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Thank you to all those who provided feedback to the public consultation on Professional capabilities for medical radiation practice. Look for a brief update on next steps in this newsletter.
We are looking for experienced and enthusiastic registered practitioners to assist in the work of the Registration and Notifications Committee. There’s still time to apply to be part of this vital regulatory work. Please use this link to the application portal on Ahpra’s website.
See our update and additional resources for AI use in healthcare. We also encourage registered practitioners to take part in the research survey looking at factors associated with workforce retention and attrition.
Cara Miller Chair, Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia
From the Chair …
I want to recognise the life and contribution of Brendan McKernan. Brendan served on the National Board as a radiation therapist member from Western Australia since 2018 but after a long illness was sadly taken from us in July.
Brendan was well known in radiation therapy circles, particularly in Western Australia but also across Australia and internationally. He was a kind and wise man whose counsel we all miss. Our thoughts go out to his family, friends and close colleagues.
Medical radiation practitioners and students now have updated national guidance to help them use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools safely, effectively, and confidently in clinical practice. New resources from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care provide practical advice for integrating AI into workflows while maintaining high standards of patient care.
The guidance supports practitioners to understand AI tool benefits, limitations, and evidence base; reduce risks like bias and automation error; gain informed consent; and meet privacy and TGA requirements. It aligns with the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia’s (MRPBA) Statement on Artificial Intelligence, which emphasises patient safety, professional accountability, and the skills practitioners need to lead AI adoption in imaging and therapy. It also complements the National Boards’ Statement on AI, which outlines obligations for safe, ethical, and lawful AI use in healthcare.
Read the guidance:
A team from Monash University, University of Sydney, and University of Newcastle are seeking medical radiation practitioners in Australia who are either practising clinically, or who have left clinical practice within the last six months, to participate in a research study. The aim of the research study is to understand the factors that influence Australian medical radiation practitioners’ decisions to remain in or leave the profession. The research study involves a short demographic survey and a 45-minute online interview.
If you think you might be interested in participating, please read the Explanatory statement for more information.
If you wish to proceed as a participant in this research study, please review and complete the consent form via this link.
If you have any questions about this study, you can contact principal investigator Dr Kristie Matthews via email: [email protected]
Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee project number 48952.
Having considered the feedback from stakeholders as part of public consultation, the Board is now working on the final version of the updated Professional capabilities for medical radiation practice.
The Board does not anticipate significant changes to the updated Professional capabilities that were proposed at public consultation earlier this year. While there will be some changes to descriptions, these are mostly minor and aim to improve clarity or intent.
We encourage all practitioners, education providers, employers and healthcare organisations to prepare so that they are ready when the capabilities come into effect.
Early November 2025: The Board aims to publish the third iteration of the Professional capabilities for medical radiation practice in early November 2025. This will give practitioners, employers, education providers and other stakeholders a reasonable amount of time to prepare before the updated capabilities come into effect.
Monday 30 March 2026: The third iteration of the Professional capabilities for medical radiation practice will come into effect.
The current Professional capabilities require practitioners to recognise and respond to acute physiological deterioration, which means that registered practitioners should already have training in basic life support (first aid).
A key change for medical radiation practitioners is the extension of these capabilities to include recognition and management of the initial stages of anaphylaxis, which includes the use of an adrenaline autoinjector. Note that in many jurisdictions a current first aid certificate and anaphylaxis training is a precondition for using adrenaline. Completing anaphylaxis training is a priority for registered practitioners working in areas where anaphylaxis is a known risk of examinations, treatments or procedures.
Several registered training organisations offer basic life support and anaphylaxis training, or your employer may offer internal training programs. You can also contact ASMIRT and ANZSNM to enquire about their training programs. Alternatively, if you have a current basic life support certificate, the Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy offers free online anaphylaxis training for health professionals in Australia and New Zealand: https://traininghp.ascia.org.au/
The Board is calling for applications from registered medical radiation practitioners for appointment to its Registration and Notifications Committee (RNC).
The RNC is a delegated decision-making committee and makes decisions on registration and notification matters about medical radiation practitioners.
To learn more about the role and the requirements or to submit an application, please visit the website.
We’re thrilled with the interest in Teaching on the Run and to meet the demand we have put on two extra programs in Sydney in October. These will be held on:
The workshops run from 9am to 4pm each day and will be hosted at the Pullman Hotel, Hyde Park, Sydney.
To book your place at either of the workshops, follow this link to Cvent.
A webinar for final year and graduating students is being held on Tuesday 16 September 2025 at the later timeslot of 7pm.
The webinar will include information on:
and a 30-minute Q&A session.
If you haven’t already, you can register for the webinar by following this link to Cvent.
We look forward to seeing you there.
When it comes time to renew, things will look different this year. Ahpra has a new online portal with multifactor authentication (MFA) to manage all aspects of your registration.
Multifactor authentication is an extra layer of security used to protect your data.
Before you renew, you will need to link an authenticator app to your portal. This app generates a one-time 6-digit code and is more secure than sending the code by SMS. Every time you log in, you’ll enter:
If you already know your username and password, you can log in now and link MFA. If you’re not sure what your username is, you can wait. We send an email with your username before you need to renew. If you share your email account with someone else, such as your partner, or use a group email such as ‘[email protected]’ then you will need to change it to an email that is unique to you when you first log in. There’s information available on the Ahpra portal help centre on how to do this.
Here is where you can find more help about logging in to your portal and linking MFA:
If you get stuck, try the troubleshooting tips, or use the portal help centre chatbot. You can also contact Ahpra’s Customer Service team.
A 30 per cent rebate on annual renewal fees is now available for health practitioners who take parental leave and other forms of protected leave, while a wider review of fee policies continues.
This action aims to provide financial relief for practitioners taking parental leave and other forms of protected leave such as disability and carer’s leave.
It is one step in a range of measures Ahpra and the National Boards are introducing to make registration fees more equitable, flexible and responsive.
The rebate applies to practitioners who take leave for at least six continuous months on the grounds of a protected attribute. A practitioner can claim the rebate at the next renewal after the six-month period of leave ends. Practitioners cannot apply for this rebate before the six-month period has started, or before it ends.
A wider review is currently looking at how a pro rata approach to fees can be implemented. It is expected to report by November 2025 with recommendations aimed at coming into effect by 1 July 2026.
Visit the Fee relief for parental leave and other types of leave webpage for more information and to read the full policy.
Receipts or tax invoices for payments made in the 2024–25 financial year will be emailed to you directly – they won’t be available in the Ahpra portal.
You’ll receive your receipt or tax invoice shortly after your payment via email.
We’ll email your receipt or tax invoice from mid-June 2025. Be sure to check both your inbox and spam/junk folder.
If you haven’t received it by mid-July, please submit an online enquiry, and let us know you need a receipt or tax invoice for the 2024–25 financial year.
For payments made before July 2024, please submit an online enquiry and specify which financial year(s) you need. We’ll email the relevant documents once we receive your request.
New resources are now available to help practitioners understand and adapt to changes to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, which will come into effect over the next 12 months.
Information on the changes, how they will be implemented and what they mean for practitioners and the public is available in the full information guide, while the two-page short guide provides a high-level snapshot of the changes.
Both guides are available on the National Law amendments page on the Ahpra website which includes links to related topics and will be updated as our implementation activities progress.
The changes to the National Law were passed earlier this year, focusing on:
