REMOVAL FROM AND RETURNING TO THE REGISTRY

Return to the Register Following Removal Due to Non-Payment of Fees (Fee Default)

An ASAR Fee Default reactivation form and fee of AUD $220 including GST must be completed. Please read additional requirements for defaulting during CPD Default. Once processed, the applicant will be placed on the register.

The CPD triennium will be reset depending on the period of removal: if the period of removal is less than 12 months the current CPD triennium will continue unchanged; if the period of deactivation is greater than 12 months a new CPD triennium will commence from 1st January of the reactivation year.

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Return to the Register Following Removal from the Registry and CPD Default Removal

An ASAR reactivation form and fee of AUD $170 including GST must be completed. Once procssed, the applicant will placed on the register under the following conditions:

  • for the following three years, the Sonographer must pay an annual fee of AUD $170 including GST to remain on the register
  • the Sonographer must participate in the ASAR CPD program and submit 30 CPD credits to ASAR within each 12-month period for a total of 36 months. A CPD audit will be conducted at the end of each 12-month period. 

Following the final CPD audit, successful completion of this 36-month period will result in the Sonographer being returned to regular accredited Sonographer status.

If at any point in this 36-month period the Sonographer does not comply with the outlined CPD and/or fee requirements, the Sonographer’s name will be removed from the register and Medicare Australia will be notified of the removal. In this case, the Sonographer may return to the register via category 2 by enrolling in an ASAR accredited qualification. Alternatively, the Sonographer may return to the register following successful completion of an ASAR accredited Return to Clinical Practice program.

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