1. Title and Commencement-This Notice may be cited as the Pharmacist and Pharmacy (Fees) Notice 2001 and shall come into force on 1 January 2001.
2. Fees-Pursuant to sections 56A, 56B, and 56C of the Pharmacy Act 1970, The Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand sets the following fees payable to the Society specified in the Schedule to this Notice.
3. Fees Inclusive of Goods and Services Tax-The fees are inclusive of Goods and Services Tax where applicable.
Schedule
Fees Payable
Application for registration or reinstatement $135.00
Pharmacist initial registration or annual re-registration fee
Category 1
A pharmacy proprietor (or shareholder) or pharmacist who is substantially engaged in employment for which registration as a pharmacist is a relevant qualification
$483.75
Disciplinary levy $56.25
Total fee $540.00
Category 2
Pharmacists (other than owners or part owners of pharmacies) who intend to work less than 600 hours per annum
$225.00
Disciplinary levy $56.25
Total fee $281.25
Category 3
Pharmacists who have been continually on the New Zealand Register for 45 years or more $225.00
Disciplinary levy $56.25
Total fee $281.25
Category 4
Pharmacist resident overseas and not intending to work in New Zealand in 2001 Total fee $200.00
Category 5
Member who has retired from practice and undertakes not to practise as a pharmacist Total fee $67.50
Category 6
Member aged 80 or more (other than a proprietor) No fee
Notes
Category 1 Pharmacists are required to register in Category 1 when they are first registered. Pharmacists who initially register after 30 September in any year may register as Category 2 for the initial period of registration.
Category 2 Pharmacists who register under this concessionary fee must pay the difference and change to Category 1 if they work in excess of 600 hours per annum.
Category 3 Apart from the life membership given to members over 80, there is no concession available relative to age. Instead the concession is based on length of membership.
Category 4 This does not entitle a member to practise in New Zealand. On return to New Zealand, a member must upgrade to the appropriate category and pay the disciplinary levy.
Category 5 To be eligible for this category of registration, the pharmacist must agree not to practise as a pharmacist.
A person who seeks reinstatement to practise after registering as Category 5 may be required to establish competence prior to reclassification.
Category 6 Does not allow the member to practise as a pharmacist.
Future disciplinary levies may vary and will relate to the actual costs of discipline in the prior year.
No separate charge is being made for competence assessment of currently registered pharmacists.
Fees payable by pharmacists seeking registration under sections 13 (1) (c) and 13 (1) (d) of the Pharmacy Act 1970
Fees
(inc G.S.T.)
Step One - Initial Application Fee $675.00
Processing of initial inquiry, provision of information
Receipt of statutory declarations, photographs
Receipt of IELTS test of English
Confirmation of right (or application to reside in New Zealand)
Receipt of Certificate of Registration from overseas
Receipt of Statement of Good Standing from overseas registration authority
Step Two $1250.00
Documentation of education and work experience assessed by 3 society assessors for equivalency to
New Zealand BPharm.
Step Three (if required) $1350.00
Evidentiary interview by 2 society assessors if documentation insufficient to provide evidence of equivalency to New Zealand BPharm. (This step may not be necessary if a decision can be made on the documentation.)
Step Four
Law and Ethics Workshop (optional) $729.00
Law and Ethics Examination (compulsory) $545.00
Step Five
26 weeks' practical experience under supervision. Programme of assignments, appraisals and final assessment. $3100.00
Explanatory Notes
The fee payable under Step Five will replace the fee currently payable under Step Two for new candidates entering the programme.
Pharmacy registration fee
Application fee to first register a new pharmacy $135.00
Annual registration fee $675.00
Notes
If a pharmacy is registered during the period 1 January to 30 June, the annual registration fee will be reduced by 50%. If a pharmacy closes between 1 July and 31 December, 50% of the registration fee will be refunded. There will no longer be a separate fee charged at the time of a quality audit, but pharmacies that require a re-audit may be charged a special fee depending on actual costs.
Fees payable by New Zealand Bachelor of Pharmacy graduates for participation in the pre registration training programme
1. Graduates who are residents of New Zealand $2700.00
2. Graduates who do not have residency status. $3600.00
Sundry Charges
Inspection of Register $22.50
Printed copy of Register as at April 2001 $45.00
Copy of register on 3.5" disk at date of request $225.00
Duplicate or replacement certificate $45.00
Dated at Wellington this 27th day of September 2000.
H. J. S. THOMSON, Chief Executive and Registrar, Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand.