Comparative Analysis of Licensing and Registration Process in Healthcare and Restaurateur Professions in Australia

Comparative Analysis

Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Healthcare Profession......................................................................................................................3
Restaurateur Profession...................................................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................6

Introduction
Licensure or Licensing is a permission issued by the government agency for practicing a
profession. However, this permit cannot be obtained easily but it requires fulfillment of certain
specific criteria designed by the government for the practice of a specific profession. On the
other hand, in case of not having licensure laws, registration in the form of approval which varies
in requirements, can also be provided by the government. Various types of professions are
required to be registered with the government in order to be operated legally in a region. In
Australia, there are strict safety standards and licensing is essential for licensed professions. In
this essay, the comparative analysis will be conducted to evaluate the licensing and registration
process in healthcare and ----professions to identify the rigorous one.
Healthcare Profession
Healthcare is a profession because it is a specific type of job being practiced by the experts in the
Healthcare sector and it requires specific educational qualification and experience as a
practitioner. Without fulfillment of specific criteria, one cannot choose or practice healthcare
profession as it is a huge responsibility and requires proper licensing or registration under
government agency to start practicing this profession(AHPRA, 2018). It proves that healthcare is
a serious profession and requires fulfillment of certain specific criteria to be satisfied for the
practicing of this profession.
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is responsible for permitting the
healthcare profession in the country in a legal manner. It is the responsibility of the National
Boards to carefully consider applications for registration and to evaluate them on the basis of
requirements established for registration by each of the Board. The registration has been
categorized on the basis of every particular profession. The healthcare profession is categorized
on the basis of fifteen healthcare sectors such as Dental, Medical, Psychology, Physiotherapy and
others. The process ofregistration involves a stage-wise procedure(nsw.gov.au, 2018). The
application for registration is required to fulfill the criteria mentioned in four stages of the
registration process and eighth stage is considered as the final stage. Stage 1 involves the online
or hardcopy submission of the application, which is reviewed internally for the fulfillment of all
the criteria. Stage 2 is the assessment process under which, the provided information is evaluated
in conformation with the registration standards. It requires to undergo several tests related to the