Pursuant to sections 130 and 131 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (“the Act”), the following notice is given.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Oral Health Practitioners’ (Fees) Amendment Notice 2005 (No. 1).
(2) This notice came into force on 1 April 2005.
(3) This notice has the status of a Regulation for the purposes of the Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989.
2. Fees—The Dental Technicians Board, a workforce board of the Dental Council, sets the following fees, payable to the council, specified in the attached Schedule.
3. Tax—The fees are inclusive of goods and services tax.
Schedule
Fees Payable 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION $
For applicants with prescribed qualifications and Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition (TTMR) applicants 70.00
For applicants with non-prescribed qualifications 300.00
Annual practising certificate – dental technician 400.00
Annual practising certificate – clinical dental technician 750.00
Annual practising certificate half year – dental technician 250.00
Annual practising certificate half year – clinical dental technician 400.00

REGISTRATION EXAMINATION
Examination fee 1,700.00
Written/oral resit 500.00
Practical/oral resit 1,200.00
Copy of previous exam paper 20.00

OTHER FEES
Restoration to Register 90.00
Supply of registration and good standing certificates signed by the Registrar 55.00
Annual Register maintenance fee for non-practising practitioners 50.00
Explanation of Changes to Fees
1. Annual practising certificate fees for dental technicians have reduced from $450.00 to $400.00.
2. Annual practising certificate fees for clinical dental technicians have increased from $450.00 to $750.00 due to the Act’s additional requirements.
3. Examination fees increased from $1,500.00 to $1,700.00 to reflect the increased cost per candidate arising from fewer applicants now applying to sit the exam.
4. All other fees are unchanged.
Note: This note is an explanation of changes to dental technician and clinical dental technician fees.
The implementation of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 has combined dentists, dental technicians, clinical dental technicians, dental hygienists and dental therapists under the control of the Dental Council.
Where possible, the fees for similar services have been standardised.
Fees generally reflect the cost of providing the services.