Junior doctor challenges AHPRA over registration fees and parental leave
AMA Victoria is backing the campaign from Dr Belle Sasse.
When third-year oncology registrar Dr Belle Sasse took maternity leave last year, she took non-practising status to cut her registration fees to around $200 a year.
This month, she had to return to work to ensure she met her training requirements. But there was a problem.
It was just two weeks before AHPRA started accepting renewals for the 2024/25 registration year, meaning she faced a full annual fee of $995 so she could be registered for just two weeks of 2023/24.
Barely a month later, she would have to renew for the next year — another $995.
