References to the Physiotherapy Board in the Annual Report

1983 - Had hoped to re-open Act,  now a discussion within the Department of Health whether our Act should be combined with other health professionals.  The profession does not support this move.

1984 -  the Society has been trying to get the Act re-opended for the last four years.  Government still considering a combined Act with other health professions,  but Society want the Physiotherapy Act re-written and a Physiotherapy Council to be established.

1986 - At the beginning of 1986 the Minister of Health deferred the question of the Board becoming a Board Corporate and the need to hold a further ballot.  The Society received a very comprehensive estimate of costings prepared by the Department for running the Board,  which showed than it ran for a loss of approximately $68,000 a year.  The budget prepared by the Society proved unacceptable to the Department,  and in an endeabour to overcome the impasse the Society commissioned an independent assessment of costs by the Business Development Centre of the Otago University.

1991 - No further ahead in accomplishing independent status for the Physiotherapy Board.  1991 marked the end of the State Examination system.  Individual schools now have this responsibility with the Board having a moderating influence only.

1995 - The relationship between the registration authority and the professional body has been a convivial one and the two organisations have supported each other on a number of issues such as the four year undergraduate degree programme and Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement.  The Board has accepted in principle the Society’s code of Ethics as being the measure for the profession as a whole and the Board will continue to liaise with the Society on the Occupational Legislative Review.

1996 - Work on the Physiotherapy Act is continuing but has been delayed due to the election

1997 - ongoing work with the Physiotherapy Act with regards to proving on-going competency and re-entry criteria.

1998 -Still waiting for the full review of the Physiotherapy Act which may now be delayed until 2000.  The Society responded with written and oral submission to the Health Occupational Registration Acts Amendment Bill,  which was not implemented.