Five things you need to renew your PACFA registration 2024/2025

14 March 2024

There are five things every PACFA member needs to be ready for renewal on May 1…

1. Annual CPD Requirements

• You need a minimum of 20 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) annually. Ten hours are mandatory (Category A), and the other ten are optional (Category B).
• (In previous years, a grace period for CPD was extended for those affected by Covid-related events. This year, there will be no grace period).
  • Further information:
    
    • CPD and Supervision Requirements
    • The PACFA CPD Standard

2. Annual Supervision Requirements

• 10 hours of formal supervision (on client caseload, not managerial supervision) in the last 12 months. There is no grace period for this.
  • Where a practitioner has accrued over 400 client practice hours per annum, they must have undertaken 15 hours of formal supervision.  
  • Further information:
    • CPD and Supervision Requirements
    • The PACFA Client Contact Standard
    • The PACFA Clinical Supervision Standard  

3. Insurance

• Make sure you've got evidence of your professional indemnity and public liability insurance up to date. If you are covered by your employer, make sure you provide a letter from your employer or copy of the PI Insurance. 
  • Further information:
    • The PACFA Professional Indemnity Insurance Standard
    • PACFA Member Insurance Policy 

4. Criminal History Check

• You'll need a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (formerly ‘National Police Check’) issued after 1 May 2022. PACFA uses the same standards as AHPRA. During renewals, PACFA will ask existing members to provide a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check certificate.
  • To submit a National Police check, you need to contact an ACIC-accredited body or an Australian police agency that can submit a police check on your behalf. You can find more information on how to obtain a National Police Check on the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Website. 
  • Australian National Character Check is one of the ACIC-accredited bodies. Here is a direct link to Australian National Character Check website

5. Working with Children Check

• If you work with children or adolescents, get your Working with Children Check sorted.
• Further information:
  • The PACFA Criminal History Standard
  • The ACIC website

CPD and Supervision Pro-rate Exemption table for new registrants

If you joined PACFA for the first time during the membership year, you have a pro-rata exemption for some of the standard required CPD and supervision hours, based on the month you joined. Information about how to calculate the exemption hours is below. The exemption will be automatically applied based on your join date and you are required to enter only the pro-rata hours. 

For new members, there's a pro-rata exemption for CPD and supervision hours based on when you joined during the year.

Pro-rate Exemption table for registrants taking Leave of Absence 

 If you have been approved for a leave of absence for a period of time within the registration year, you are eligible for a pro-rata exemption for some of the required CPD and supervision hours, depending on the duration of your leave. Information on how to calculate the exemption hours is provided below. The exemption will be automatically applied based on your leave of absence period. You must complete the remaining pro-rata hours to renew your registration. 

We want all our members to keep enjoying the benefits of PACFA. Remember, our membership team is here to help you through the renewal process.