Herb regulation and bans - the Australian approach

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing this information Stephen. Since we've been considering

moving back to Australia when I finish TCM school (I will be starting this

fall),

this info is very helpful. I'm curious, which state is it that has the

registration

board in place, and is there any indication of when the other states will

follow

suit?

 

Best wishes,

 

Andrea

[Guest guest]

Hi Andrea,

 

The state of Victoria is the only state that has currently initiated

registration. New South Wales seems to be very close to this

also.....however, this has been the case for some time. Other states

are looking into it seriously as well. National registration in all

states may occur here by 2008.

 

The Victorian board has strict educational requirements and

standardization of TCM education is very close to finalization in other

states here also.

 

As can be seen be some of the tension between professional groups on

this list; an un-united approach can hinder rather than help TCM

practitioners reach their goals in terms of recognition as

professionals. This is also the case to a lesser degree in Australia

where one association in particular has taken it upon themselves to

insist that they are the only ones that know how everything should be

done. They have only succeeded in slowing the process for themselves!!

 

The Registration Board of Victoria has a website where

many of the official documents regarding application, educational

requirements, the bill itself etc can be downloaded.

 

If interested, I encourage you to surf the site a bit. A good place to

start is:-

 

http://www.cmrb.vic.gov.au/registration/registration.html

 

 

Best Wishes,

 

Steve

 

On 17 Apr 2004, at 4:03 AM, Ai An Meng wrote:

 

> Thank you for sharing this information Stephen. Since we've been

> considering

> moving back to Australia when I finish TCM school (I will be starting

> this

> fall),

> this info is very helpful. I'm curious, which state is it that has the

> registration

> board in place, and is there any indication of when the other states

> will

> follow

> suit?

>

> Best wishes,

>

> Andrea

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Steve!

 

I had a strong feeling it was Victoria. It is the most progressive State in

many respects. As we're considering eventually moving back to Melbourne,

this is very good news, indeed.

 

<<<The Victorian board has strict educational requirements and

standardization of TCM education is very close to finalization in other

states here also.>>>

 

That's very good to hear. I'm very frustrated by MD's who are allowed to

practice TCM and acupuncture with minimal training and little if any actual

skill. As you said, its not their own profession that they reflect poorly upon.

 

<<<an un-united approach can hinder rather than help TCM practitioners

reach their goals in terms of recognition as professionals.>>>

 

I agree. Only by working together can we have a voice loud enough to be

heard. As the old analogy goes, *if you're too busy bickering amongst

yourselves,

how can you expect those in charge to take you seriously?!* Why is it that we

can so easily understand this when it comes to children, and not when it comes

to ourselves as adults?!

 

<<<The Registration Board of Victoria has a website where

many of the official documents regarding application, educational

requirements, the bill itself etc can be downloaded.

 

If interested, I encourage you to surf the site a bit. >>>

 

I'm most definitely interested. Thanks for the link! Oh, I was meaning to ask

you, where in Australia are you?

 

Best wishes,

 

Andrea