From: "John Andersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> With regards to David's comments and Leo's reply, registration in Qld. costs $220 per year plus an additional $100 application fee. A radiation licence costs $37 and the application fee is $54. Unfortunately, you cannot be registered without a licence and vice-versa. There are two fees because licencing and registration are administered under two separate Acts.
Radiographers coming to Qld. for locums, while having to pay the costs above, can apply for re-imbursement of the unused portion of their registration fee from the MRT Registration Board. This is done in quarter year increments. For example, someone working 3 months can apply for a refund of the remaining 9 months of their registration fee (excluding application fee and licencing) when they have left the State. Hope this clears the air a bit in that it is not totally fair to say it costs a locum $411 to work in Qld. John Andersen Gold Coast Hospital Practitioner Member MRT Registration Board (Qld) PS. I agree with Tony Smith's comments regards a national registration. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 27/11/2002 7:44:54 pm >>> The following note is just one of a number of comments about the rising costs of working as a radiographer in Australia that flow across my desk. The number of radiography vacancies in Qld will remain high if locum radiographers can not apply for limited registration at a pro-rata cost. No-one wants to pay a full 12 month registration fee for a four week locum placement. Other states moving towards registration should look carefully at their fees, and the options available for a limited time period. The issue of being registered or licensed in each state, and the costs of the AIR membership, is a constant topic of conversation with radiographers wanting information on the advantages of doing locum placements around Australia. Most of the radiographers on working holiday visas from the UK pick one or two states only to work in. At the moment we should be looking at ways to welcome radiographers to come and work in different parts of Australia, the move towards expensive state registration fees will not encourage radiographers to move from state to state. What do you think ??? Leo J Klein. Dear Leo, I was amazed at how much registration and a license costs in Queensland: $411 plus expenses to get necessary paperwork. I felt I couldn't justify paying this amount when all other states range from nothing to $50! Sadly I turned down the chance to go there. Hope you understand. In the meanwhile, I managed to source a job near Darwin. Thanks for your help. Sorry for any inconveniences caused. I hope you can understand. Best wishes, David ********************************************************************** This e-mail, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/ received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this e-mail is prohibited. It may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this e-mail in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone or by return e-mail. You should also delete this e-mail message and destroy any hard copies produced. ********************************************************************** +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ This message is being broadcast by AIRNEWS, the Australian Institute of Radiography list Server Send messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For assistance send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Commands should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Opinions expressed on this list are not necessarily those of the moderator, his assistants or those of the A.I.R.
