154Eligibility for general registration

154 Eligibility for general registration

(1) An individual is eligible for general registration as a disability worker if—

(a) the individual is qualified for general registration; and

Section 155 set out the qualifications for general registration.

(b) the individual has completed successfully—

(i) all periods of supervised practice as a disability worker in accordance with the relevant approved registration standard; or

(ii) all examinations and assessments required by the relevant approved registration standard for the purpose of assessing the individual's ability to practise competently and safely as a disability worker; and

(c) the Board decides that the individual is a suitable person to hold general registration; and

Section 156 sets out the circumstances in which the Board may decide that an individual is not a suitable person to hold general registration.

(d) the individual is not disqualified under this Act from applying for registration or from being registered; and

S. 154(1)(e) amended by No. 17/2020 s. 13(5).

(e) the individual meets all other requirements for registration stated in a relevant approved registration standard.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Board may decide that the individual is eligible for general registration by imposing a condition on the registration under section 172.