Can I work as a physiotherapy assistant, health case, or other physiotherapy related role in Aotearoa | New Zealand if I am not registered as a physiotherapist?

“Physiotherapy assistants” and "healthcare assistants" are not professions regulated by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.

A person working as a physiotherapy assistant in Aotearoa | New Zealand must not hold themselves out in any way as a registered physiotherapist, even if they are entitled to work as a physiotherapist overseas.