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Professional Facility Guide

Required documents to open a physiotherapy center

Select a country to see the official documents, licenses, and facility standards needed to open a physiotherapy center.

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Australia

Prepared facility-licensing dossier
Licensing authority
AHPRA (practitioners) + state/territory health and local-council premises rules + ASIC company
Legal form
Company or sole trader; AHPRA registration of staff is separate from the business registration
Typical timeline
2–6 months
Typical fees
ASIC + council + AHPRA registration + professional indemnity
Area / layout
Council planning/occupancy; infection-control and privacy for a health premises
Technical director
AHPRA-registered physiotherapist
Official & Useful Links
AHPRA — physiotherapy Australian Physiotherapy Association
Required documents checklist
  • ABN / ASIC company
  • AHPRA registration for every treating physiotherapist
  • Professional indemnity meeting AHPRA / APA expectations
  • Council planning or occupancy for a health service if required
  • Public-liability insurance and workplace (WorkCover) insurance
  • Privacy Act policies for health records
  • Medicare / NDIS provider numbers only if you will bill those schemes
Facility & equipment requirements
  • AHPRA regulates people, not the shopfront. Council and state health rules still apply to the premises.
Staff licensing
  • Using the title physiotherapist without AHPRA registration is an offence.
Licensing steps — in order
1

ABN/company → AHPRA-registered staff → council occupancy → insurance → open (then Medicare/NDIS if needed)

Important tip

If you will bill Medicare or NDIS, enroll as a provider before you advertise those services.

Guidance only — not a licence. Confirm fees, area minima, and portal names with the official regulator before you apply or spend on fit-out.