How we check every figure

Every guide lists the sources behind its figures and shows the date the page was last checked. We use official sources wherever we can, and if we can't confirm a figure, it stays off the site.

Moving to Australia means making big decisions on fees, pay and rules that change often. You should be able to see where the numbers came from and how fresh they are, so here is how we do it.

Official sources only

We start with the bodies that set the figures, not forums or old blog posts. That means sources such as:

• Ahpra and the national boards, including the Occupational Therapy Board and the Physiotherapy Board
• Speech Pathology Australia, which assesses speech pathologists (speech pathology isn't an Ahpra-registered profession)
• The Australian Physiotherapy Council and the Occupational Therapy Council
• The Department of Home Affairs, for visa routes and fees
• The Fair Work Commission and the Fair Work Ombudsman, for awards and pay
• Queensland Health, the Australian Taxation Office and other government and professional bodies

If we can't confirm a figure on an official page, we leave it out and point you to where the official figure is published.

Every figure is recorded with its source and date

When we check a figure, we record the value, the page we took it from and the date we checked it, and, where one applies, the date it takes effect. We keep over 500 of these records, and the numbers on our pages are drawn from them rather than typed from memory.

If we can't confirm a figure, we mark it as unverified and it stays off the site until we can.

We re-check on a schedule

Rules move, and a figure that was right last year can cost you money this year. So we re-check:

• fees and visa figures at least every 45 days
• everything else at least every 90 days

Our build check warns us whenever a record passes its re-check date.

An independent fact-check before publishing

Before a page goes live it goes through a separate fact-check against those sources, done independently of the drafting. It looks for anything wrong, unsupported, overpromised or missing, and every finding is either fixed or recorded with the reason it was set aside.

We fix mistakes

We're careful, but official pages change and we can get things wrong. When we find a mistake or an out-of-date figure, we correct it as quickly as we can and update the checked date.

What we don't do

• We don't give visa advice. Registered migration agents do that, and we work alongside them. Our visa pages describe the routes in general terms and point you to Home Affairs.
• We don't promise jobs, visas, registration or timelines. Employers, Ahpra and the boards, Speech Pathology Australia, the assessing councils and Home Affairs make those decisions.
• We don't take money from clinicians. Our service is free to you.

Who's behind it

Access to Practice was started by Callum Trevorrow, a physio who has worked across community, paediatrics, inpatients and ICU, and in government and rural hospitals. He was the inaugural director of a satellite hospital, built a 34-person hospital avoidance service spanning doctors, nurses and allied health, and now runs a multi-site paediatric practice in South East Queensland that employs overseas clinicians.

In Callum's words: "You're talking to a physio and a service operator, not a sales team."

Spotted something out of date?

Tell us and we'll check it against the official source. Email hello@accesstopractice.com with the page and the figure, and we'll fix it if it's wrong.

General information only, not migration or legal advice. Visa advice should come from a registered migration agent (we work alongside them). Registration decisions are made by Ahpra and the professional bodies, not by us. Fees and rules change: check the linked official source before you rely on a figure.