Register for Canberra Script

1. Click the link in your Canberra Script invitation email.
   If you have not received an invitation email, go to https://register.canberrascript.act.gov.au/

   The Canberra Script Practitioner Registration screen is launched in your web browser.

• If you came here from the link in your invitation email: Your Ahpra Number is pre-populated. If it is incorrect, please contact Support.

• If you have not received an invitation email: Enter your full Ahpra Number.



2. Enter your Date of Birth, then select I consent to using Ahpra to verify my details and retrieve my email address in my Ahpra profile.

   Canberra Script checks your Ahpra registration status. If your date of birth is correct and your registration is current, further details from your Ahpra registration are displayed.

   

   If the registration details are out-of-date, please contact Ahpra to update them.

   To change your username after registering, contact Support.

   Canberra Script sends an email containing a verification code to the email address associated with your Ahpra registration.

1. Go to the email account used for your Ahpra registration, then copy the verification code sent by Canberra Script.
2. In the Canberra Script registration portal, enter the Verification Code, then click Verify.



3. Required for prescribers: Enter your Prescriber Number (Note: This field is not displayed to pharmacists).

   If you are a prescriber but do not have a Prescriber Number, please contact Support to complete your registration.

   The Prescriber Number is issued by Services Australia. You need this to prescribe medicines for your patients under the PBS. If you are a prescriber but do not have a Prescriber Number, such as medical officers in the ACT public hospital, please contact Support to complete your registration.

4. Optional: Enter your Contact phone number (without any spaces). This number will be kept private and will be used only to communicate with you about Canberra Script.
5. Click Next.

If you would prefer to use a different email address for Canberra Script, you can set up your alternative email address at this point.

Your preferred email address cannot be a ACT Health email address ending in @act.gov.au.

To continue with the email address you use for Ahpra (as long as it is not a ACT Health email address), click Next to skip this step.

1. Enter your Preferred Email Address, then click Send Code.

   

   Canberra Script sends an email with a verification code to the email address you entered.

2. Go to your email account, then copy the verification code sent by Canberra Script.
3. In the Canberra Script registration portal, enter the Verification Code, then click Verify.
4. Click Next.

Your username is your email address (either the email address associated with your Ahpra registration, or the preferred email address, if provided). To change your username after registering, contact Support.

1. Enter your Username.

   

2. Enter the Password you will use to access Canberra Script, then enter it again in the Re-Type Password field.

   Your password must be between 8 and 16 characters, and contain uppercase and lowercase letters, at least one number or symbol (eg. !?&), and no spaces.

3. Tick the checkbox to confirm that you have read and accepted the Terms and Conditions.
4. Click Submit.

   Your registration is now complete. The registration portal displays a message to confirm your registration.

   

Do not share your username and password to protect patients’ data stored in Canberra Script against unauthorised access. The first time you log into Canberra Script you must also set up an additional security verification method. ACT Health prescribers and pharmacists will be able to link their ACT Health email to their Canberra Script registration so they can log into the Canberra Script system using their ACTGOV account and password.