Your selection in the affirmative (in the said T&Cs section of the AARPN membership form) confirms that you hereby DECLARE that:

(01) I am the person named and shown in the documents accompanying this application.

(02) I give my permission for AARPN to contact my nominated referee and educational institution and share with them my name, contact information (if required), academic transcript details, and provided personal-headshot photo – for verification purposes.

(03) I am willingly bound and will abide by the AARPN Constitution and Code of Conduct.

(04) I confirm that documentary evidence of my education and professional qualifications submitted with this application is true, remains current at the date hereof and no action is pending in respect thereto.

(05) I completed no more than 50 to 75% of my degree’s theory subjects (i.e., non clinical practicum related subjects) online – and I understand that live-streaming subjects do not count for on-campus delivery in the context of the herein calculations; I subsequently understand that if my online learning percentage falls between 51 to 75%, this will currently preclude me from some Private Health Fund practitioner provider status eligibility.    

(06) I am not a practicing Naturopath, nor the holder of any current Naturopathic accreditation with any Naturopathic association or similar.

(07) I will provide clients with a pre-initial consultation consent form, which will include the mandatory factors outlined in section 9.11 of the AARPN COC Practice Guidelines document.

(08) I will notify AARPN if any changes are made to, or occur with, my insurance policy mid-membership.

(09) I understand AARPN provides a portion of annual CPD content requirements in the form of prescribed and mandatory content (unless exemption has been granted) and said content may involve some subsequent question-answer surveying in order to ascertain that comprehensive engagement of the content has occurred; I understand that engaging such AARPN CPD content is mandatory and required for the continuation of approved membership.

(10) I understand that in order to rebate with private health funds for Nutrition, details regarding my qualifications and clinical operation/practice will be made available to private health funds.

(11) I understand that AARPN’s constitutional and COC guidelines have been developed to be in alignment with private health fund requirements for recognition of Nutrition rebating; consequently, violation of AARPN’s constitutional and COC guidelines will negate my eligibility for private health fund rebating with AARPN’s partnered private health funds.

(12) I understand that AARPN preforms annual auditing of members, as per the AARPN Auditing of Members policy document – I understand that AARPN is not responsible for any costs incurred due to suspension or expulsion arising from misconduct-audit-findings.

(13) I understand that although Practicing Nutritionists are not currently registered healthcare practitioners under AHPRA, AAPRN nonetheless aligns its standards with many of AHPRA’s standards for registered healthcare practitioners – and this specifically includes not selling ‘treatment packs’ to clients (i.e. taking money for consultations not yet undertaken, beyond the limit of one paid consultation occurring in the future), as per section 11.8 of the AARPN COC Practice Guidelines; I understand that a pre-consultation payment made by a client is limited to only one consultation occurring in the future. 

[Note from AARPN management – this stipulation is often confused and thus we offer the following clarifications: the prohibited practice here is the taking of money for services not yet rendered (i.e. taking an upfront bulk payment of money for multiple consultations set to occur into the future). Such practice creates an unethical power imbalance between the client and the practitioner, wherein the client may feel obligated to continue with a service that otherwise they may deem inappropriate for their circumstances. Additionally, in situations where a client stops engaging with the pre-paid treatment program, practitioners are inherently in an awkward position, and any resorting to badgering of clients to continue engagement (in order for the already paid service to be rendered complete) is yet another ethical concern. You are still able to propose a ‘package of treatments’ to the client, and you can attach an overall price for the package (whilst importantly also including a breakdown price point of each individual consultation/service), so long as only one individual consultation/service is paid for upfront, at a time. Under no situation should a practitioner hold a power imbalance over a client, and AARPN is unwavering in our assessment of this aspect of industry. 

(14) I understand that if I am involved in a Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) operation, I have to carefully consult section 11.7.2 of the AARPN COC Practice Guidelines, and include a business plan with this application form that (1) declares the nature of the MLM activity to AARPN, and (2) details how any potential conflict of interest is mitigated (i.e. conflict of interest between my MLM operation and my Nutrition Practice business operation, as outlined in section 11.7.2).

(15) I understand, as per section 3.26 of the COC Practice Guidelines, I am required to have printed and prominently displayed and accessible to clients (such as in a folder kept in the client waiting or consultation area): (1) the AARPN COC documents Part One and Two, (2) the AARPN Complaint and Disciplinary Management Policy, and (3) the state or territory’s HCC consumer resource pamphlet or poster – and for telehealth or mobile-clinics, I am to include web links to the respective AARPN policy documents (via the AARPN website policy page) and the appropriate HCC resource in a pre-consultation email communication.

(16) I acknowledge that any form of mobile or telehealth consultation require the same assurance of environmental privacy as a face-to-face in-clinic consultation, and I will ensure a client’s privacy is maintained at all times.

(17) I acknowledge that mobile consultations requires the same assurance of hygiene as a face-to-face in-clinic consultation, and hand washing and guidelines etc. will need to be adhered to accordingly.

(18) I acknowledge that if conducting capillary sampling in a mobile clinic environment, I am required to display a portable version of the capillary sampling guidelines, as per section 4.13 of the AARPN COC Practice Guidelines.

(19) I confirm that this application is submitted with the full knowledge that upon a successful acceptance of application, I will be required to complete payment of AARPN membership fee (such as has been pre-disclosed to me) prior to membership becoming active and functional.

(20) I acknowledge that in the absence of a declared external clinic address, AARPN will consider my residential address for any potential administrative purposes (i.e. my physically located base of operation) unless specified to AARPN otherwise.

(21) I understand that I have to update AARPN upon any changes to my physically located base/s of operation address/es.

(22) I confirm this membership application is made on the basis of the truth and correctness of all information furnished.