed; or
 (ii) under paragraph 10(9)(c); or
 (b) that such period of time as referred to in subclause 2.3.2(2) has expired and the allied health professional has not applied for reconsideration under subclause 2.3.2(1) or requested further time under subclause 2.3.2(6).

         (10) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this clause:
 (a) prevents the Chief Executive Medicare from including the name of a general registrant psychologist on the register; or
 (b) requires the Chief Executive Medicare to remove the name of a general registrant psychologist from the register.

         (11) In this clause:
general registrant psychologist means a person who holds general registration in the health profession of psychology under the applicable law in force in the State or Territory in which the service is provided; and
  register means the register kept by the Chief Executive Medicare of allied health professionals who are qualified to provide a focussed psychological strategies health service.

2.3.2  Reconsideration of Decision
 (1) Where the Minister has provided notification under subclause 2.3.1(6), the allied health professional may apply to the Minister for reconsideration of that decision.
 (2) The application must be made in writing:
 (a) within 28 days from the date of the decision; or
 (b) if the Minister is satisfied that special circumstances exist, within such further period as