2020 pandemic response sub-register to be extended

Practitioners on the 2020 pandemic response sub-register can now opt in to extend their temporary registration before it expires to keep supporting the pandemic response.  

Ahead of this date, Ahpra will be contacting practitioners on the sub-register to ask if participants would like to: 

• opt in so their temporary registration is extended to expire on 21 September 2022 (Ahpra will not be charging a fee for this extension), or 

• formally apply for registration on the main register using a transition pathway (registration fee only). 

Alternatively, these practitioners will have their registration expired. If a practitioner did not hold non-practising registration before being on the 2020 sub-register, they will no longer hold registration from 6 April 2022. They will need to apply through the standard registration process with the relevant National Board. 

The temporary sub-registers were established on an opt-out basis with eligible practitioners added automatically. As of 31 January 2022, there are 23,179 medical practitioners, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health practitioners on the 2020 sub-register including 2,809 medical practitioners. 

Information about this latest update can be found on the Ahpra website: 

• Information about the 2020 pandemic response sub-register 

• FAQs for practitioners and employers