1 November 2021

Please find the following information in relation to the vaccination directions for your State, the current Direction (Direction Under Section 16, Mandatory Vaccination of Certain Workers - No. 7), relates specifically to certain workers in specific industries.

Where it relates to healthcare, it refers to "premises of medical or health facility", and "health and medical services or treatments". The definition for this is very clearly defined within these Directions as AHPRA registered or Allied Health.

The ONLY modalities registered with ANTA that fall within this definition are: Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture.

If you work for someone who operates a medical or health facility, then you must be "sufficiently vaccinated" by 31 October 2021.

Sufficiently vaccinated means:

  1. the person has received all doses of the vaccine;
  2. the person has received at least one dose of the vaccine and has made a booking to receive their second dose
  3. the person
    1. has made a booking to receive the first dose of the vaccine; and
    2. provides evidence of the booking to the supervisor; and
    3. receives all of the doses as reasonably possible.

Unless an exemption applies. Please read the Directions for information on all of the above.

Clarification

The following ANTA modalities do not fall under this Direction:

  • Aromatherapy
  • Ayurveda
  • Homeopathy
  • Myotherapy (Musculoskeletal Therapy)
  • Naturopathy
  • Nutrition
  • Oriental Remedial Therapy
  • Remedial Massage
  • Shiatsu
  • TCM Remedial Massage (An Mo Tui Na)
  • Western Herbal Medicine

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