ANTA Representatives meet with advisor to the Australian Minister for Health

ANTA representatives recently had a meeting with the advisor to the Australian Minister for Health (Hon. Sussan Ley MP) to discuss statutory registration of Natural Therapists and inclusion in the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme.

The advisor was briefed and updated on the quality of courses, representation of  the natural therapy profession and the public interest. Information regarding ANTA and copies of ANTA submissions for inclusion of natural therapists in the NRAS were also reviewed and discussed.

The recent review of the NRAS was also discussed at some length together with the response and recommendations of the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council (these documents were recently circulated to ANTA members and posted on the ANTA website).

It appears from the AHWMC response a commitment to registering natural therapists and inclusion in the NRAS has not been made, however, our discussions did include how protection of title  and standards for natural therapists could be legislated. Although it is early stages, ANTA representatives were encouraged that further discussions to explore how this might be implemented will continue.

As discussions and developments occur we will keep ANTA members informed.